I removed the old gaiter and left the gold inside nuts in place.

I got out my new gaiter complete with directions: screw driver, old boot and I was ready to go. Easy boots for horses were now staying in place much better and were easy to apply.Do you have any Easyboot Epics laying about in need of gaiter replacement? Have you been putting it off because you thought it would be too complex? I just replaced an Epic gaiter today and it was easier than I expected. Th Epic was the answer to the barefoot hoof and barefoot trimming. The gaiter helps keep the boot in place by locking down the heel of the horse. The Epic is the same boot as the Easyboot but adds a gaiter to the back of the Easyboot Shell. The Easyboot then evolved into the Easyboot Epic. Once a year Eas圜are did a small run of red Easyboots. The back of the boots were high and needed to be cut down by the consumer.Īll Easyboot molds were later changed to lower profile in the back. The backstrap on this old boot has since rotted away.Įasyboot buckles improved and became more sturdy over time. Hardware on the side of the Easyboot was soon moved inside the hoof boot. Neel soon added black to his natural horse products. Neel first made them in what he called “Natural” color. This was the first of the protective horse boots to ever hit the equine market.

Neel Glass and his staff hand poured the material into molds. Roofing material and ski buckles were used on the first prototype. Take a look at the Easyboot photos and look back at the history of Easy Boots for horses. Barefoot trimming techniques have helped improve many of the problems. Horse hoof problems are a problem today and were more prevalent in the 70’s. After the invention of the first hoof boot in 1970, the Easyboot quickly improved and continued to change under the direction of Dr. How did the Epic become one of the best natural horse products? The Easyboot Epic evolved from the original Easyboot invented in 1970.

Unlike a horses shoe, a hoof boot can be applied to the barefoot hoof by a horse owner and used as a spare or can used when a barefoot horse needs additional hoof protection. The Easyboot Epic is one of the most successful protective horse boots in the equine industry.

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