How to Use Leg Wraps, Bandages, and Boots: Supportive Leg Care for Your Horse [Paperback]

Sue A. Allen (Author), Betty J. McKinney (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

This handy guide covers everything from applying polo and track bandages to caring for leg injuries. A MUST for every owner, instructor, trainer and groomer. *Six ways to prevent leg problems *How to choose the right size bell boots *When to apply heat and cold terapy * Apply leg wraps * Clean and care for bandages * Protect your horse’s legs while traveling * Provide supportive care for lameness or injury

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Although it is common knowledge that a horse’s legs need support, incredibly, no book has been written on the many techniques that are available until now. Sue A. Allen, who has been teaching riding and giving horse leg care clinics for over ten years, wrote this book for the express purpose of teaching beginners as well as advanced horsepeople how to better care for their horses’ legs.

Preventive maintenance is stressed throughout. Allen emphasizes the use of polo bandages for working or training, and protective wraps for traveling. Find applying a leg bandage difficult to master? Ready-wraps will help ease your frustration. Is the overwhelming variety of horse boots confusing to you? Learn which boots to use when, and how to fit them correctly. Detect hot spots and other common problems. Proper care and the right support will help prevent these small problems from becoming major. A valuable addition to every equine lover’s library!

From the Author

Allen, a former riding instructor, has given many clinics on the subject.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Alpine Publications (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931866723
• ISBN-13: 978-0931866722
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Informative, April 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Use Leg Wraps, Bandages, and Boots: Supportive Leg Care for Your Horse (Paperback)

This book really describes all boots and bandages very thoroughly! I just bought a new horse who was used with boots all his life and I've never used them before! This book was an awesome into for me! Good for any rider in any field of equines!

5.0 out of 5 stars A reference all horse owners should have, July 18, 2009

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This review is from: How to Use Leg Wraps, Bandages, and Boots: Supportive Leg Care for Your Horse (Paperback)

How to Use Leg Wraps, Bandages and Boots: Supportive Care for Your Horse covers preventative maintenance and choosing, cleaning and applying the right bandages for a horse's legs. From protecting a horse while traveling to using ready-wraps to greater ease, this is a reference all horse owners should have.