Didn’t see any recent threads on this so wanted to see what shipping wraps everyone is using for trailering?
On short hauls - less than 3h - I don’t wrap.
For my mini, who has been hauled 3h - I’ve never wrapped.
If I do wrap, I like to use disposable roll cotton & a standing bandage over, making sure heels are protected.
I take spare rolls so the return trip gets unused cotton under wraps.
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Wilkers pillow wrap from just below the knee/fetlock to the coronet band, flannel bandages that are long enough to wrap from the top of the pillow wrap to the bottom and back to the top again. I buy bulk flannel and make them because the commercially available wraps aren’t long enough. Secured with safety pins.
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The professional haulers I have worked with all said no wraps. I do put bell boots on my guy just in case, but no wraps. He is very sensible in the trailer though!
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I use Schneiders® Dura-Tech® Tekno-Dri® Quick Wrap No Bow Leg Wraps
I like them for a bunch of reasons. 1) Very easy to put on and off; 2) Since they are no-bow, you can’t really mess them up; 3) Unlike those big, bulky shipping boots, horses don’t care about these and don’t walk funny or anything (had a horse kick and kick and kick with the ones that go over the hocks); 4) Easy to clean - throw them in the washing machine; just don’t dry them b/c they are water-proof treated like blankets.
I always also use bell boots. On very hot days and/or for very short rides, I use brushing boots instead of these wraps.
Bell boots at the very most. No wraps.
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Pros don’t want to he extra work of rewrapping.
How many times have you(g) found a wrap unraveling & had to redo?
It happens & Pros don’t want the bother.
If wrap is for a wound that might change.
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I don’t like wrapping for hauls as I think their drawbacks outweigh the risk… but…
Last summer one of our geldings stepped on himself backing out of a step-down and scuffed himself pretty badly from hock to toe. No stitches but would have been avoided with some protection. I don’t think he has ever been in a step-up trailer and unfortunately the way he was loaded, could only back down.
I use BOT quick-wraps as a middle ground if I’m hauling more than 30m:
https://www.doversaddlery.com/bot-royal-quick-wraps-deluxe/p/X1-042620/
But if I’m going local, I typically ship them naked.
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As @2DogsFarm said, pro haulers don’t want to re do or (my guess is) don’t want the liability of a wrap twisting/coming off during the trip.
I haul myself 99% of the time and my wraps don’t move* so I prefer standing wraps/flannels. I think it’s important for them to have the support and compression from a properly applied shipping bandage. When I’m hauling long (1-6) hour distances, it’s either for schooling over fences, schooling XC, or showing, so I want their legs feeling good before and after. I will throw on a sports medicine or brushing boot if I’m hauling under an hour for a trail ride.
*I had a wrap move once on a 50 hour drive in a box stall in a big rig, and it caused a bandage bow. I didn’t anticipate my mare walking circles in the box which is probably why the wrap twisted and caused the bow. In hind sight, I should have used shipping boots in that instance as it was her first time in a box stall.
What’s the purpose of the cotton?
I don’t wrap if I’m hauling 30 mins or 24 hours. If a horse has shoes on, I might put on bell boots. For my one gelding who can be a fidgety mess, I might put on DSBs
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No wraps for me. Saw a horse get one half off and flip out once. It left a lasting impression. I do put my mini’s hoof boots on him as he loves to hit the side of the trailer or divider with his hoof because the noise is SO! MUCH! FUN! The hoof boots dull the noise and he quits.
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I used to use these until my horse kicked two of them halfway off in the trailer which I of course did not discover until I got there. I don’t know how long they were like that but the ride was almost 3 hours.
I use the Eskadron long exercise bandages and flannel wraps. Super easy to wash and legs dont get sweaty. Horses barely notice them.
I am another “don’t wrap” no matter the time or distance hauler. I feel they do little to aid the horses (unless you have two next to each other who may scramble and catch each others’ legs). On the same route (17 hours), on different occasions, I tried wrapping and not wrapping. I noticed no difference in leg swelling etc. The horses seem to be much cooler sans wraps.
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I wrap if I have multiple horses on the rig or if they have shoes on. I like the Premier Equine quick wraps. Faster to get on and off, and my persnickety jumper doesn’t try to kick them off his hind legs the way he does with quilts and standing bandages. They work like the BoT brand, minus the fabric that would just make their legs hotter (something I try to avoid on a trailer ride).
Wrapping depends upon the horse. I had a horse with leg issues and I wrapped her legs with no bows and standing wraps. When we had to stop, I would unwrap and wrap her legs to make sure she was okay.
I do have travel boots for long distance shipping as a “just in case.” That said, for the most part, I don’t wrap legs unless the horse has leg issues.
I am a fan of putting an egg carton mattress pad under trailer mats for long distance hauls.
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Bell boots and normal riding leg protection. I like some protection from a scramble catch or weird step going on/coming off but I don’t want anything hot or that can slip. I figure if my boots are rock solid for a 3 hour ride I feel comfortable using them for a 20 minute haul.
Never wrap. Bell boots on some if they are built close in the back or scamble. Wraps are too hot and support is negligible. They risk of them coming undone or off and creating a problem is real however.
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Acts like a quilt but disposable.
This stuff:
I tried the no wrapping once and of course my gelding stepped on himself and got a pretty bad scrape on the inside of his pastern. So I like to use either BOT quick wraps, SMBs, or brushing boots just to give them a little extra protection. Bell boots on any hooves with shoes.
