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Originally posted on our news coordinator/editor Ashley’s ‘Go Pony‘ blog.
I was recently asked if I had any suggestions for how to tell two pairs of Renegade® horse boots apart when your horse wears the same size and color all around.
Permanent marker isn’t all that permanent and rubs off rather quickly. Ditto trying to get any kind of paint to stick to the boot material.
So my suggestion was to take a colored hair elastic and wrap it around the pastern strap, next to the o-rings.
It’s bright and colorful, but low-profile, unlike ribbons that might unravel, get tangled, get caught, or otherwise get in the way.
A few days later, I thought of another option: colorful duct tape.
Same deal…tear off thin strips and wrap around the same stop on the pastern strap.
Mix and match! Both the tape and the elastics are available in a variety of colors. They’re cheap and easily replaceable. They’re low-profile and won’t interfere with the boot function.
(And if you’re like me, you have close to a zillion hair elastics floating around.)
And a final tip: If you contact us directly and ask nicely, we can offer the option of mix-n-match boots and captivators, such as an orange boot with a black captivator.
