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| At Horse & Hound we have a wide range of boots available for your horse, both in store and by order through our supplier catalogues. Below is a selection of some of the boots we carry in store, but please feel free to come in and browse our supplier catalogues. We also feature Dalmar Ireland Boots. Dalmar boots are the ultimate boot for protection and prevention of injury. Some key information is provided below, but you can also read about their boots on their website at: www.dalmar-ireland.com | |
| Leather Fleece-Lined Tendon & Fetlock Boots |
Woof Wear Boots |
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| Boogaloo Brushing Boots | Devon-Aire Splint Boots |
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| Bell Boots | Shipping Boots |
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Cavallo Simple Boot SIMPLE to measure, SIMPLE to fit, SIMPLE and fast to put on and remove. SIMPLE Boots by Cavallo provide comfort for your horse, whether it's simply for a ride on terrain to which their hooves are unaccustomed, protection over gravel or rocks, or added security on slippery pavement. SIMPLE Boot ... the Multi-Purpose Hoof Boot. These boots are made for walking, trotting, jogging, jumping and just having a great time! |
| Dalmar Boots |
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| Dalmar Ireland manufactures the world's most technologically advanced products for the effective prevention and treatment of lower leg injury in horses. Dalmar boots are designed with superior patented technology to protect your horse's Flexor Tendons and Suspensory Ligaments against strike injury, over strain, over heating, and restricted blood and lymph flow, the four leading causes of injury. Dalmar is a unique company in bringing together expertise from the world’s leading veterinary and engineering institutions for the specific purpose of preventing and treating tendon and suspensory ligament injury in horses. Dalmar boots are extremely comfortable, lightweight and keep the flexor tendons cool and legs dry under the most strenuous of conditions. |
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1. LIGHTWEIGHT |
| Quite simply the less weight on the leg of a racehorse or an eventer the faster it can go. At a high-speed gallop the horse takes one stride about every half second. This means that each of the horse’s legs must accelerate from 0 to 80 miles per hour every half a second as it passes the horse’s body. This is why it is vital to keep the weight on the leg to a minimum. In fact weight on the leg slows a horse down significantly more than weight on it’s back. Because of the advanced materials used to manufacture Dalmar boots they weigh less than any other equine boots on the market while still providing maximum protection. The Dalmar Racing boot, for example, weighs only a negligible 70 grammes. |
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2. Patented CARBON FIBRE STRIKE PROTECTION |
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| A severe overreach strike is like the blow of an axe directly into a horse’s tendons. Conventional boots and bandages are ineffective at properly protecting a horse from such severe strike. This is because the materials from which they are made - leather, toughened plastic, or even fabric - are too soft to withstand the force of a severe strike. Given the actual forces involved in an overreach, these materials just cannot cope and bend under the force. Vets sometimes see horses with not just a minor injury but a complete rupture of a tendon having been wearing a leather, plastic or fabric leg protection boot that deformed as it was struck. This is why Dalmar uses carbon fibre, the strongest composite material available, to shield the tendons from the heaviest strike impacts. In the event of such a strike the force of the impact is distributed over the entire length of the boot and immediately deflected away from the horse’s Flexor Tendons and Suspensory Ligaments. |   |
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3. Patented AIRCOOLING |
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| Latest research shows that heat build-up is a significant factor in causing the onset of injury to the Flexor Tendons and Suspensory Ligaments. Conventional boots and bandages insulate the horse’s leg and prevent heat escaping. The Dalmar patented cooling system uses the high-speed cold air passing the horse’s leg to flow through the outer surface of the boot, to circulate and cool the Tendons WHILE the horse gallops. Conventionally, horse trainers have been limited to cooling the horse’s legs after galloping using cold treatments such as hosing or ice packs while standing still. This has been the best option available to trainers but is really a damage limitation exercise to minimise the injury that could already have occurred during exercise. Dalmar offer the first and only boots capable of significant temperature reduction in the competition horse’s legs DURING exercise. |
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4. Instant Wrap Fastener |
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| The one-piece instant wrap fastener ensures a very secure fit and even pressure on the horse’s leg. It overcomes the problems associated with restricted blood and lymph flow caused by the use of bandages or multi strap boots. It also enables the boots to be put on and taken of instantly. |  |
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Dalmar Eventer Boots Ultra lightweight and durable tendon boots for event horses. Dalmar has applied the benefits of the latest materials technology transferred from the Formula One and Aerospace industries to create the world’s lightest boot for Event Horses. As well as lightness, which enables greater acceleration and speed, they provide greater strength, durability and will not absorb moisture during work. |
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| Traditional Style Back Fetlock Boots |
Ballistic Nylon Overreach Boots With Carbon Fibre Strike Protection |
Lightweight Speed Boot |