YOU CAN NOT MEASURE PROTECTO HOPPLES LIKE YOU MEASURE YOUR OTHER HOPPLES.   PROTECTO’S ARE DESIGNED WITH MORE GIVE; THEREFORE YOU PROBABLY NEED TO MAKE THEM 1 TO 2  INCHES SHORTER THAN YOUR OLD ONES.    (Example-  If your old hopples are set for 60”, you will want to set Protecto’s at 58” or 59” .)

When the Protecto Man – Al Terwilliger – started to design his new hopples, he said that we should throw away the Rule book on Hopples.  Even though they have been making hopples for over 100 years, this doesn’t mean they are correct.  Al started this design over 4 years ago, testing and testing until he got it right.  You’re going to discover Protecto’s Hopples act differently than your old style hopples.  They will ride better and move much easier.   The materials are going to be stronger than anything you have used.  Al believes the Hopples will outlast anything on the market and will wear & tear like the Protecto Knee Boots. 

Out of the many people who have tested Protecto’s new Hopples, at first a few thought they would React exactly like the old style hopples and it bothered them that the new Hopples didn’t  react like their old style Hopples.  I asked them to use them for a couple of weeks and make sure you keep the hopples very clean.  They came back and said you’re right; these hopples ride better and react better with the horse.  

Clean Hopples and if you must use Powder… use Corn Starch.. it is better  and  smoother than Powder.  If you must use Oil, Use only Mineral Oil  and not Baby Oil.  Do not put Oil on the Hopples, just rub into horse’s hair on legs.   Always keep Hopples clean and dry...