Happy New Year from Soft Ride!
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We would like to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a Happy 2025! In celebration of the New Year we’re thrilled to announce the winners of our “Saved by Soft Ride” Contest! Our winner is Marcia and Lula and our runner up is Minde and Global Village. Both teams have won a new pair of Soft Ride Boots for their horse!
Even as we hope for a happy and prosperous year for all our customers and their horses, we are also aware that the start of the year has been challenging for many, particularly those affected by the devastating California wildfires. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the communities impacted by these tragic events. We understand the pain and struggle that comes with losing homes, livelihoods, and beloved animals, and we want to acknowledge the resilience and strength of those who are working tirelessly to rebuild and recover.
This weekend we’re headed to WEC in Ocala, FL for the Ignite for Equine Athletes Conference. This year's conference promises to be an exciting and informative experience, with a lineup of renowned speakers, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities. We can’t wait to share what we learn this weekend with you and use it to help us innovate the next Soft Ride products.
Soft Ride Team
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Saved by Soft Ride Contest Winners
Check out our “Saved by Soft Ride” Contest winners! Thank you so much to all the voters who helped get these horses into new Soft Ride boots. We absolutely love hearing how Soft Ride products are helping your horses stay comfortable at home or on the road so please send in your stories and photos for us to share!
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Soft Ride literally saved my horse's life, and gave us more time together than we would have had otherwise. My retirement present to myself was getting back to horse ownership. My 27 year old Arabian-Pinto cross mare has been a wonderful horse, and we are deeply bonded. On days we don’t ride we do liberty work to keep her moving and in condition. Lula was diagnosed with advanced Cushings disease, and had a serious bout with laminitis one fall. Medications and icing her feet 2 and 3 times a day helped bring relief from inflammation and pain. Then based on the stable owner’s recommendation I ordered Soft Ride Boots for her. The gel insoles immediately helped her find comfort while on stall rest, she wore them 24 hours a day. Lula stood square on her feet, not rocked back. The farrier came and helped make her comfortable, and he was impressed with the improvements the boots made in a short time. Once she was cleared by the vet for limited turnout the boots helped her make the transition to being in a dirt paddock rather than a stall with deep bedding. She wore them non-stop during recovery. The other boarders in the barn saw the relief the Soft Ride Boots gave Lula, and how she was able to return to trail rides in comfort. Others have now ordered Soft Ride for their horses based on the terrific results Lula had with them, some for hoof soreness, others for trailering out to shows. Thank you for developing these life saving boots; Lula and I look forward to many more years of pain-free time together! I’m grateful, especially during this holiday season!
Marcia and Lula
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We may own the most pair of Soft Rides, we’ve been using them for years. It started with a foundered horse and then moved to his caretaker friend, Global Village. Global Village was adopted as a companion for my dressage competition horse. He fractured his leg 9 years ago and required surgery and 3 months at Michigan State University. Dr. Frank Nickle’s had introduced us to Soft Rides a few years earlier and we knew that Global Village would live in them for the rest of his life. Because of the structural changes a hoof goes through, over 9 years, due to the fracture, we’ve had sizes: 3, 4, 5L, and 2s….quite an array and boxes filled with them! We switch them out daily during the winter, so that they have a chance to dry and warm. It’s a Soft Ride production line. We now have two horses in the boots. Soft Rides have saved us multiple times and they keep the boys comfortable after shoes come off for winter.
Minde and Global Village
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California Fires
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the Palisade Fires in Southern California. Evacuations directives are still coming in. If you or someone you know with horses or livestock is within the evacuation boundaries we encourage you to act quickly and safely. Here is our most recently updated list of locations for equine and large animals:
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On the way to Ignite
We’ve got our trailer packed for the first conference of 2025! Today we’ll be setting up for the Ignite for Equine Athletes Conference in Ocala, Florida. We’re looking forward to spending the weekend with this amazing group of equine practitioners and doing everything we can to help support their efforts to advance equine athlete care. We can’t wait to share details about what we learn!
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Ignite Sports Science Olympic Disciplines Seminar
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Ignite for Equine Athletes will be putting on their second annual sports science seminar in Ocala, Florida January 12-13th 2025. Soft Ride is a proud sponsor of Ignite as it helps to advance leading-edge knowledge, evidence-based approaches and collaborative, proactive practices focused on injury prevention, peak performance and longevity for equine athletes.
Event Information:
January 12-13, 2025
Location:
World Equestrian Center
Ocala, FL
Sign up Contact Info:
Dr. Rob Keene
801-231-5752
rob.keene@boehringer-ingeheim.com
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We LOVE hearing from our customers and getting updates on how your horses are doing! Please send us your story and a photo of your horse in their Soft Ride products for a chance to be featured on our social media, in an upcoming issue of our newsletter, and to be entered in a Soft Ride giveaway!
Email us here: socialmedia@srboots.com
Text us photos and stories to 419-469-5293 (this number only receives texts, for questions please call our main customer service number).
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As we continue our drive to keep your horse on his feet, we've received more than 15 patents, ship to over 50 countries, and work with more than 6,000 veterinarians around the world, as well as every veterinarian school in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. And with horse owners from every discipline using our products, we can safely and proudly say, "The best in the world rely on Soft Ride."
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