Hello. I am taking my horse to our first ever usea event at the end of the month and was wondering about standing wraps. We have trailered 4 times without them and have been fine. But, I’d like to start protecting her legs. She also normally goes in night turn out and lives in a run during the day so she won’t be used to being in a stall. I’m not sure about her stocking up, etc. so basically I am just wondering if standing wraps are necessary or not. The place is 1.5 - 2 hours away. Thanks!
I prefer to wrap when hauling, unless it’s super hot outside.
Big shippers recommend against wraps on long hauls.
I will never use two-piece standing wraps again after I discovered these https://www.bigdweb.com/product/nylo…+wraps+pair.do
I would not wrap overnight in the stall.
I’ve never used any sort of wrap when hauling short distances and big shippers don’t want you to use wraps when shipping long distances. I do use various types of standing wraps (no bow, pillow, combo quilt) for wrapping injuries at night.
If the trip is under 4 hours I wrap with standing pillow wraps or no bows with a pair of bell boots
My horse traveled 800 miles from Georgia to Texas and he only wore bell boots. enjoytheride is right shippers don’t like the liability and it’s not something you want to do over long travel distances.
For overnight we did the pillow wraps for the horse but they went on at night check and came off around 4 am when I got there in the mornings to lunge. It’s really a personal preference and every horse is different. My current horse gets bigeloil after an XC run
I keep my horse out of his/her stall as much as possible so if she behaves I would just drag her around the showgrounds with you if you can. keep the stall time limited.
Best of luck at the event!!
I wouldn’t leave wraps on a horse overnight for the time at a show (or at all if you aren’t an experienced wrapper) just because you never know if they are going to eat/play with them, plus I hate to do anything new away from home if I can help it anyway. I personally prefer shipping boots because I think they give better coverage. If I ship in standing wraps I usually add bell boots especially if there is another horse next to mine.
I would plan for lots of handwalking since your horse isn’t used to being in, and that will help with stocking up.
Thank you all for the advice. One more question- how are these wraps sized? The mare is 16.1-2 ish and generally wears a medium or large in from and large in back for boot sizing.
I typically use 12" quilts in front and 14" behind, which covers from just below the knee to the fetlock on most average size TBs. I use standard length 9’ bandages-- I like the Vac’s ones .https://www.bigdweb.com/product/vacs…ategory=100640 If you want more coverage you can use 14" and 16" and you will likely want the extra long 12’ bandages in that case. I grew up with racehorses and I like thicker quilts like the fleece ones https://www.bigdweb.com/product/flee…fType=&from=fn or these Wilkers ones https://www.bigdweb.com/product/leg+…fType=&from=fn but many eventing people use No Bows. I would get someone at your barn to help you the first few times-- you definitely want to do them correctly.
If you plan to wrap while at the show, I would recommend a trial run at home. Some horses don’t like wraps and kick. I use 14" fronts and 16" hind wraps as stand up wraps.
