Over Reach Horse Boots
Discover the collection of over reach horse boots at Oakfield. This collection protects your horse against bruising, laceration wounds, lameness, and other injuries caused by overreaching. The range of over reach horse boots at Oakfield features reflective styles, quick-fit boots and fleeced designs, to name a few, so you will surely find the right option for your horse. Browse over reach horse boots by leading equestrian brands like LeMieux and Shires, and keep your horse fit and healthy. Discover more from our horse boots selection with tendon and fetlock boots at Oakfield.
Overreaching is when a horse’s hind foot reaches up and contacts the foreheel or lower limb. This overstep can cause damage to the legs, with common overreaching injuries including bruising, cuts, lameness and tendon damage. Overreaching can occur due to poor balance, over-exertion, shoeing issues and challenging terrain. It is a fairly common problem, especially in young horses, who are more unbalanced.
What do over reach boots do for horses?
Over reach horse boots prevent these injuries by surrounding the entire hoof. This protects the lower leg and bulbs of the heel, which are the main points of overreach injury. Overreach injuries can be painful for the horse and take a long time to heal, so prevention is better than cure.
Do barefoot horses need over reach boots?
Barefoot horses can benefit from over reach boots. Despite not having the added risk of shoes, they can still overstride and clip the heels of their front feet, causing damage. Over reach horse boots also protect the pastern, coronet band and heel/bulb of the hoof from environmental hazards like rocks and rough terrain.
Our selection of over reach horse boots helps protect your horse from injury and keep it fit and healthy. We have an extensive range of horse boots to discover. Browse more with travel boots at Oakfield.
