Arizona is warm year-round, which means we deal with flies year-round too. Earl Grey is a fleabitten grey gelding, and I’m always trying my best to protect him from both flies and UV light. Since it’s far too hot here for fly sheets, he just gets boots, a mask, and a tail bag. I absolutely love the Atlantis color—it looks gorgeous on him, even if he probably thinks I’m just a silly human.
He wore Professional’s Choice fly boots all summer and they held up great, but since our winter nights are at least a little cooler, I wanted to try these boots with fleece. Earl also tends to get bedsores on his knees and front fetlocks, so I’m hoping these will protect those areas as well as the Professional’s Choice boots did now that everything has healed. I do wish these were a little taller for that purpose, though.
The boots are very easy to put on and take off. I learned not to make them too tight—you don’t want to put pressure on tendons. I secure the bottom strap enough to keep the boot in place, and then just lightly close the other two. Earl definitely seems more comfortable now that he’s not constantly stomping or trying to bite at flies on his legs, and I have to admit, he looks absolutely beautiful in them.