boot_mileage

We are going to keep updating the boot mileage ticker to show the number of miles ridden in our line of EasyCare hoof boots. We have been able to put together an estimate on the number of miles based upon several factors:

EasyCare's Hoof Boot Contest Mileage
Documentation of mileage ridden by various high mileage endurance riders
Documented treks and long distance trips by multiple riders
Long distance endurance rides such as the Great American Horse Race, the British Post Office Pony Express, the 2001 XP, the 2004 XP
A conservative estimate of mileage ridden per year in AERC endurance rides based upon the # of boots sold to endurance riders and the number of riders seen starting rides with boots on
Testimonials provided by customers

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The Ultimate Product Test

Easyboots® were used to complete the longest horseback journey in history - 18,000 miles in five and a half years through fourteen countries. The journey began at Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina on the Beagle Channel on February 18, 1988 and ended in the Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA on September 2, 1993.

"When Vladimir and I set out to ride horseback from Tierra del Fuego in Argentina to the North Slope of Alaska, we were confronted with the problem of caring for our horses hooves over 18,000 miles of rough and varied terrain. Neither of us had experience shoeing horses and we had no idea how difficult it would be to find farriers en route. Fortunately a veterinarian well acquainted with endurance riding (Matthew Mackay-Smith, DVM)steered us to Easyboots.

The Ultimate Hoof Boot Test "At the outset, Vladimir and I had practically every misadventure a rider could hope for, but we didn't give a second thought to our horses' hooves. As we anticipated, our trail led us over the worst that nature can offer and our Easyboots weathered it all. Occasionally, because we were traveling in such remote areas, it was hard to receive shipments of new Easyboots and necessity made competent farriers out of Vladimir and me. Still, the Panamanian sun can sap the enjoyment out of most activities, particularly pulling old shoes and putting on new ones. We always breathed a sigh of relief when our next shipment of Easyboots reached us. And beyond the convenience, with the boots on, our horses never got sore feet on coarse gravel and they never slipped on pavement. Riding as much as we did, these were important considerations.

"On September 2nd of 1993 Vladimir and I arrived as Prudhoe Bay in Alaska along with our horses, Sufridor, Fichu, and Nori. We had crossed fourteen different countries in North and South America. As expected, we suffered countless delays and mishaps. Many of these are chronicled in our upcoming book and documentary. What no one will hear much about are our horses' hooves. Thanks to Easyboots, there's not much to tell."

Louis Bruhnke Ride Across Americas

1,025,000+ miles and counting!

The Ultimate Product Test