Woof Wear Medical Hoof Boot

Woof Wear Medical Hoof Boot is a unique close fitting hoof boot made to help keep wounds, poultices and dressings clean. This boot is appropriate for use in the stable and may be used on sensible horses in the field. The boot is designed using flexible and light materials to enable easy fitting and as a cost reliable alternative to adhesive bandage and tape. Bearing this in mind exuberant horses and those having undertaken a period of box rest may damage the boot by standing on it or doing racing stops. In these situations you may wish to consider placing an overreach boot on top of the medical hoof boot or using a more classic poultice for the first day turned out. With practical design details, we expect the boot to last 2-3 weeks under normal circumstances with many customers finding they last much longer. The boot is not indestructible and so is not guaranteed against breakage, due to the horse standing on the boot. With a grooved sole for extra grip and a Kevlar® interior for durability it also has an asymmetric zip to give the boot a really close fit (and help prevent it opening) stopping bedding and other debris from getting inside. Offered in 10 different size options, (please click on the fitting and sizing tabs above for more details) the boot is created for use with or without a shoe. It can assist in a number of ailments to the foot such as abscesses, punctured sole or bruised sole. To get the best out of your Medical Hoof Boot: - Overreaching Do not use the Medical Hoof Boot (MHB) in place of an overreach boot to help prevent shoe loss. The MHB is not created for this application and will not help protect against overreaching. We recommend always using a generous sized overreach boot over the top of MHB to help protect it should your horse stand on himself or overreach. We recommend this on both front and hind hooves - Measure, Measure, Measure… The MHB is made to be a snug fit so it doesn’t fall off. If you do not measure accurately or buy a measurement too big it can result in damage to the MHB due to the boot being trodden on by the other foot. Measuring Rules: With practical design details, i) Measure width carefully before bandaging, with or without shoe ii) Choose measurement per guide (don’t go to next measurement up) iii) No need to add extra for dressings Includes: Close fitting medical hoof boot Helps keep wounds, poultices and dressings clean Helps reduce the amount of bandage needed May be used for stable or turnout Hard-wearing - appropriate for repeated use Grooved sole for improved grip Hard-wearing interior created with Kevlar® Asymmetric zip to help prevent the zip opening Machine washable Not appropriate for riding Not to be used instead of an overreach boot