Re: RC: Wrapping legs

[Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

At 08:42 PM 9/12/01 -0400, CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated Wed, 12 Sep 2001  6:35:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Sue
Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com> writes:
>
>> Which is why I haven't wrapped...but overheard someone who competes a lot
>> in the longer distances with several horses say she *always* wraps their
>> legs after a ride.  
>
>One general thumb rule is to never do something just because so-and-so
"always" does it.  Only do things for which you have specific reasons.
>
>Heidi
>  

I'm pretty analytical when it comes to doing something new or different...I
usually prefer to hang back and research the reasons and options before I
make any changes.  This is one of the things I like about Ridecamp -- it's
a bit more than a one-rat study for most things. When someone says they
*always* wrap the legs after a ride (they do mostly 75s and 100s or fast
50s), I want to know more on this subject -- and perhaps, when my horses
are doing 75s or 100s, this may be an important point.  I want to be ready
if it is and have the knowledge to make a sound decision.  There seems to
be a wide variety of the kind of wrapping people do...ice, poultice,
braces, plain standing wraps, and so on -- and never having done it (other
than splint boots for a while many years ago during arena sessions or
wrapping after an injury) my knowledge and experience with post-ride
wrapping is a bit minimal.

Basically I want to learn more about wrapping...when, how, and with what.
I may never have the need, but I certainly want the knowledge and then will
use my own judgement for my own situations!  I've never been known to do
something just because someone else *always* does it that way. <g>  If I
like what I find out, I'll consider something...if I don't, I won't.

Sue