SPORT & SKID BOOT

Support boots, protect a horse’s legs against impact from its other legs or objects like jumps. They are also used to help prevent the over-stretching of the tendon on the back of the horse’s leg.

Skid boots are used to protect a horse’s hind legs during exercise and competition, protecting the fetlocks, pasterns, and other parts of the lower leg from injury that may occur from a sliding stop. …

Skid boots are usually made of synthetic materials such as Neoprene or traditional materials such as leather.