 Dave Rabe - 1st Place
“During the last two AERC ride seasons I have ridden over 7,500 miles in Easyboots, mostly on all four hooves over my iron shoes. I prefer to use Easyboots over the shoes. I have not even had one Easyboot come off my horse’s hooves during that 7,500 miles. The Easyboots really benefit the horse by providing extra hoof protection in the rocks, extra traction and a lot less concussion on all the different hard packed surfaces.
I still think that the Easyboots are the most significant product on the endurance market. They have provided me success on over 40 horses and 30,000 miles in AERC events and countless miles on training rides. Thank you for such a great product.”
Karen Chaton - 2nd Place
 Karen Chaton and her horse, Granite Chief +/, logged 2,350 American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) miles last year wearing Easyboot Epics. They won the 2005 AERC National Mileage Championship and were second in the $10,000 EasyCare Hoof Boot Contest.* In addition, Chief won the Arabian Horse Association’s Distance Horse of the Year award and received his Supreme Legion of Honor.
During the ride season, Karen and Chief successfully completed three 3-day rides of 150+ miles, three 5-day rides of 250+ miles and one 6-day ride over 300 miles (all done in Easyboot Epics). Chief became stronger with each event, and the duo finished with a 100% completion record!
Karen has logged a total of 17,000 AERC miles since 1995--a testament to her knowledge and ability as a distance rider. She is always looking for new and better ways to keep her horses healthy and sound. "When I heard about the new Epics and found that I could use them on my horse without worrying about them coming off his bare hooves," she says, "I thought they would be worth trying. My horse Granite Chief+/ had won the National Mileage Championship in 2004, so I already knew what he was capable of. I wanted to see how he would handle competing while barefoot with the use of these new hoof boots.
"We pulled his shoes off on a Wednesday evening, and the following Saturday he completed a rather difficult 50 mile ride, barefoot and with the new Epics. From that point forward, he has continued to wear the boots and completed more than 2000 miles in the 2005 ride season in them. For the second year in a row, he won 1st place in National Mileage!
I think the most important accomplishment this year is that he has stayed sound and has not been footsore at all. He had such a fantastic year, coming home from every single ride in great shape, from his feet up! His legs are always tight and cool. He travels well in the boots in all types of terrain. We have put them through a thorough test, riding through mud and water crossings, as well as deep sand and hard-packed rocky footing, day after day on many multi-day rides. I like that he gets to be barefoot between competitions. This has worked out so well that I plan on keeping him (as well as all of my other horses) barefoot and using the Epics to condition and compete. They are the greatest!"
Corry Clinton - 3rd Place
 "Both my mares entered in the contest, Khelina and Saidah, are well used to Easy Boots. Khelina has been ridden almost 3000 and Saidah close to 6000 miles (she is actually close to an overall total of 8000) in Easy Boots and Epics. In addition, they have an unknown number of conditioning miles, also done in the same types of boots. I should also mention that my (now retired) gelding, Naladi, has ridden several thousands of competitive miles as well, using these hoof boots.
Needless to say, I really like Easy Boots. The improvements over the years have helped considerably, both in usage and wear. Even my farrier, who trims every six weeks, has seen great beneficial pay offs in the horses' feet and is promoting the boots to his customers.
I was thrilled to see Easy Care, Inc. initiating the contest last year and am even more happy to have won third place. Thanks, Garrett, for your award and for continuing the contest this year. I do hope more and more people will see the benefits of your hoof boots."
--Corry Clinton
Proud owner of Saidah and Khelina and proud user of Easy and Epic Boots.
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