Veredus Absolute

The Veredus Absolute is a boot for dressage work and flatwork, available from us for the front leg and for the hind leg. An anatomically shaped Polyflex shell takes the knocks, with a lining of neoprene and lycra underneath. You choose between elastic straps with a quick-release tip or the Easy Strap hook-and-loop fastening. Meant for riders who want to shield their horse on the flat.

About these boots

What this model is meant for. Veredus places the Absolute under dressage in its own range and describes it as a boot for dressage and flatwork. That has a consequence you are better off knowing beforehand: at international dressage events, boots and bandages are forbidden in the arena and must already be off before you ride into the space around the competition arena. So a dressage boot is a product for training and warming up, not for the test itself. In the warm-up arena and in the training arena it is allowed.

How it is built. The outer shell is made of Polyflex, the elastic polyurethane from Veredus. That shell is anatomically shaped and lays a firm layer over the tendon on the inside of the leg. Between it and the leg sits a lining of neoprene with lycra. Mechanically it comes down to this: if the horse catches itself with the other leg, that knock lands on the shell first and is spread over a larger surface, with the neoprene lining as cushioning in between.

Two fastenings under one name. The Front Elastic and Rear Elastic versions close with two elastic straps with a quick-release tip. Veredus links that choice to freedom of movement and to quick fitting and removal. The Rear Velcro version is the Easy Strap version: there you close with hook-and-loop, which lets you tune it more closely per horse. Apart from that, shell and lining are the same on both. So which you choose depends on whether you prefer ease of fastening or fine adjustment.

Front leg or hind leg. The front leg version covers the tendon and runs down to the fetlock. The hind leg version closes around the fetlock and is shorter. They are not interchangeable: a front leg boot does not belong behind, and the other way round. If you want to use the hind leg version in international jumping classes as well, requirements as to shape do apply there, and Veredus does not state this model as a jumping model. In that case, check for yourself whether the boot meets the criteria: no more than 20 cm at its longest point, no more than two fastenings, and a single hard shell on the inside that bends around the leg without effort.

What is not documented. For this model, Veredus states no weight per boot and no washing instructions. In international jumping classes, everything worn together on one leg may weigh no more than 500 grams, wet included; so that figure cannot be worked out from what the manufacturer states.

Veredus

Veredus is een Italiaans premiummerk dat wereldwijd bekendstaat om zijn hoogwaardige beenbeschermers voor paarden. Het merk combineert geavanceerde technologie met innovatief design om optimale bescherming, comfort en prestaties te bieden tijdens training en wedstrijd.

Veredus ontwikkelt zijn producten in samenwerking met dierenartsen en professionele ruiters, waarbij veel aandacht wordt besteed aan de anatomie van het paardenbeen en de impact van beweging. De beschermers maken vaak gebruik van technische materialen zoals carbon, gel en schokabsorberende systemen om maximale bescherming te bieden zonder de bewegingsvrijheid van het paard te beperken.

Het assortiment omvat onder andere pezenbeschermers, strijklappen, springschoenen en therapeutische beschermers, die ontworpen zijn voor verschillende disciplines binnen de paardensport.

Dankzij de combinatie van Italiaanse innovatie, hoogwaardige materialen en focus op paardenwelzijn is Veredus uitgegroeid tot een van de meest gerespecteerde merken voor beenbescherming in de internationale paardensport.