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A Story of a Family’s Struggle with  Laminitis eased by Soft-Ride Comfort Boots.
 
I just had to tell you this, I am so grateful to your company.

 I just purchased Soft-Ride Comfort boots for a chronically Laminetic horse of mine. I have tried everything for her, from cut out garden pads, Easy boots, frog pads and two inch styrofoam pads. You name it, I duck taped it to my mare's feet trying to make her more comfortable for two years.
 
Since her laminetic episodes, Winny has been mostly confined to a stall and has her way of slowly moving around enough to get her food and water. Everyday was painful not only for her but for our family watching her and trying to make her comfortable.This last bout of Laminitis and a hoof abscess had me just days away from taking her to the Horse clinic where I work part time to be put down.

I was searching the web and came across your web site and decided to call.  Debbie was wonderful to work with as she helped me get the right measurement for the boots and answered all my questions. I ordered, and the boots were delivered three days later.

I have to say, I was skeptical at first. I thought let’s just see what happens when I put them on. I applied the boots and stood back to watch what would happen.

To my amazement, Winnie was instantly more comfortable.  She actually strided over to her window. I had to keep watching. Next, instead of the shuffle to get around, she strided one foot in front of the other to get to her water bucket.

Now with tears in my eyes and a very grateful heart I had to call your rep, Debbie to let her know the difference the boots had made in just the couple hours after I had put them on. You see Winnie has not strided anywhere for the last two years. 
 
When my husband came home, I told him of the day's events with the Soft- Ride Boots on our mare. He too became teary eyed and had to go to the barn immediately to see the change. Both of us just watched her in amazement as she freely moved around her stall like there was nothing wrong. 

My daughter came home from work and I told her to go take a look at Winnie's new boots.  She went to the barn and came back about 15 minutes later.  She too was shocked at the difference the Soft-Ride Boots made. She stated "Mom, not only does Winnie have her feet back, she also has her care free/loveable disposition", one that we have not seen for a long time.

I have to say Soft-Ride Comfort Boots saved this mare’s life.  Three weeks later, I cannot close her stall door quick enough, she is constantly trying to sneak out to talk to her other barn buddies. I can't wait until the day she can just be turned out with the rest of them.

Just to see her move so comfortably has made a huge difference not only in her life but also in my family's. I am so grateful for such a wonderful product. I would recommend them to any horse facility/person dealing with Laminitis issues.

I am so impressed with this product I am going to bring a pair of the Soft-Ride Comfort boots in to our world renowned lameness specialist at the horse clinic for him to see. I know once he sees the product and hears what it has done for our horse, he will be amazed. Once again I cannot thank you enough for your superior product. You took a very big sadness we had carried for this mare and made it a joy once again to have her around.

Sincerely,
Jan Litten
Member of the APHA
Vice President of the Minnesota North Star Paint Horse club
Paint Horse Breeder for 15 Years
Employed at a Equine Veterinarian Clinic

"I used Soft-Ride insoles on my horse, Tinsel Nic. I needed this horse 'ready and able' for competition in ashort time period. These protective gel pads provided the extra support my horse needed when he needed it most!"

In any given show season, Shawn Flarida travels from his facility in Springfield, Ohio to approximately twelve NRHA shows. His reward has been multiple NRHA World Championship titles, top ten placings, USET accolades and a barn full of happy owners and Non Pro riders. Shawn has been a player in NRHA aged events as well, consistently bringing home paychecks from both the NRHA Futurity and Derby. In 2002, Shawn broke all NRHA records when his money-earned tally for the year reached $270,364.12. He was an Individual and Team USA Gold Medallist in Reining's debut at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. He came home to earn $18,985.72 in the Congress Futurity on two of his entries, then won the event, earning an additional $25,700.00 on his third entry: Wimpys Little Step owned by Mark Schols. Shawn and Wimpys Little Step went on to win the prestigious NRHA Futurity Open Division title earning the guaranteed take home paycheck of $150,000. Shawn Flarida's quest to become NRHA's third Million Dollar Rider became reality at the 2003 All American Quarter Horse Congress, held annually every October in Columbus, Ohio. In 2004, Shawn won the NRHA Open Futurity riding Smart Spook. In 2005, Shawn and Smart Spook were the NRHA Open Derby champions - a winning combination

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"In the modern world of horsemanship and western riding, we're really seeing an increased push for longevity in horses. One way to achieve this is to alleviate travel-related stress for show horses.

I first tried out the Soft-Ride Equine Comfort Boots on our way to NRHA Futurity, one of our longest trips of the year. We traveled from North Carolina to Oklahoma, more than 1200 miles one way. Normally, when we make such a long haul the horses need some time to recover. In the past they've been slightly sore, and not ready to go work right away. However, with the Soft-Ride Equine Comfort Boots the horses stepped off the trailer fresher, with more energy.

"When we make a long haul the horses need some time to recover. In the past they've been slightly sore, and not ready to go work right away. However, with the Soft-Ride Comfort Boots the horses stepped off the trailer fresher, with more energy. The difference the Soft-Ride Comfort Boots made was significant. I highly recommend them."
---Brian Bell, 6-time NRHA World Champion

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Ted's First AQHA World Championship was in 1983. His Latest Accomplishments include:
Quarter Horse Congress 2006 Grand Champion Stallion.
2006 Grand Champion Mare.
Elusive Essence - 2006 Open Grand Champion Mare.
Stallions self Employed Grand Champion Stallion Quarter Horse Congress.
59 AQHA World Championships - 6 in 2004
multiple AQHA Reserve World Championships - 4 in 2001
At his first Congress, 1983 Ted won:
Grand Champion Gelding
Reserve Champion Mare
Weanling Stallion Class
Since then Ted won multiple Grand and Reserve Championships.
Ted has won the Yearling Halter Futurities many times as well as winning all three in the same year.

In the past years Ted won:

2004 Grand Champion Stallion
2004 Grand Champion Mare
2003 Grand Champion Stallion
2001 Grand Champion Stallion
2001 Grand Champion Mare
2001 Reserve Champion Gelding


Ted always explains Soft-ride to everyone like this...
"Its like wearing your favorite pair of tennis shoes.
I use them at home, at the show and when hauling."

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The National Reining Horse Association’s Leading All Time Money Earner, Tim McQuay, along with wife, Colleen, multiple AQHA World and USAE/USET champion trainer and rider, oversee one of the most successful training and breeding operations in reining horse history.  The state-of-the-art breeding operation is well known as the Home of Hollywood Dunit, NRHA’s All Time Leading Sire of Reining Horses with offspring earnings in excess of $4 million dollars

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"We Encourage clients to use Soft-Ride Boots for general transportation purposes, whether it is across the country to the Quarter Horse Congress or oversees to the World Equestrian Games. Just as you would use a standing support bandage to protect the limbs, we recommend using Soft-Rides to support and protect the feet."
- Alan Donnell DVM
Equine Sports Medicine

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Barrel Racing 2006 Highlights * Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede. * Co-champion at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo. 2005 Highlights * Co-champion at Bell County Youth Fair & Livestock Show and PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas). Career Highlights 2004 — Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and average titles at Rodeo Austin (Texas); won the average title at Greeley (Colo.) Rocky Mountain Stampede and the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; was a finalist at the Pace Picante ProRodoe Chute-out (Las Vegas) and finished fourth at Pace Picante ProRodeo Challenge (Omaha, Neb.); finished the 12th in the world standings with $82,373. 2003 — Canadian Rodeo Tour champion. 2000 — Canadian barrel racing champion (also in 1995-96, 1998). 1999 — Canadian Professional Rodeo Association season leader; Alberta circuit champion (also in 1995, 1998); Saskatchewan circuit champion (1997-98). 1998 — Canadian Finals Rodeo aggregate champion (1996-97). 1996 — Wrangler circuit champion.

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"Hi Debbie,
I wanted to thank you for the boots. Hollywood has been wearing them in the trailer when ever we’re hauling and it seems to be helping."
-Linda Vick & Hollywood

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"I have used Soft-Ride boots for treating and preventing laminitis for the past 2 years and I am very excited about the results. No shoe is perfect for all laminitic horses but thus far "Soft-Ride" has given me the most consistent results. I use them in severe orthopedic cases for horses that are not weight bearing on the injured limb and are prone to contra-lateral limb laminitis. In several horses that have hardly put any weight on the limb the use of “Soft-Ride” boots on the limb seemed to provide an excellent prophylactic measure. I have also used them in post-operative colics that have been endotoxemic or had small intestinal surgery. I use the boots often to prevent endotoxemia induced laminitis. I believe the boots are a useful addition to our slim armoratum against this devastating disease and I recommend using them in these cases. I have also used the "Soft-Ride" boots on several horses that had acute laminitis and it provided significant and immediate relief." –Gal Kelmer DVM, MS, DACVS Equine Surgery Section Koret School of Veterinary Medicine Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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"We used Soft-Ride boots this year on at least ten of our stallions to safely travel

them from Ireland to Australia and Ireland to New Zealand. I found the boots to be very effective on the stallions. The trip took about 38 hours, there was no need to readjust the boots the whole trip.

Furthermore the construction, of the Soft-Ride boots fitted the stallion’s hooves very well. The removable gel pads and the slight rolled toe on the gripped base of the boot worked great.

In my opinion the stallions wore the boots very well; they were comfortable in them and seemed to travel better and quieter in them. I will be recommending them to be fitted to all our stallions for future travel by road and by air."

Gerald St John

Stallion Manager

Coolmore Australia

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