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The best advice I ever got on wrapping for shipping was from my vet, to 
whom I shipped horses a couple times a month for appointments.  Wrapping 
four legs for four horses when you're shipping by yourself gets 
tedious...  So, his advice:

Which part of the leg is your horse most likely to injure while 
shipping, from stepping on himself or having a neighbor step on him?

Answer - coronary band and heels.

Vet recommendation - put four good bell boots on the horse, and call it 
good.

This provides protection to vulnerable areas, plus they won't sag or 
twist or be re-wrapped too tightly, PLUS it is SO MUCH easier to put on 
four bell boots than to wrap four legs!

Sure, this isn't going to cover every disaster, like sticking a leg 
through a manger.  But it'll help, and it's safe.

Alissa



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