Boots - good or bad for the leg?

Depends for what. And there are many different opinions. For me, I KNOW my horse has strong legs. But an injury, I dont want to risk it. So while jumping and lunging I use boots. If I'm just doing flat work and not many circles or fast work I dont use boots. I think it would be ok. They spend enough time running around (if they get enough time outside) to strengthen their legs. A little bit of protection now could prevent a lot of time off later. Both my horse and I know that now (me - volleyball, horse - riding accident that boots could not have helped with, but hes fine now).