Equine Sports Boots
September 26, 2008
Why your horse might need leg support.
By AQHA Corporate Partner Professional’s Choice
Photo courtesy of Professional
Our equine partners are routinely asked to perform complicated maneuvers they would not normally perform in nature, subjecting them to a wider variety of injuries than in the wild.
Just as a professional athlete wears protective gear on the playing field, the equine athlete needs protection. According to a trusted veterinary journal, the incidence of injuries in performance horses in training is around 30 percent, with the majority being suspensory injuries. A significant percentage of these injuries result in the end of the horse’s career, not to mention exorbitant vet bills. When prevention of such injuries is practically assured with the use of Professional’s Choice Sports Medicine Boots, the question of “when to boot” becomes “why wouldn’t you boot?”
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Professional’s Choice Sports Medicine Boots were developed specifically to address the prevention of suspensory injuries while at the same time protecting the soft tissue from cuts, abrasions and contusions caused by impacts to the legs by hooves and various other hazards. SMBs were thoroughly tested at major universities before being put on the market. According to veterinarian Dr. Michael Collier, use of SMBs provides significant ligament support to the distal limb of horses and can increase the energy absorption capacity of limbs by up to 45 percent. The energy absorption of the SMB can help prevent potential tendon, suspensory, ligament and other musculoskeletal damage to our equine athletes. Click here to download Dr. Collier’s findings.
Equine protective boots are not all created equally. Professional’s Choice invented the Sports Medicine Boot and is the only company that backs its products with solid scientific testing. Professional’s Choice SMBs are the most trusted equine protective boots on the planet and the reason they are the official protective boots of AQHA.
Click here for the SMB comparison chart PDF.
Quick Horse Boot Facts
- 30 percent of horses in training experience injuries, mostly suspensory injuries
- SMBs provide the very best lower limb support and protection during athletic activity
- SMBs are significant in preventing injuries including hyperextension of the fetlock
- Professional’s Choice SMBs absorb up to 45 percent of negative energy
- SMBs have saved countless horses from career-ending injuries
- The SMB with suspensory support was invented by Professional’s Choice
Click here to view all of Professional’s Choice Sports Medicine Boots.
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October 1st, 2008 at 6:28 pm
This article is nothing more than an advertisement for Professional Choice boots. You fail to site veterinarian researched articles (The Horse magaziine) to the contrary that have found protective boots may very well contribute to tendon and ligament problems. Present all the information or label this article for what it is -a paid advertisement. Funny, we don’t see any racing Quarter Horses wearing this kind of leg protection. These leg boots have weight and adversely affect the natural stride of a running horse. Do your research!
October 5th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I strongly agree with what has been said in this article. I have barrel racing and roping horses and have used many different types of horse boots in the past, and I by far like the SMB Elite boots the best. I use them along with the Ballistic Overeach Boots and I haven’t had any injured horses. I especially like how they fit my horses legs, there is no bulk or bulg, and they are form fitted. I love what you’re doing…keep up the good work.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Hi,
see the attached
(Super Horse shoes)
Upper : Neoprene With PVC
Outsole : Rubber
The price is USD30.00/pr
Thanks,
Winnie
January 14th, 2010 at 6:02 am
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