Golly Galoshes Gaiters are designed to help keep your horse or pony’s boots or bandages clean and dry
whatever the weather.
Golly Galoshes can be used to help keep boots and bandages clean and in great condition or your horses legs free from sand, dust, dirt, mud, debris and water. They are both breathable and waterproof and feature a sturdy full zip, with a fleece lapel, secure hook and loop fastenings and an additional 2" reflective strip as standard.
I have tried various boots and chaps that are highly recommended for mud fever but honestly I had yet to find anything that suites Ceaser.
All the boots I have tried still allowed the wet mud to get underneath the boot and onto Ceasers affected area. Everyday when I took his boots off I was still finding big pieces of mud down his legs. With the bad weather we have experienced lately and Ceasers ongoing problem with suffering from mud fever I knew I needed to find something that worked - and quick!
I compete quite seriously in both showing and dressage
so am very fussy about what type of boot I use on Ceasers legs and
keeping them clean. I am forever having to wash his legs in the winter
because he comes in covered in mud. Again, if I put his turnout chaps on they are only able to be used once and then they need a wash. Their material does not make them good for washing at night and then needing to be used the next day as I have found they do not dry in time. I not needed something that could either protect his legs and stop the mud from getting to them or I needed something that protected his boots.Washing his legs every night is not good for his skin but I wasn't prepared to let him stand all night with mud ridden legs.
I knew what type of boot I needed to prevent this but it wasn't until Golly Galoshes contacted me that I realised there was in fact something out there in market already!
Unfortunately the day I received my Golly Galoshes Ceasers mud fever had already got particularly worse and it was thought it could have developed into cellulitis. As a result my testing of Golly Galoshes got put on hold for 2 weeks whilst Ceaser was on antibiotics.After his mud fever cleared up I was very apprehensive to turn him out again whilst the weather was so bad. Having a horse that suffers with mud fever is a huge worry as you do not know whether you're doing right or wrong in turning them out, keeping them in, washing and clipping legs or leaving them hairy. You have to decide what is best for your horse and stick to that routine.
I trawled through the Golly Galoshes website and their team on Twitter were a huge help in answering all of my questions.
If I use my normal turnout chaps on Ceasers legs and then put the Golly Galoshes over the top my problem is solved. The material they are made by enables me to hose them off at night and not worry if they will dry in time for use the next day. They are dry within the hour and I can even towel dry them if I need to use them again quick.
They are also waterproof so the mud and wet do not get anywhere near my turnout chaps and together they make a fantastic combination of protecting legs from mud fever but also keeping boots clean and dry!Whilst the weather was bad I also found Ceasers exercise bandages were getting covered in sand from our arena and also wet. With the use of my Golly Galoshes on top of the bandages it stopped the sand from sticking to them and the rain wetting them through.
These are just two uses of the Golly Galoshes but with the reflective stripe down the middle they are also brilliant for hacking out in, enabling drivers to see you much sooner than they would without them on.
My set of Golly Galoshes have made life much easier and without them I am very sure Ceaser would have to be on limited turn out in bad weather. With this not being ideal I am so glad I have now found a product I can rely on to help protect his legs and stop mud from covering his legs when out in a wet field.
For more information on Golly Galoshes see their website: http://gollygaloshes.com/ or tweet them at @GollyGaloshes
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