Veredus Olympus Absolute Tendon Boots

The Veredus Olympus Absolute is a boot with a Double Density shell and a layer of EVA, available from us as a front leg version and as a hind leg version. The protected area is more generous than on a standard model and runs forward in an inverted Y out over the fetlock. For riders who work in several disciplines and want a robust model without a ventilation system.

About these boots

Two versions under one name. This item comes in a Front and a Rear version, and those really are two different boots. The front leg version covers the whole area from the flexor tendon out over the fetlock, in the inverted Y shape Veredus uses for its Absolute models. The hind leg version is shorter and lays a more generous surface around the fetlock, where a hind leg catches itself or the other leg. So you choose them per leg; they are not interchangeable.

Double Density and EVA. The shell is made of plastic in different densities depending on the area: firmer where the chance of a knock is high, more supple where the boot has to bend with the leg. To that Veredus adds a layer of EVA, a flexible shock-absorbing plastic, which on this model extends further than on the plain Olympus. The combination gives a boot that spreads a blow and can still go with the movement of the leg. There is no carbon or gel in it: that is the distinction with the Carbon Gel range, where a carbon area with a Nitrexgel film forms the hard layer.

No ventilation system, and what that means. For the Olympus Absolute, Veredus does not state double ventilation, unlike the Olympus Vento. That is a real difference, not a detail. A closed boot with a hard outer shell holds in heat, and all the more so without air channels. On warm days or during long training sessions, that is something to allow for: take the boots off after work instead of leaving them on. Anyone who attaches a lot of weight to that is better off with a Vento model.

Fastening and adjustment. They close with elastic straps with a quick-release tip. On the hind leg version Veredus has made that tip with four settings, so that you can adjust more finely per horse. Practical: you set the fastening one notch tighter or looser without having to pull on the strap itself.

Competition use, and where the difference lies. For tendon boots on the front legs, the current international jumping rules set no requirements as to shape. For hind leg boots they do. If you want to use the Rear version in international jumping classes, check the criteria yourself: a single hard shell on the inside that bends around the leg without effort, no more than 20 cm at its longest point, no more than two fastenings, and with a stud or hook fastening an elastic strap of at least 2.5 cm. A double shell has to be pre-shaped in a U form. Veredus states no dimensions, so that is something to measure yourself or to ask the supplier about. On top of that, everything worn together on one leg may weigh no more than 500 grams, wet included.

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.