tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post7121682742641657798..comments2024-03-11T21:51:38.696-04:00Comments on The Dressage Curmudgeon: Aren't you going to put shipping boots on your horse...? Why no. Thanks for asking.Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00862983598055228855noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-84275136858945822382016-04-09T01:51:25.220-04:002016-04-09T01:51:25.220-04:00Love what you're doing here guys, keep it up!....Love what you're doing here guys, keep it up!.. <a href="http://shippingfreightquote.net" rel="nofollow">Freight Quote </a><br />historypakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429820414620086221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-1926476620936345132014-07-04T03:42:10.526-04:002014-07-04T03:42:10.526-04:00How we can buy online or with throw shipping compa...How we can buy online or with throw shipping company ? <b><a href="http://www.extra-baggage.com/shipping-to-usa.php" rel="nofollow">shipping company USA</a></b><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120889370048512180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-53629051880409529282012-12-19T18:41:19.041-05:002012-12-19T18:41:19.041-05:00Geez, my big old shipping boots were <$100 and ...Geez, my big old shipping boots were <$100 and have lasted > 10 years. I particularly like them because they take about 30 seconds to put on and repel horse poo. My horse just picked his legs up a bit at first, but I suppose folks might want to try one at a time on a newbie horse. On a lead in a safe enclosure, not just give up on shipping boots entirely? They seem a lot sturdier than wraps to me. Long distance hauling -- that may well be another matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-15807893550389344312012-12-17T14:49:27.426-05:002012-12-17T14:49:27.426-05:00I love your blog! I am laughing my ass off. Thank...I love your blog! I am laughing my ass off. Thanks.Abzug Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04260056704542737402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-81666993848010367522012-12-16T10:21:54.438-05:002012-12-16T10:21:54.438-05:00Mr. Motard...is that you?!Mr. Motard...is that you?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-4174942632650641242012-12-16T00:22:33.561-05:002012-12-16T00:22:33.561-05:00you had to have sold miss v by now, right?you had to have sold miss v by now, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-37170233461465044882012-12-14T11:12:42.631-05:002012-12-14T11:12:42.631-05:00Most shippers want the horses bare-legged anyway. ...Most shippers want the horses bare-legged anyway. They don't want to deal with wrapping mishaps.quietannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710112022047395861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-2902796659147651912012-12-13T15:54:04.810-05:002012-12-13T15:54:04.810-05:00I work at a barn that takes in layovers for the bi...I work at a barn that takes in layovers for the big transporters, rarely does a horse come off the trailer with shipping boots & when they do, they are a mangled mess. Injuries I have to attend to 99% occurred in the loading process because they were poorly trained. If you are having a horse transported, have them loading well first, don't expect the hauler to train your horse in 10 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-72532186460980731992012-12-11T22:28:24.249-05:002012-12-11T22:28:24.249-05:00This blog totally makes my day ...
I too have ar...This blog totally makes my day ... <br /><br />I too have arrived at shipping my horse bare-legged.<br /><br />As a first time horse owner who was similarly terrified of trailering, I was convinced to buy the whole shebang ... shipping boots [albeit the shorty, cheapy ones], poll-protector-fascinator, AND the tail protector. I even have the halter fuzzies! [But never used them ... ]<br /><br />Well, he ripped the boots, and as it turns out, he's not really tall enough to need the 'fascinator'. And it seems kinda futile to face the high dangers of the highway with only a measly tail protector. So yah, naked it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-71129419597708801292012-12-11T11:58:23.800-05:002012-12-11T11:58:23.800-05:00I tried shipping boots once on my four-year old. W...I tried shipping boots once on my four-year old. We never made it to the trailer. In fact we never made it anywhere since the poor guy did not mean to move before the big fluffy flesh eating monsters were off his legs. He has never been terrified of anything in his life but these boots made the gelding almost drop down. <br />I must say I got a good laugh out of it and stayed with the regular wraps. Now he goes bare and has no problems. Liishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962282146578932572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-78378128745753634552012-12-10T18:09:29.502-05:002012-12-10T18:09:29.502-05:00Curmudgeon, this has to be one of your best posts ...Curmudgeon, this has to be one of your best posts ever. You have outdone yourself in the descriptive language and humor departments! The Camilla Chapeau = PERFECTION.<br /><br />That said, YIKES, I can just imagine your horror watching Ms. V thrash about in the cross ties in hysterics. I've seen a horse do that and it just sucks... Sure am glad she was okay, even if you were out a hundred bucks.<br /><br />I have never owned a horse but when I do, I think I will be shipping in bell boots and wraps. Poo-stained cotton is no problem. :-)RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-90033706466180799742012-12-10T15:24:58.260-05:002012-12-10T15:24:58.260-05:00I did have a nekkid horse fall down in the trailer...I did have a nekkid horse fall down in the trailer and scrape himself to shit thrashing around trying to get back up. There was a lot of blood and it was super scary (I had visions of pink juice dancing in my head) but the wounds were superficial and the vet stitched them up and the horse was fine. Since then I use them on my horses. But I'm going to use the cheap ones and I'm not going to get all judgey on people who ship au naturel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-13500522679949088482012-12-10T15:23:19.425-05:002012-12-10T15:23:19.425-05:00I'm torn when it comes to shipping boots as th...I'm torn when it comes to shipping boots as they seem bulky, too loose, and prone to "issues". When traveling short distances to an event, I typically have exercise-type bandages or DSBs on them already. But on longer trips, I like standing wraps and bell boots. With one horse, he was so quiet that I became complacent and didn't use anything, until I saw this: http://www.horsejournals.com/miraculous-ending-terrible-accidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-66642000128176270762012-12-10T15:11:26.349-05:002012-12-10T15:11:26.349-05:00My current trailer and my coach's trailer does...My current trailer and my coach's trailer doesn't have a partition that goes completely to the floor, so to prevent an accidental stomp when hauling side-by-side horses, I will use a simple set of shipping boots (not the kevlar full coverage). Nothings worse than unloading and spending 15 minutes trying to stop the bleeding with Wonderdust because 2 mares we having a "stop touching me/looking at me" fight. One horse doesn't warrent boots for trips under a few hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-64064472990101638822012-12-10T14:57:15.403-05:002012-12-10T14:57:15.403-05:00Our first two horses had a variety of incidents in...Our first two horses had a variety of incidents in the trailer, so we did use shipping boots on them to minimize the damage they did to each other.<br /><br />I generally don't use them now, though. When my filly was shipping across the country to get to me I bought some in case she did well in them as extra protection since she would be travelling for days. Turns out she very quickly discovered a single well-planned kick would remove them from her toothpick legs, and therefore she made the trip bare and unscathed.Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-45201101296652882132012-12-10T11:43:40.961-05:002012-12-10T11:43:40.961-05:00I used shipping boots...once...at the end of our 4...I used shipping boots...once...at the end of our 45 minute journey said shipping boots, which set me back $100, were in a thousand little shredded pieces. I still keep them as a reminder in case I get some insane idea that my girl needs more than SMB's in the trailer.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207626906418439469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-72133059159400464142012-12-10T11:13:52.538-05:002012-12-10T11:13:52.538-05:00I have two sets of shipping boots, but they are th...I have two sets of shipping boots, but they are the low ones that simply wrap with velcro below the knee/hock.<br />I used them once on a gelding I had because I was going in a friend's straight load 2 horse and he had rarely if ever been trailered. I did how-ever get him used to them before hand.. I also had a neoprene tail wrap and a light sheet on him. <br />We unloaded him for an overnight stay at a stop over and the cowboy said, "Why so much stuff on the horse?" After I took off all the stuff, he said ,"Nice looking horse!!" I said I wanted to keep him that way!!<br />I stopped using them after that one time, except for my saddlebred cross, I had her in a 2 horse once (when she turned herself around backwards) after that I used a stock, BUT I did eventually get a two horse and I had to put a Camilla Parker Hat on her OR she would NOT get in!! Eventually she would just load right in it. I sold that one and got another OLDER than dirt 2 horse and she loves that one too! I did use shipping boots either last year or the year before that as I took her in the two horse about a 100 miles in it. In the stock trailer I could use, she does paw and stomp, and she is one of those that anxiety sweats. She jumps right into a stock but sweats more. She is always a little hesitant to load in the 2 horse, but sweats much less.<br />I do use the tail wraps as my old trailer has the lower doors so the horses do tend to flip their tails out and poop on the road Or on their back legs... so I use the wraps to keep them from hurting the thinner skin under their tails!Carol in WIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989689419016701231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-73144394718734049802012-12-10T10:50:10.313-05:002012-12-10T10:50:10.313-05:00I do buy a lot of tack, much of it unnecessary, wh...I do buy a lot of tack, much of it unnecessary, which makes the local equine consignment place happy.<br /><br />But I won't ever, ever buy or use shipping boots. I have seen a few horses do what Ms. V did, including a saintly experienced old gelding who had probably done thousands of miles in a trailer bare-legged, until his owner decided that he needed "more protection." The shipping boots exercise actually injured him, though not seriously.<br /><br />I know a lot of people who've basically been shamed into buying them because "OMG don't you know horses get HURT in trailers all the time? How could you possibly be so neglectful as to not stuff your horse's legs into hot, bulky, boots that make a lot of horses very nervous?"<br /><br />My mare, who's not fond of "stuff" on her legs, travels naked, or with plain old Woof Wear splint boots and bells.quietannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710112022047395861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-2765205870932190822012-12-09T20:56:22.649-05:002012-12-09T20:56:22.649-05:00I just found you but I have to say I think I love ...I just found you but I have to say I think I love you :-) . I too am a tack nun and your story is quite funny. Never used shipping boots and don't plan too. I love the sausage comment.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-79562963933340002102012-12-09T20:49:59.530-05:002012-12-09T20:49:59.530-05:00I had this same conversation the other day; I'...I had this same conversation the other day; I've had too many horses kick in response to shipping boots and I'd rather have the barelegged and not kicking.<br /><br />I was also the no-frills sort of rider, until I started riding my very princess-like TB. Now I feel compelled to buy her anything a princess could desire - and all of it in matching colors. I came home from a show today with a purple turnout blanket, purple show sheet, purple blingy browband, and a $900 saddle that looks like it won't even fit her. D'oh!zebradreams07https://www.blogger.com/profile/17044216223536421442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-4976787779209657302012-12-09T18:23:23.723-05:002012-12-09T18:23:23.723-05:00Tack nun? Hilarious!
I worry more about driving ...Tack nun? Hilarious!<br /><br />I worry more about driving carefully than shipping boots. I used to think that I should buy the expensive pair like in your story, but then figured that my horse might be more freaked out by the boots than the trailer ride. I am glad that I held out!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-68600777737005379962012-12-09T17:50:22.137-05:002012-12-09T17:50:22.137-05:00She looks better than Camilla Parker what sit in h...She looks better than Camilla Parker what sit in her leather fascinator. FAR better than the two daughters of Fergie who always manage to look like guppies with the big eyes or frogs squashed underfoot.<br /><br />Miss V is a natural beauty.<br /><br />JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-21034681534651975172012-12-09T14:55:14.735-05:002012-12-09T14:55:14.735-05:00My horse is dead quiet once the trailer starts mov...My horse is dead quiet once the trailer starts moving, so I've never tempted the idea of trailering with shipping boots. I have put them on her, but that lead to breaking of cross ties, which is not a reaction I want when in a moving trailer speeding down the 401. Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184175194293184278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-61309840299768455692012-12-09T14:03:15.917-05:002012-12-09T14:03:15.917-05:00I used shipping boots once on a horse we were ship...I used shipping boots once on a horse we were shipping from PA to Michigan. My friend and I who bought him it would be a brilliant idea. Wrong. After having to re-apply them to his legs 5 times in the first half of our 10 hour trip we said forget it and I haven't touched the things since. I instead now stick to pillows and standing wraps and have never had an issue.Allison Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942809380963457857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-90077859655736966372012-12-09T14:00:59.444-05:002012-12-09T14:00:59.444-05:00No tales of ripped off hocks or gaping wounds from... No tales of ripped off hocks or gaping wounds from me. i've always maintained that the big wraps upset the horses more than anything....i'm a barelegged shipper (or bell boots like the previous poster)i worked for a tb trainer who shipped his $100,000 horses bare, I figured it was good enough for my cheap ones.Junenoreply@blogger.com