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Leg Protection

3/10/2015

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I really should have titled this post "How to Protect Everything From Izzy." That boy is a destructive machine. We can't have anything even near his stall, and that includes rakes and wheelbarrows.

He's already dug a massive pit in his paddock and dragged a manure fork into his stall; I shared that already. Most recently, he has taken to banging up the barn for his entertainment. He loves to whack his feet on the rails of his stall. It's loud and obviously highly entertaining. 

It's not so easy on his body though. After he a pulled a shoe the other weekend while playing in his paddock, I slipped on some bell boots. This is what they looked like the next morning ...
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They weren't new or anything, but they were at least WHOLE.
When I took Speedy for a hand walk the other day, I came back and noticed that Izzy had taken a chunk out of his heel bulb while he was hollering at us to come back! Since he tore off the bell boots, I didn't feel too sorry for him, but I realized I had better get him another pair.

A week or so ago, he also took a chunk out of the inside of his front leg, which means I've been using dressage boots when I work him on the lunge line. So now he gets dressage boots and removable bell boots for work.
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Is there anything else I can cover?
A Facebook friend suggested that since his one hind leg is wrapped, it might be prudent to support the other leg with a wrap as well, so now he gets a polo wrap on the other leg.
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It's definitely not a dressage queen look. Can anybody say GHETTO?!
I've got a pair of pull-on bell boots on the way.  I hope I am not wasting my money, but right now, I can't afford to doctor yet another part of his body.  

Where do I get jumbo rolls of bubble wrap? 
13 Comments
jenj
3/9/2015 11:21:07 pm

That is the most impressive bell-boot destruction I've ever seen. Yikes!

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Tracy link
3/9/2015 11:48:47 pm

OMG! Izzy!!

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Stampy and the Brain link
3/10/2015 12:31:41 am

Someone gets bored easily and likes to amuse himself!

I had to remove Stampede's pull on bell boots last night, and it was quite the workout. I got him black Beval's and they still look brand new after a week and a half on. I was pretty impressed with them.

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Bakersfield Dressage link
3/11/2015 11:22:13 am

Good to know - googling them right now!

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emma link
3/10/2015 12:53:18 am

wow - that's kinda intense lol. hopefully he learns soon to take it easy on himself!

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Lauren link
3/10/2015 12:58:46 am

He is probably less likely to pull/chew gummy no velcro bell boots, but they are a PAIN to get off/on if you don't want him to live in them. Aren't young horses fun?

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Bakersfield Dressage link
3/11/2015 11:25:08 am

While it's hard to tell from the photo, those were rubber pull on bell boots. :0)

I bought a new pair of "gummy" pull ons and those lasted the night so we'll see what they look like in a day or so.

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Sarah link
3/10/2015 02:09:58 am

Oh Izzy! Does he need some sort of boredom buster in his stall? Likit or jolly ball or soccer ball or traffic cone or a goat or something? =P

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Bakersfield Dressage link
3/11/2015 11:26:36 am

He currently has two jolly balls, but I am working on a few other toys. A friend suggested a boat bumper - those things that hang from the side of a boat to keep it from hitting a dock. We have a marine store nearby so I am going to look into those as well as a highway pylon. :0)

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Karley link
3/10/2015 06:30:58 am

Henry has MASTERED ripping bell boots off. One night and they are toast!

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Bakersfield Dressage link
3/11/2015 11:31:51 am

Uh-oh. I didn't know they could be THAT good at boot removal!!!!!

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Austen link
3/10/2015 09:17:10 am

Omg! The joys of having a young athletic horse!! ;)

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Bakersfield Dressage link
3/11/2015 11:30:36 am

Joy for WHO??????? :0)

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