Moving mare to layup - trailering with suspensory?

[shadesofbay3]

so in talking with the vets that i’m working with i know the best chances are to get these treated in the acute phase … and my treating vet said that she could go on the trailer, though not the best situation …

long story short , if you have taken a horse with a suspensory anywhere, have you wrapped any particular way for the ride other than no bows and bandages? im assiming shipping boots don’t give as much support … ride is a little over an hour

[Highflyer1]

If your horse hauls well and it’s not an extremely severe tear, it shouldn’t be a huge issue. Racehorses get moved from the track to layup facilities often with these types of injuries. I would probably do regular standing wraps with bell boots unless your vet recommended something else.

If you are really comfortable with wrapping and the vet wants it as thoroughly wrapped as possible you could do the old pony club standard–make a bandage pad from sheet cotton that is long enough to cover the regular area on down past the heel bulbs, and wrap either with an extra extra long bandage or a couple of rolls of vet wrap.

Also if she is not a great hauler, tranquilizer.

[quietann]

My mare went off to her suspensory surgery in Connecticut with legs completely nekkid. It was a 2-3 hour drive. Coming back, she had a big bandage on the surgical leg, her LH, and a standing wrap on the RH. The clinic had discovered that she would. not. keep a wrap on if only single leg was wrapped.

[joiedevie99]

My horse shipped about an hour to and from surgery. Standing wraps with bells both ways - except one leg had the surgical bandage coming home obviously.