RE: Wrapping

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

I offer you the following: You have a horse whose body temperature is about
100 degrees (I know this is not exact but close enough) You want to have
cool legs and tendons. You wrap these legs with what is essentially
bentonite clay, then wet paper, then a quilted wrap and then a polo wrap.
Now that is supposed to "draw out the heat"

First, the bentonite clay, Ever hear of cooking a chicken or say a quail in
clay? It keeps the fowl moist and distributes the heat evenly through out
the entire bird. Very delicious and well done in a short time.

Then you add the wet paper bags, another fairly good insulator that will
assure the clay does its job of baking.

And then we have the quilts. Very warm and cozy on a cold winter night. Get
your best friend to cuddle with you under a nice quilt and see how soon the
temperature rises. (hot time in the bed tonight)

And on top of that we have a nice poly polo wrap?  Hey man, we are really
cooking.

We started out with a basic body temp of 100, concentrated it not once not
twice, but it appears four times.

Now the outside air is at 70 degrees while in the oven our little chicken
 oh, pardon me not a chicken leg but a horse leg) is being well cooked ,
albeit moistly and well protected from any drafts.

Please save me and my horse form such. If there is no cold running water at
least free air below body temperature will do a much better job.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-----Original Message-----
From:	Dbeverly4@aol.com [mailto:Dbeverly4@aol.com]
Sent:	Thursday, August 19, 1999 2:51 PM
To:	CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com
Cc:	ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:	RC:    Wrapping

In a message dated 8/11/99 9:47:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com writes:

<<  My horses really appreciate
 cool or cold water on their legs, but I have only ridden one over the years
 that had any real tendency to stock up post ride, and she's the only one I
 ever routinely wrapped. >>

How about poulticing?  I use Bickmore's, then wet paper bags, then quilted
wrap, then polo wrap.  Supposed to draw any heat out. (Plus I figure it
provides some support for the trailer ride home). I don't wrap after every
ride as I  want to keep an eye on conditioning progress.  But, after a 50 or
longer, I do.  Am I doing any harm, or just wasting my time, or doing some
good?  Interested in opinions.

Sylvia


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