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Re: [RC] Standing wraps - Equus Wolf

Joe,
That was my opinion on shipping boots with the velcro anyway.absolutely pointless for concussion relief or support  . standing wraps have their place -...standing wraps done properly DO provide some relief and support.  they take some of the vibration from the road off the leg (spread it over a larger area.) The fabric absorbs some of this vibration, rather than the cannon area taking all of it, or it travelling farther up the leg.
Jen in SC

Joe Long <jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:00:00 -0700 (PDT), Equus Wolf
wrote:

> hipping boots with velcro provide no support. They are primarily to keep a bathed horse's legs clean and prevent them from scratching or bruising their legs on the trailer or themselves and that is it - not supporting the bone or joint structures from concussion and jarring from road movement while in the trailer.
> Jen in SC

I know that's the theory behind wrapping, but I don't buy it myself.
Considering the weight of the horse, the structure of the leg and the
joints, and the physics involved, I just don't believe that wrapping
provides any meaningful "support" or concussion relief. IMO all it
does is cover the leg (which can have some benefit in preventing
scrapes).
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Joe Long
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