Soft-Ride Equine Testimonials

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"I used Soft-Ride insoles on my horse, Tinsel Nic. I needed this horse 'ready and able' for competition in ashort time period. These protective gel pads provided the extra support my horse needed when he needed it most!"

In any given show season, Shawn Flarida travels from his facility in Springfield, Ohio to approximately twelve NRHA shows. His reward has been multiple NRHA World Championship titles, top ten placings, USET accolades and a barn full of happy owners and Non Pro riders. Shawn has been a player in NRHA aged events as well, consistently bringing home paychecks from both the NRHA Futurity and Derby. In 2002, Shawn broke all NRHA records when his money-earned tally for the year reached $270,364.12. He was an Individual and Team USA Gold Medallist in Reining's debut at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. He came home to earn $18,985.72 in the Congress Futurity on two of his entries, then won the event, earning an additional $25,700.00 on his third entry: Wimpys Little Step owned by Mark Schols. Shawn and Wimpys Little Step went on to win the prestigious NRHA Futurity Open Division title earning the guaranteed take home paycheck of $150,000. Shawn Flarida's quest to become NRHA's third Million Dollar Rider became reality at the 2003 All American Quarter Horse Congress, held annually every October in Columbus, Ohio. In 2004, Shawn won the NRHA Open Futurity riding Smart Spook. In 2005, Shawn and Smart Spook were the NRHA Open Derby champions - a winning combination

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"In the modern world of horsemanship and western riding, we're really seeing an increased push for longevity in horses. One way to achieve this is to alleviate travel-related stress for show horses.

I first tried out the Soft-Ride Equine Comfort Boots on our way to NRHA Futurity, one of our longest trips of the year. We traveled from North Carolina to Oklahoma, more than 1200 miles one way. Normally, when we make such a long haul the horses need some time to recover. In the past they've been slightly sore, and not ready to go work right away. However, with the Soft-Ride Equine Comfort Boots the horses stepped off the trailer fresher, with more energy.

"When we make a long haul the horses need some time to recover. In the past they've been slightly sore, and not ready to go work right away. However, with the Soft-Ride Comfort Boots the horses stepped off the trailer fresher, with more energy. The difference the Soft-Ride Comfort Boots made was significant. I highly recommend them."
---Brian Bell, 6-time NRHA World Champion

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Ted's First AQHA World Championship was in 1983. His Latest Accomplishments include:
Quarter Horse Congress 2006 Grand Champion Stallion.
2006 Grand Champion Mare.
Elusive Essence - 2006 Open Grand Champion Mare.
Stallions self Employed Grand Champion Stallion Quarter Horse Congress.
59 AQHA World Championships - 6 in 2004
multiple AQHA Reserve World Championships - 4 in 2001
At his first Congress, 1983 Ted won:
Grand Champion Gelding
Reserve Champion Mare
Weanling Stallion Class
Since then Ted won multiple Grand and Reserve Championships.
Ted has won the Yearling Halter Futurities many times as well as winning all three in the same year.

In the past years Ted won:

2004 Grand Champion Stallion
2004 Grand Champion Mare
2003 Grand Champion Stallion
2001 Grand Champion Stallion
2001 Grand Champion Mare
2001 Reserve Champion Gelding


Ted always explains Soft-ride to everyone like this...
"Its like wearing your favorite pair of tennis shoes.
I use them at home, at the show and when hauling."

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The National Reining Horse Association’s Leading All Time Money Earner, Tim McQuay, along with wife, Colleen, multiple AQHA World and USAE/USET champion trainer and rider, oversee one of the most successful training and breeding operations in reining horse history.  The state-of-the-art breeding operation is well known as the Home of Hollywood Dunit, NRHA’s All Time Leading Sire of Reining Horses with offspring earnings in excess of $4 million dollars

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"We Encourage clients to use Soft-Ride Boots for general transportation purposes, whether it is across the country to the Quarter Horse Congress or oversees to the World Equestrian Games. Just as you would use a standing support bandage to protect the limbs, we recommend using Soft-Rides to support and protect the feet."
- Alan Donnell DVM
Equine Sports Medicine

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Barrel Racing 2006 Highlights * Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede. * Co-champion at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo. 2005 Highlights * Co-champion at Bell County Youth Fair & Livestock Show and PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas). Career Highlights 2004 — Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and average titles at Rodeo Austin (Texas); won the average title at Greeley (Colo.) Rocky Mountain Stampede and the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; was a finalist at the Pace Picante ProRodoe Chute-out (Las Vegas) and finished fourth at Pace Picante ProRodeo Challenge (Omaha, Neb.); finished the 12th in the world standings with $82,373. 2003 — Canadian Rodeo Tour champion. 2000 — Canadian barrel racing champion (also in 1995-96, 1998). 1999 — Canadian Professional Rodeo Association season leader; Alberta circuit champion (also in 1995, 1998); Saskatchewan circuit champion (1997-98). 1998 — Canadian Finals Rodeo aggregate champion (1996-97). 1996 — Wrangler circuit champion.

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"Hi Debbie,
I wanted to thank you for the boots. Hollywood has been wearing them in the trailer when ever we’re hauling and it seems to be helping."
-Linda Vick & Hollywood

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"We used Soft-Ride boots this year on at least ten of our stallions to safely travel

them from Ireland to Australia and Ireland to New Zealand. I found the boots to be very effective on the stallions. The trip took about 38 hours, there was no need to readjust the boots the whole trip.

Furthermore the construction, of the Soft-Ride boots fitted the stallion’s hooves very well. The removable gel pads and the slight rolled toe on the gripped base of the boot worked great.

In my opinion the stallions wore the boots very well; they were comfortable in them and seemed to travel better and quieter in them. I will be recommending them to be fitted to all our stallions for future travel by road and by air."

Gerald St John

Stallion Manager

Coolmore Australia

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