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Kerry Ridgway used to say that wrapping a horse's legs made the rider feel 
good.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Equus Wolf" <equuswolf@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Standing wraps


> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:00:00 -0700 (PDT), Equus Wolf
> <equuswolf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >  hipping boots with velcro provide no support.  They are primarily to 
> > keep a bathed horse's legs clean and prevent them from scratching or 
> > bruising their legs on the trailer or themselves and that is it - not 
> > supporting the bone or joint structures from concussion and jarring from 
> > road movement while in the trailer.
> >  Jen in SC
>
> I know that's the theory behind wrapping, but I don't buy it myself.
> Considering the weight of the horse, the structure of the leg and the
> joints, and the physics involved, I just don't believe that wrapping
> provides any meaningful "support" or concussion relief.  IMO all it
> does is cover the leg (which can have some benefit in preventing
> scrapes).
> --
>
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.chiprider.com
>
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