I tend to wrap, because otherwise my horses tend to stock up
a bit, and the wraps keep that from developing. Of course that all
disappears once they are home and out in the field. I usually don’t
wrap at their first ride to see if this will happen, but my brother and sister
pair seem to stock up and benefit from the wrap. I take the bandages off
to trailer home. Jeannie Waldron has suggested the wrapping, along with
blankets, to keep the horse warm after his hard exercise. I use liniment
after a 100 or at the end of a multiday, usually Absorbine. I don’t
during a multi-day – just dry wraps – for I don’t believe it
is legal. Before the new rules it was quite confusing because Absorbine
was listed as legal, but menthol, one of its main ingredients, was
illegal! So I just don’t use it until I am all done.
