I feel very stupid [[horse people, help me out!]]

[Suki Wingy]

According to a few of my Brittish horse care books, you do up the straps from the chest back and taking it off is the opposite. I don't think there is a right or wrong way to take off a blanket but I usually fold it over first just so it stays neat. I don't know what bell boots are supposed to do exactly but I know some are rubber and supposed to streach over the hoof. (They are very hard to put on and take off so they usually stay on a while) The other style is velcoed on and off. There are a lot of different kinds of tendon boots. Most are just meant to protect the horse from banging his legs into eachother if he has a messy jump or a sertain striding.

[Miss Z]

I agree with Eva's answers to your questions. With regard to removing a rug, whilst most horses won't mind, a few horses object to a rug being hauled off their backs. I usually fold the front half over the back half whilst still on the horse and pull it off gently from there. It's easier in the respect that it's then neatly folded to put on the stable door, trying to fold a heavy stable rug on the ground is not easy!