ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Leg Wraps after rides

Re: Leg Wraps after rides

Stephanie Teeter (step@sunfish.fsr.com)
Tue, 30 May 1995 12:26:48 +0800

>>>>> "Katja" == Katja Laeubin <cgkxl@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> writes:

> prefer to hose (spelling?) the legs down. And if there is no
> creek and no hose, my last joice will be wet wraps (polo wraps,
> or "Bandagen"). On these wet wraps I always keep a close look,
> because they tend to get a little stiff and smaller as they dry
> off and I don't want to cut blood pressure of. But they seem to
> take any heat out of the legs (nice cooling), you can always
> 're'wet them... Other than that I use leg wraps on uninjured
> horses only while trailering.

Hi Katja - I've never done 'wet' wraps. Do you also use quilting
under the polo wraps?

> As I said wrapping uninjured horses is only one way of pampering
> your horse. There are people out there who seem to have a
> thousand gadgets around their horse: 5 different blankets for
> five different kinds of weather, this ointment for this,
> something for that,.....I think a horse that has the opportunity
> to walk around after a ride in a fenced off area around the
> trailer or gets walked a couple of times is well able to take
> care of itself.

I think all the wonderful colors that wraps come in now have
greatly increased the number of leg wrappers!

Steph