I do agree. My Glory (with the splint bone fracture) has vertical
white lines on the fur of her front legs. This is from splint boots
on too long or too tight. I'm going to ask the vet if this may have
caused a weakening in the bone.

The Professional choice boots can be put on a little looser and
protect without too much support.

For that matter, after two fractures this year, I feel like putting
them in a rubber coated stall with 24 hour monitoring!! LOL!!!

Shari

--- In retraintbs@yahoogroups.com, "Lacey McCarley"
<lacey.mccarley@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I think that a good idea would be a very supportive sport horse
boot. Like
> a professional choice boot or something along those lines. I do
think that
> it should only be when you think the horse is going to have a wild
day and
> do a lot of running and bucking and play. I could be totally off
base, but
> I think that when you know he's going to be calmer you should leave
it off
> so that the leg does not become dependent on extra support.
> That's all...
> Lacey
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:13 PM, winkler.jaye <2jwinkler@...>
wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> > I have been lurking here since Aug. trying to find out the best
ways of
> > working with/retraining with a OTTB and two young 4-H girls to
become
> > riders and a pleasure horse. I was interested to hear about
turning out
> > TBs with splint boots. Gelding is 4 and had snapped a foreleg
racing
> > which has healed, but if I let him out in the snow, hard ground -
he
> > will buck, rear and run himself into what my farrier says is a
> > laminitis like condition - lame level 1, shifting from foot to
foot,
> > sticking his hind legs way under himself to take the weight off
the
> > nonbroken leg. A few days of rest and he is better. So now I have
him
> > in a stallion run outside, so he can not get up to speed, but
would
> > splint boots have protected him? I thought it was his frog/hoof
that
> > was sore. He is barefoot. His owners just want him sound enough
to be
> > sold, not a perpetual vet bill, so are against consulting the
people
> > who do pocket biopsies and diagnosis. Ha ha....small vet joke,
hope
> > you all who are vets are not offended. And I don't blame owners
with
> > the fact that they saved him at great expense, when the vets said
to
> > put him down. So, should I just strap on a splint wrap because it
> > can't hurt? Maybe try turnout in small area with boot for short
> > period. He is kind of strong (to even lunge) if he doesn't get to
run
> > and frolic for a while first. Thanks for helping this poor nonTB
horse
> > person.
> > Jaye
> >
> >
> >
>