ridecamp@endurance.net: Leg Wraps after rides -Reply

Leg Wraps after rides -Reply

Desiree Hanen (desiree.c.hanen@medtronic.com)
Wed, 31 May 1995 04:13:20 -0500

I am certainly one of the people who thinks it will make the horse feel
more comfortable after a long and/or heavy ride to be wrapped. What I
do, is soak some quilts in (cold) vinagre and wrap those, with bandages
around the horse's legs after I hosed off the horse completely with warm
water and his legs with plenty of cold water.

I take him out for a walk several times even if there is a paddock
available to leave him outside all the time. After a couple of hours I take of
the bandages and give him a four-leg massage (top to bottom) with or
without additional linement.

With one of my other horses I have to avoid water and other liquids. His
legs get sore by using water and/or not drying them For him I have
special "ice-wraps"/"cold packs" which are closed with velcro around
his legs and contain two ice-bags each. This works great for him.

As with many things in endurance, you'll find things that work for you
and things (you think/experience) that don't. I think it is good to exchange
information on methods and products and mention their pro's and
contra's. The individual rider decides.

Desiree

(Still ... it takes Love over Gold & to finish is to win!)