Hoof Boots
Hoof boots are used as shoe alternatives, for horses that are usually barefoot but need more protection on some surfaces, or to protect a hoof that has lost a shoe. Hoof boots come in a variety of shapes, sizes and fastening options. It is important to measure your horse's hooves carefully to determine which hoof boots will fit. Read our reader reviews to learn which boots have worked best for their horses.
While I'm not someone who stridently believes that shoes are evil, bits are torture and treed saddles will hurt your horse's back, when I came back from a hack yesterday, I realized that Freedom certainly looked the part. 
I had planned to pull Freedom's shoes this winter and let the nail holes on his hoof grow out. In the spring we had a lot of mud and the wet/dry cycling did not help his TB feet. Although the new growth looks good, keeping shoes on him has been tricky and has required careful management and patching.