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Hi OSB Members, Welcome to Savvy ShopperHelp to decrease injuries by using appropriate leg protection in the form of boots or bandages. Whether you are riding, lunging or turning out, you'll want to protect your horses legs! There is no lack of horse leg protection available, the trick is using the right leg protection for the circumstances. Not interested anymore? Instantly
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| | What about Bell Boots and Shipping Boots?
Bell Boots help to protect the coronary band, heel bulbs and hoof wall. These boots are particularly helpful for horses that forge and tend to pull shoes or cut their heel bulbs. Newer velcro styles have made getting bell boots on and off much easier. However, the old fashioned "bell" style solid bell boot is still a great choice for horse that seem to the velcro undone no matter what.
Shipping Boots and Bandages are used to protect your horse's legs from bumps cuts and scrapes while loading, shipping, and unloading. They not give your horse's legs support. Shipping boots should fit so that they don't flap and flop when your horse is walking to the trailer. If they do, they are too big and will only cause problems. If you use shipping bandages, they should be applied so that they cover the heels bulbs. If your horse does not like to be wrapped so low, you can use bell boots to protect his feet. In that case, the bandages go from below the knee to just below the fetlock.
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The Conformation and Anatomy Chart by Susan Hakola$95 is a highly detailed wall chart in full-color, 20w x 26h, and laminated. Hang this chart in the barn for education and to better understand information from your veterinarian, blacksmith, and your horse!
Read Horse Care Books for more information hoof and leg care and on the care of your horse in general. In addition, you can learn how to recognize specific hoof problems, including bruises, abscesses, cracks and wounds, and take action to resolve them. |
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Understand the Importance of Leg Protection for your Horse... Written by: Sallie S. Hyman, VMD, DACVIM, CVA The distal limb of the horse is a delicate structure comprised of not much more than bone, tendon/ligaments, and skin. There is little natural protection for this area, unlike more proximal portions of the leg where thick muscles cover the area and protect the underlying structures from injury.
The main structures of the distal limb include: the extensor tendons on the front of the limb; the digital flexor tendons (superficial and deep) and suspensory ligament on the back of the leg; the cannon bone; the sesamoid bones; the heel bulbs; and the hoof. All of these structures are vulnerable to injury if not adequately protected.
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How do horses injure their legs?
Some horse are naturally more prone to injury of the lower limb than others due to their confirmation or way of moving. They may "interfere" when they move, that is, one leg brushes the inside of the opposite limb when they travel. This can happen in the front and hind limbs. Many owners will recognize this as small cuts, bumps, and abrasions on the inside of their horse's legs. Some horses will "forge", that is, the hind limbs will reach far and catch the back of the front leg. This can result in pulled shoes or cuts to the heel bulbs or coronary band.
Of course, many of the activities we ask our horse to participate in, such as cross country jumping, racing, reining, and even shipping, put the lower limb at risk for injury.
What can we do to prevent injury?
We can help to decrease injuries by using appropriate leg protection in the form of boots or bandages.
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 and Learn the Answers to the Following Questions to help you better choose the correct form of leg protection... - Just what can or can't boots and bandages do for your horse's legs?
- What problems can boots or bandages cause?
- So how do I choose the correct boot?
Diagram of a Horse's Leg & Tendons...
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