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Renegade® Hoof Boots for barefoot horses
Developed and manufactured in the USA for over 17 years, Renegade Hoof Boots are the pinnacle of barefoot hoof protection. Step into the future
of equine care with Renegade Hoof Boots - the safer, healthier alternative to
traditional nailed-on iron horseshoes. Designed to promote natural hoof movement and growth, Renegade Hoof Boots offer unparalleled protection without compromising your horse’s comfort. These innovative hoof boots enhance circulation, reduce impact stress, and prevent common hoof ailments associated with metal shoeing methods.
Perfect for all terrains and activities, Renegade Hoof Boots are not just hoof protection; they’re a commitment to your horse’s long-term health and performance. Choose Renegade and give your horse the freedom to move as nature intended.
The Renegade® Hoof Boot Story
Kirt Lander is the inventor and developer of the Renegade® Viper and Classic Hoof Boots, as well as the Renegade Pro-Comp Glue-On boots. These horse boots have been designed for the barefoot performance horse, and work equally well for trail riders and recreational riders.
A natural hoof care practitioner and educator based in Arizona, USA, Kirt has been trimming horse’s hooves since 2000, and has also helped hundreds of foundered horses. Kirt continues to work on improving the design and performance of Renegade Hoof Boots. He constantly explores new materials as they become available and is committed to providing the best possible hoof protection, suitable for both the casual rider and the world-class endurance competitor.
Kirt explains why he created the Renegade® hoof boot
Being heavily involved in the field of Natural Hoof Care for many years and competing in endurance events with barefooted horses, I became increasingly frustrated with available hoof boot designs for their difficulty of use and their blatant disrespect for the bio-mechanical needs of the equine hoof capsule and lower leg. It became obvious to me that something better was needed not only for the casual trail horse, but most definitely for the barefooted, competition endurance horse.
Possessing a background in industrial design, building construction, metal fabrication and model building, I began my quest to develop the hoof boot of my dreams.
The Renegade® Hoof Boot is the result of this journey which lasted over three calendar years and consumed an estimated 20,000 “man hours” of development time, coupled with simultaneous “field testing” by over a dozen competition endurance-horse and rider teams covering thousands and thousands of training and competition miles on some of the most rugged terrain in the southwest of the USA.
In fact, the Renegade® Hoof Boot was used by Halim El Mokhtar to win the highly coveted American Endurance Ride Conference, Jim Jones Stallion Award in 2005 with 1,120 competition miles recorded in that year.
As the inventor, the developer and manufacturer, I can say with great confidence, the Renegade® Hoof Boot is the most thoroughly developed and most highly tested new hoof boot design ever… and all before going to the open market.
My uncompromising design philosophy of putting the horse first has led to a hoof boot design that highly respects the soft tissue of the hoof capsule and lower leg, does not obstruct the movement of pastern bones, does not accumulate significant quantities of dirt and debris, stays on the hoof well for performance work, and is the easiest to install and remove of any high performance hoof boot on the market to date.
The Renegade® Hoof Boot was a long time coming but it represents the unleashing of the inherent performance potential of the barefoot performance horse, providing them with the extra protection they need to achieve unprecedented levels of performance over the toughest of terrain.
I sincerely hope you enjoy the boot as much as I have enjoyed the hard work in bringing it to you.
Kirt Lander
Inventor of The Renegade® Hoof Boot - Proudly Made In The USA!
US Patent No. 9,363,980 | US Patent No. D629,573 | US Patent No. D685,535 |
US Patent No. D685,954 | Other Global Patents and Other Patents Pending.
Kirt has competed in endurance for 6 ride seasons and has 1755 miles. His wife, Gina has competed in endurance for 16 ride seasons and has 2545 miles. The Landers’ horses have won regional and national awards. Together, they have thoroughly proved and tested the performance of Renegade Hoof Boot in all types of conditions and terrain. In a single ride season, Gina and Halim completed 1,120 miles while Kirt completed 1125 miles.
Their Arabian stallion Halim El Mokhtar, placed first in the nationally acclaimed American Endurance Ride Conference Jim Jones Stallion Award in 2005 in Renegade hoof boots.
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