They are also very useful for protection of the hooves of horses who cannot for some reason wear horseshoes, such as a horse that has lost a large chunk of the hoof wall due to disease or injury. In many cases, horses with laminitis also respond well to the protection of hoof boots while their hooves recover.
Horses without access to horseshoes can be shielded using these products, particularly those that have suffered substantial hoof wall loss due to illness or trauma. Many equines with laminitis also exhibit a favorable response when wearing hoof boots during the recovery process.