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 At all the barns I worked at and  my daughters hunter barn,and all the 
books I've read, and all the "horse wisdom" I have says --Always hose any 
swelling on the legs till it goes down , at least 2X a day, cool tap water 
is fine , at least 10-20 minutes. Wrapping may keep the heat in.
 Wounds- I heard the vet at the AERC conv. a  couple years ago say 
ALu-shield was great on small cuts on the legs, helped keep the  dirt 
out.... If you don't have it , maybe Furazone or Wonderdust might help the 
tiny scrapes.
 Also I'd give some thing to help bring the swelling down. Swelling is 
inflamation, it can and often  hurts the joints (and in some cases may lead 
to arthrits later)--Swelling = Not good  in joints.
 Always taught to be real concerned  about wounds , even small ones on the 
leg joints. Did you examine caefully for embeded splinters?  Could be tiney 
puctures and they can be nasty sometimes.
 I"do this , but if it gets any worse after the 2nd to 3rd day I'd get a 
vet out if you can afford it......  (I am not a vet--  nor rich....)



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