yes but which boots

[naughty mare]

How long do they last on average if you ride 5 to 6days a week.

I do alot of longs hacks on my trakehner and shes also starting to go nicely in dressage but shes basically a fab allrounder mare with good feet. A few cracks but i blame the nails for that. Since shes had her shoes off (its been a week) ive just let her get use to being au naturel in the field but i want to start working her again. But before i invest lots of money in boots for her i want to know which you've tried and think are good and which you find are not so good. How long the tend to last for? where the cheapest place to buy them is from? Ive read all the info from the link or two below but i want to know from peoples experience rather than what the manufactures say. If your getting on well with a particular boot. Please let me know:)
I also have a welsh cob thats not very cobby (please dont pick me up on that phrase!) and i do the same things with her as i do with my trakehner apart from shes a great jumper. Im looking mostly at the Boa boot but i think that because im attracted to the way it looks which is a very bad thing i know! But obviously i want to buy the one that fits, wont rub or affect my horses ability.
Any advice would be much appreciated.

[KateWooten]

I bought the very expensive Marquis boots from stride equus before I knew much about barefoot. They work, and fit beautifully - they have a pump-up bit at the back which means they fit but aren't tight and don't rub. I've used them twice. Basically I bought them before I knew that for the amount of work I do, the hooves will grow as fast as they need to without boots. Mine are ridden for about an hour a day, with some roadwork, and some rocky trails. It seems the more they work the tougher their feet get and I've not yet had to use the boots in about 18 months of barefooting.

[Pink's lady]

Boa boots are well made and robust. With gaiters they give a very good fit with no rubbing BUT the dial is in a stupid position and can put pressure on the coranary band. They can also do a faff to get on but you quickly get good at it. They're not too expensive - about £100 for a set - and last ages.

Brodie feeling slightly silly in his boots
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/Pinkslady/Brodie/brodiemodellinghisboabootsedit.jpg

[Yann]

I own Boas, Bares and now a pair of Old Mac G2's. Not had the G2's long but in my opinion they knock spots off the others. They have good grip, are easy to put on, don't twist and have stayed on even in the fastest of thoroughbred gallops. Wish I'd bought them in the first place:o

[No_Angel]

ive got marquis boots aswell. I use them on my tb ex racer and we do fun rides/endurance wih them.
Maddie seems to have very odd feet and boots just fall off so easily, the marquis are teh best ive tried:)

[MelanieD]

I've had Boas, Bares and original Old Macs. Favorites are the old macs, though I'd rather have some G2s if the feet were the right shape for them. Have done lots of hacking over all surfaces in the old macs with no problems. Nice thick sole so they protect the hooves better than some others and much better grip than most.

Bares are nice if the feet are the exact right size but they don't behave very well on feet that aren't the ideal shape.

Roxy's Boas were threatened with ebay from the day I got them. Had lots of problems with the tongue rubbing her leg, lucky really that it was her leg as that bit comes lower down on some horses and can rub the coronet band. I think they have improved this slightly since I had mine and the gaiters do help, but trying to get the boots on with gaiters is what finally got me peed off enough to sell them. They can be very slippery on mud.