To wrap or not to wrap?

[Magicboy]

I use the Alushield on most cuts and scraps. I think it works quite well. Hope your horse is better already.

[gumtree]

@Chestnut_Mare

A previous lease horse of mine had an injury exactly like this when her owner let her get caught up in a lead rope on the ground

That’s why I don’t allow rope leads in my barn. They can and do easily wrap around a horse’s leg. Good leather shanks much less so. Rope leads do not break nearly as easily as a leather one when needed, if it will break at all.

Rope, natural/nylon leaves a heck of a rope burn if pulled threw one’s hand unexpectedly, leather not nearly as much if at all. So the person on the lead is far less likely to let go.

[JB]

@danacat

I’m seeing now that I should have been more precise with my advice. I was not suggesting at all that the sweat was to be appllied to or include the pastern area that is prone to proud flesh-- only the ankle and above to take down the swelling. I personally prefer Furacin for those rare times I need a sweat + wear gloves and don’t eat it.

Back in the day, at the racetrack, furacin was used like mad for sweats – and retired horses still lived to a ripe old age and didn’t die of cancerous tumors. But why use it when there are better alternatives. Agreed.

Interesting COH thread on this that you participated in – from 2012.

https://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/forum/discussion-forums/horse-care/186477-your-opinion-on-fura-zone-and-its-warning-label/page3

And I see where I missed your “on ankle”, and where my comments about “never” were not clear LOL I don’t have a problem with furacin as a sweat for reducing inflammation on a whole leg, assuming no broken skin. I didn’t think to add that, as I assumed (I know, I know!) the context would make it clear, so my bad. I still don’t think a sweat is warranted just for where and how much this swelling is

[JB]

@gumtree

That’s why I don’t allow rope leads in my barn. They can and do easily wrap around a horse’s leg. Good leather shanks much less so. Rope leads do not break nearly as easily as a leather one when needed, if it will break at all.

Rope, natural/nylon leaves a heck of a rope burn if pulled threw one’s hand unexpectedly, leather not nearly as much if at all. So the person on the lead is far less likely to let go.

Do you have a favorite leather lead? I love how they look, but they are also, for me at least, harder to hold onto if a horse gets rambunctious. Being flat, and of course being more slick (which is obviously the reason it would take a lot more pressure to create a friction burn, though they still could) just makes it harder, even with gloves on (and depending on the glove, especially with gloves on).

[danacat]

@JB

And I see where I missed your “on ankle”, and where my comments about “never” were not clear LOL