Testimonial Links:
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Whole Horse Consultant |
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& Dr. Chris Johnson, Equine Veterinarian |
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Spring Valley Heritage Horse Ride participant |
Sharon Brennan Eq.T.P.M.
Internationally qualified Equine Muscle Therapist
"The major benefit I can see with Old
Mac's is increased awareness or proprioception of movement of the horse.
This would not only help horses undergoing rehabilitation but also open
a new gateway for improving a horse's already learned way of movement.
Another benefit from wearing Old Mac's will be less wear and tear on the
joints, tendons, ligaments, bones and muscles."
David Hall, Horse Trainer
"Old Mac's Multi Purpose Horse Boots have been very beneficial to us in the Racing Industry, especially in transportation. The safest way to travel in a float and/or aeroplane is with Old Mac's boots on every hoof.
For Veterinarian purposes, Old Mac's
have been an extreme advantage to us because we're able to continue exercising
the horse when it has any type of injury. Fitting the horse with Old Mac's
means we are able to keep the horse moving - walking, swimming or if we
want to remove all metal shoes we can trot and exercise the horse in Old
Mac Boots. We've found this option to be vital in a horse's scheduled preparation."
Spring Valley Heritage Horse Ride - 2000
Old Mac's Multi Purpose Horse Boots were a proud sponsor of the 'Spring Valley Heritage Horse Ride.' This 'Journey of a lifetime' left from Broome, Australia, on April 14, 2000. Organised by Unique Australian Horsesports to promote the Australian Stockhorse and celebrate the unique Australian way of life, two teams of riders set out to ride more than 16,000 kilometers around the country. Collecting messages of goodwill for the Sydney 2000 Olympics to be presented to Lord Mayor, Hon. Frank Sartor, horses were fitted with Old Mac's and travelled the sometimes-rugged journey in absolute comfort.
In Sydney on August 13, 2000 at the completion of the journey, Dr. Chris Johnson, Equine Veterinarian with the ride had this to say about Old Mac's:
"Old Mac's have been great for us on
this trip from protecting horses hooves along the highway to providing
protection and stability on ramps and trailers. I can see a therapeutic
use for Old Mac's in that if a horse is injured and can't be shod you can
still have that horse doing some work wearing Old Mac's. We've found Old
Mac's very, very useful and will be using then a lot more."
Ken Black ~ NSW, Australia
Spring Valley Heritage Horse Ride participant
"I've ridden over 1,000 km's in the
same set of Old Mac's and there's still heaps of riding left in them. Since
my horse has been wearing Old Mac's I can feel how comfortable he is. They're
a lot better on the horse and there is no longer a need to shoe the horses.
Old Mac's have totally eliminated stone bruising which was a huge problem.
I think they will be unbelievable for those people who only ride their
horses once or twice a week. I am a real convert to Old Mac's and will
definitely be doing all my riding in them in the future."
Peter Honeywill ~ Queensland, Australia
Peter has over 32 years experience in the racing industry as an official and trainer, has participated in polocrosse for 17 years.
This is what Peter Honeywill had to say about his Old Mac's...
"After doing thousands of km's over
very difficult conditions on my 11 yr old champion polocrosse mare Centre
Line and young mare Carlwin Star, I was absolutely amazed
at the small amount of wear on my Old Mac's Boots. I am convinced any one
using Old Mac's could expect them to last up to 5 years. What a saving
in shoeing fees that would be!
........ in the annual 'Athra' ride
in hot and dry conditions over extremely mountainous country, many horses
had trouble completing the ride, tying up and receiving stone bruises.
I rode my horse with Old Mac's on all four feet and completed the ride
successfully. One rider had a horse with a very tender foot from a stone
bruise. She was unable to ride it, so she led it with an inferior
boot fitted. The inferior boot kept falling off. I lent her a spare Old
Mac's Boot and the horse was rideable and comfortable. Old Mac's did not
come off even under the most rugged conditions.
My horses while mustering , have floundered
up to their bellies in Ti-tree swamp, have swam in fresh and salt water
and these boots have never come off.
......Old Mac's were invaluable when
riding over bitumen and cement, preventing nasty falls. 12 months ago I
rode Star across my stamped cement driveway, she came down heavily
and both of us were sore and sorry for a few days. I vowed to stay off
that driveway in future. However last week I was riding past on the same
horse and thought She's got Old Mac's on, not a worry. I rode across
the driveway and she didn't even look like slipping.
.......as race club steward and honorary
farrier on race days... my most common duty as farrier is to replace plates
pulled off on the journey to the track. This would be prevented if Old
Mac's Boots were fitted.
.....horses being led around to the
barrier by the clerk of the course tend to lean over the clerks horse and
stand on the horses feet. By using Old Mac's it not only protects your
horses feet but also the horse you are leading, perhaps all clerks should
use these boots.
"My opinion is that Old Mac's Hoof Suspension is one of the most exciting innovations offered to the horse industry in my lifetime"