Dhorse has had a fairly busy season hunting and come through reasonably well. He does however have a number of lumps, bumps and scratches on both his hind legs - his action behind is close and he's obviously knocked into himself a few times, as well as picked up scratches and cuts along the way. His front legs are fine.
Generally I'm not in favour of brushing boots due to a fear of things getting trapped between the leg and the boot and the mud being rubbed in, however I have to weigh up those fears against the damage he's done. I feel lucky that it's nothing more serious at the moment, and it's only a question of time before he wallops himself hard enough to really hurt himself. He's gone out today covered in a combination of purple spray (well blue really) and sudocrem. He raced in boots, but that's obviously no comparison.
So do you have any recommendations - I've looked at increased airflow types, but do they really work and is it worth it or should I just keep my fingers crossed next season? I did wonder about eventing grease but the thought of getting that on and off each time doesn't really appeal.