| Many items are needed to care for horses. Let's | | | | healing process of your wounded animal. Magnetic |
| explore two such items now. Suppose your horse | | | | leg wraps are sold for aid to circulation problems and |
| needed added warmth? Would you just let it shiver | | | | to enhance cellular activity for quicker healing. This |
| and risk illness? No, you'd provide it with something | | | | might benefit problems with joints, muscles, tendons, |
| called a horse blanket. Horse blankets are quite | | | | and ligaments. |
| handy and can be used in many different ways, to | | | | There are elastic bandage leg wraps, also used by |
| benefit both you and your horse. | | | | some people for their own injuries, sold in four by five |
| Some people collect horse blankets to use as | | | | yard rolls, which stick to themselves. |
| decorations around their home, office, or restaurant. | | | | Should you want your youngster to feel important |
| Museums have collections of horse blankets, which | | | | while caring for your wounded pet, you could use |
| date back centuries. A true horseman respects the | | | | animal print leg wraps. This would make learning |
| use of the horse blanket and has discovered much | | | | about horse care more appealing for the child. |
| value in owning several. The old West was not | | | | If color isn't an issue, there is your basic black leg wrap, |
| complete without horse blankets. They kept the | | | | made of neoprene. Or you could buy a fancy satin |
| horse comfortable by providing padding underneath the | | | | white leg wrap. Quilted leg wraps can be washed in |
| saddle, kept the horse warm and even at times | | | | your washer and thrown into your dryer, providing |
| provided warmth or a pillow for the rider. They were | | | | longer lasting use. |
| valuable to use for trade in areas where they were | | | | If you are out rounding up livestock far away from the |
| not readily available. | | | | home and maybe are unable to get back quickly, |
| Now let's discuss the leg wrap. If you prefer, you can | | | | suppose your horse develops cuts on his legs and you |
| find a leg wrap to match the color of your horse | | | | have nothing suitable to use as a bandage or leg |
| blanket. This might be an issue is you are entering a | | | | protection before heading into rougher territory. Once |
| parade or showing your horse or if you just prefer | | | | more, we bring leg wraps and horse blankets |
| such attention to detail. There are many colors | | | | together. What's more important, the blanket, or your |
| available in leg wraps. | | | | animal's welfare? Cut off a piece of the horse |
| Horses do get injuries and require leg wraps as part of | | | | blanket and use it as a temporary leg wrap. |
| your medical supplies. A conscientious horse owner | | | | Always consider consulting your local veterinarian for |
| would keep a few on hand for emergencies. They | | | | your horse's injuries. A leg wrap may not be |
| are sold at veterinary supply offices. Use your leg | | | | necessary and if not used properly could inhibit the |
| wraps wisely so as to enhance and not hinder the | | | | results. |