Transporting in Comfort

Taylor Young & Jayme Edwards - Smoother Roads

“We spend anywhere from 8-10 hours a weekend on the road, but we can be be anywhere from 1 rodeo to 5 rodeos in a weekend. This year we did about, I’d say, 30-35 rodeos.

“So hows she doing now that she’s got her Soft Rides on?”

“Fantastic! We’ve noticed less fatigue with the horses, they’re coming out of that trailer ride a lot fresher feeling, and we’ve not seen stockiness build up in their legs and their tendons. Its just been a great product. We haul not only barrel horses but rope horses, and its been all round, a huge difference. Anybody who hauls in any kind of discipline needs to have them on the horses”

Brian Bell - Rested Travellers

“We use Soft Rides as a preventative, you know when you’re at the show and they’re stalls are on concrete its hard to put enough shavings under them to keep them comfortable. There was a noticeable difference, the horses were comfortable and relaxed, and they felt fresh. When you get to a horse show you can’t start out with a horse thats already tired. You know these three year olds that we show, are you know are worth so much money and can win so much money, that its just crazy not to do everything you can for them.”

Lari Dee Guy - Reduce Leg and Joint Stress

“Soft Ride Boots increase the circulation and lower the impact on the joints. Whether it’s a foot or a tendon - it really helps. The Soft Ride Boots are so easy to put on, they’re easy to clean. I would say the main thing that Soft Ride Boots do for me is give me the longevity to in a horse. We pay lots of money, we haul them lots of miles, and you know the horses have lots of stress and Soft Ride Boots are something I can guarantee you I would not leave home without.”

Jessi Fish - Traction on Slick Surfaces

“Competitive barrel racing is one of the most demanding things I think you can do. He’s asked to go to up to 100 rodeos, and you go up and down the road as hard as we all year, the hours, the miles can be, I think can be more strenuous than even running them. I had a horse that had horrible feet and I had a hard time keeping him sound on the road, and my vet suggested getting a pair of Soft Rides for him and ever since then it helped so much that I have used them on everything I have. Really helps when you get somewhere too if you get somewhere if the ground is hard or if it’s rocky, it gives you a chance to let your horse be comfortable and not get sore. They wear their Soft Rides religiously. If you don’t have a horse that feels his best, its hard to win. The biggest deal is making sure they feel good, I mean they’re the only reason we’re out here.”

Al Dunning -

“One of my favorite things for making sure my horses are safe in the trailer is using the Soft Ride Boots.jessi You know, one of the problems with horses hauling a long distance is the heat coming from the road, on to the horses feet and horses have foundered from that. Plus I like a horse to feel cushion in there without having to, you know horses can paw the shavings away and all that kind of stuff, but with the Soft Ride Boots that stay on there it gives them that little extra cushion. Plus inside the boot is a foam frog that fits the hoof just right, and lets the horse have maximum comfort when they go. This is how easy they are to put on, Minka will put on this boot, just slide them on just like that, and horses love to wear them too! I mean, it’s not like they’re a big deal. They stay on really good, and they got little closure rubber bands at the ends so they wont come off. You know, when we have a horse thats sore footed we put them on in the stalls at night, when we haul our horses we have them on them, for safety and comfort of the horse, and I’ve hauled horses thousands and thousands of miles and never had any hoof problems since I’ve started using Soft Ride. So you know, a lot of the places we go have stalls that are on cement or on hard ground of some sort, I think having Soft Rides on them in the stalls like that just prevents them from having that concussion from that ground. Plus they don’t slip with these boots on, getting up on that kind of, so what I would suggest is if you go to those shows that have just cement floors, put rubber mats down, put plenty of shavings, and use Soft Ride Boots. You know, my friend Monty that developed the Soft Ride Boots has developed a fitting system, we’ve got all different sizes of boots to fit different sizes of horses and he has a new one called the long, that we like a lot! ”