Renegade Hoof Boot News
Renegades in Combined Training
Thank you to Sarah Simon of Adairsville, GA, for sending us these lovely photos of herself and her mare at a recent local Combined Training event. From Sarah: “I can not recommend these enough. My sensitive mare loves these boots and is so sure footed in them! We had tons [...]
Read MoreJun
What is the Difference Between the Classic and Viper®?
Boot Shell Shape The Classic is slightly more oval in shape, with a narrower toe area and wider heels. The Viper ® is more rounded overall, with a wider toe and more inward curvature at the heels. A hoof that is more “spade” or triangular in shape with very wide [...]
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Toongabbie Trainer 83K
Thank you to Paul, Marty, and Daisy Bryson of PMB Farm in Victoria, Australia, for running your endurance team in Renegade Hoof Boots for the last number of years, and we are looking forward to another successful year as you head in your endurance season! Write up submitted by Paul [...]
Read MoreMar
Greetings from a Renegade rider in Slovenia
Hello. We come from Slovenia, my mare Sisi is 12 years old. Few years ago she was not far from having laminitis because she was way overweight. We started working on her hooves and her weight more frequently and therefore her hooves became more sensitive. She got bruised from walking [...]
Read MoreDec
Treating Thrush for Soundness
I’ve been treating Apollo for thrush now for a few weeks. In that time, he has become much more sound. Apollo can now trot soundly with or without using his Renegades. I am still, however, using hoof boots on him whenever I work him. He is still growing some bruising [...]
Read MoreDec
From Shod to Barefoot: Two Trim Comparison
Sharing this hoof care rehabilitation report from Australia. With permission from Amanda Ashgrove Equestrian Services. It is great to see this transformation in such a short period of time! A little post to show the massive changes achieved already in just two trims in 5 weeks on horse F. [...]
Read MoreDec
Sizing and fitting Apollo for Renegades
Sizing and Fitting Apollo: In order to size and fit Apollo for Renegade’s, I started with measuring his hooves. Getting accurate measurements is an important step. It is so easy to get a wrong measurement because the tape measure isn’t laying completely flat, or is not straight across the widest [...]
Read MoreSep
New Zealander Rides for Disadvantaged Children
Hi, my name is Larissa Mueller and I’m currently on an epic journey! I am circumnavigating New Zealand on horseback and fundraising for a charity called Leg-Up Trust. I rode the South Island with my friend Kendall and her horse China. Now I’m riding the North Island solo with [...]
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Transitioning to Barefoot Successfully
Apollo is an 11-year-old Anglo-Arabian horse that has just recently had his shoes pulled. I’m going to write a series of posts documenting the process of transitioning to barefoot successfully. I will be going to go over the process as we progress to creating a horse that will be comfortable [...]
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Sixteen hundreds done in Renegades, strap-ons or glue-ons!
Congratulations to Hannah Johnson and Kourageus Hope “Stuart” on their recent win and best condition at the Big Horn 50. Their ride time was 8:00 hours. The Big Horn endurance ride is known as one of the premier events in North America. It is well known as one of the [...]
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