knee boots...would you recomend them

so my girl annie the cob went on her knees the other day. i was thinking of getting some knee boots until i spoke to my knowledgable horsey friend at work, who deosnt reccomend them. she said you cannot jump in them and out riding they generally slip down. I am worried about her knees, but we jump often in the school and out hacking.

what do you think?

[Bessy]

How did she go down on her knees?

[eml]

We never hack out without them and the skeleton ones are designed specifically for jumping.

see here, she was shocked/scared out: http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147033

she doesnt normally go down, other than that she has done it onece whilst jumping with un even ish ground. we will be doing xc. im not really sure what boots to use on her if any

[Bessy]

Oh wow - she is gorgeous. Horrible about the dog barking - I can understand why you would want to use knee boots. If they fit well they shouldn't slip. Sorry though I can't recommend any specific brands myself as I have never needed to use any.

[NuttyElk]

There's 2 types of knee boots. "free knee" boots haven't got a bottom strap, and are for jumping. Skeleton boots are for hackinh and travelling, and they have a bottom strap. But skeleton ones aren't so good if you are doing big jumps, in case the horse catches itself on the bottom strap.

bessy-thanks it was horrible!

so what boots can i use for xc? its mainly xc we will be doing at the moment, but i dont want her to injur herself from the boots

Originally Posted by NuttyElk

There's 2 types of knee boots. "free knee" boots haven't got a bottom strap, and are for jumping. Skeleton boots are for hackinh and travelling, and they have a bottom strap. But skeleton ones aren't so good if you are doing big jumps, in case the horse catches itself on the bottom strap.

sorry mis read- so i need to look for free knee boots...thank you

[WooHoo2]

I don't EVER hack out without knee boots!

It saves a lot of heart ache for 30 seconds of work.

(Mind you, soon as the knee boots come out, BB knows we're going to the forest, so putting them on takes 15 minutes!!)

ok, so these can be used for jumping but not road work, so it says why not road work?

http://www.4dobbin.com/productDetail...product_id=250

i do jumping and road work out riding, can i ever find the right type of knee boots?

[eventerbabe]

coz there's no strap to stop the knee pad flicking up and NOT prtoecting the knee should you fall on the road.

The Jeffries knee boots are fab. We have 2 pairs, leather backed and wool backed. I prefer the leather backed ones as they stay put, provide great protection and wear very well. Mine are 15 years old and still like new despite heavy use.