I just use bell boots for my mare, no wraps (don’t want the hassle or the heat).
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I’m also on the boat with no wraps. We have done some long hauls (10-20hrs) and I have left them unwrapped.
Recently I was backing one of my ponies down the ramp and he stepped off and scraped up his leg. Just before his line class. No stitches but hair off and a bit of blood. I now just put regular brush boots on so it protects the leg without heating it up too much. They are used to wearing them since I ride/drive in them, so it does not bother them at all. And keeps their legs a little cleaner from the poop!
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Oh I misread, I thought you put cotton THEN a pillow wrap then the standing bandage 
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I used to wrap all the time. Then I stopped completely.
Last month my new gelding scrambled getting off the trailer and sliced up his hind leg. He’s very lucky it only required stitches/stall rest and it was more or less superficial. But, he’s a scrambler (we’re working on it but he’s not careful with his legs exiting the trailer even when he doesn’t scramble). Anyway, he’s lost his naked leg privileges. He doesn’t need support, just protection (most of the time he’s in the trailer less than 10 min). So, we’ll likely use some brushing boots for protection when hauling (I’ve been either booting or wrapping his hind legs when we practice depending on what is most convenient).
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I go back and forth on boots or wraps or naked depending on the horse and the trailer.
I sure was happy to have full shipping boots on when my gelding scrambled up into the manger. He came down none the worse for wear, which certainly wouldn’t have been the case if he’d been naked 
I’m not sure there’s a single answer out there for every horse in every circumstance.
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This x 1000!
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For sure. I also feel like “out in the wild” I see tons and tons of wrapping or boots so it’s interesting to see that at least these responses lean the other way
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Bell boots pretty much always, sometimes brushing boots depending on whether he’s alone on the trailer or has someone potentially dancing around next to him.
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