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Re: [RC] Wrapping and poultice answer - marybenstover

I once had a horse that the vet suspected bowed a tendon at the Applegate-Lassen five day.  She put what she called a "gel cast" on his leg to tide him over until we got home after the ride.  Worked pretty well as I recall.........mb

 

 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:25:00 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [RC] Wrapping and poultice answer

I've never heard of these.  Do you have a reference?



On Feb 16, 2009, at 4:52 AM, Dessia Miller wrote:

> I also keep cold casts in my trailer for after a ride if I think the  
> horse might need more than linament and standing wraps. My vet got  
> me onto them after dealing with a bowed tendon. Nice and pink, not  
> as messy (sometimes).
>
> Dessia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx
> >
> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Wrapping and poultice answer
>
>
>> Thanks.  Great description.
>>
>> I normally just use plain No-bows, and standing wraps, and maybe a  
>> liniment like Sore-No-More (note:  you can't use that at multi-days  
>> or before a ride, as it contains arnica).  However, I've often  
>> wondered about just how to apply a poultice, especially on those  
>> hot days in  the middle of summer, when I sometimes think that  
>> wrapping a leg is  kind of counter-productive, due to the heat.
>>
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