Equilibrium Stable Chaps - Are they good??

[3Beasties]

What do you think of them? Do they act like bandages? Would they help dry legs of quicker? Any good or bad info would be great!

Sorry for all the questions, just need to no weather I really 'need' them as appose to really 'want' them!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

I like them keep the legs wrm and aren't too bulky but I found that they didn't really support the leg at all so weren't particulary good if the leg was filling. I have a pair of veradus stable boots which are better in that respect but are a bit more pricey

 

[natalia]

waste of money, as are all field chaps etc. if you want good wraps then get the fal silver ones or some thermatex ones or good old fashioned bandages. Equilibrium stuff is rubbish.

 

[ISHmad]

Much prefer Thermatex leg wraps to any others I've come across.

 

[Spyda]

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Equilibrium stuff is rubbish.

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Tad harsh, me thinks!

Your opinion of course

I've been using Equlibrium Close-contact Chaps for past 2 years and have been finding them very useful. As have several people I know at other yards. Particularly good when sprinkled with a bit of sulphur powder or Keratex powder inside the boots, around the lower edges, before being applied.

Haven't used the Stable Chaps as I have deep straw beds and find my horses' legs dry quickly without them. So can't comment on those

I do have genuine Thermatex bandages but rarely use them as they are sooooo bulky. Great for travelling, but I'd use regular fleecy stable bandages and gamgee if I was going to bandage any of mine in the stable at night.

 

[natalia]

i just found they caused more agrivation, we had one we tried them with who had an old injury on a hind leg that ideally needed protection in the field, and they seemed to annoy it more, i.e mud went up them and made it sore, we had another who was just a bit careless with her legs and again, she got just as many knocks, and also we just found the mud got trapped inside them. Also they haven't lasted well, within a couple of weeks the straps came off as they seemed to go a bit saggy. For turnout i would just use boots if you have to use anything, and for stable use thermatex or bandage. Maybe n a yard with no mud they might work butt tbh they just seem a bit pointless, if horses were meant to wear leg wraps in the field they would be born with them.

 

[RedAdair]

I haven't tried Equilibrium chaps but I use thermaLUX wraps on my boys, they fit better than ThermaTEX wraps and are cheaper! Great for drying legs, keeping clean before show, providing protection or just keeping warm.

 

[Angua2]

Liked them a lot and my gelding lived in his stable chaps.

 

[3Beasties]

Ummm, So nobody seems overly fond of them. I Will have to have a think as they are only £12.50 and at that price they seem to be calling me to take them home!

 

[black_n_white]

Ha ha! I saw the same offer you did and bought 2 pairs yesterday. I have now read this thread and am panicking that they are going to be rubbish

 

[Morrigan_Lady]

£12.50? Bargain!

We use them on Max, Mums horse and they do the job really well, he wears them on all fours and they stop his legs from filling and dry his legs off really well.
Max is old and his legs were filling alot at night, but they dont anymore.

 

[3Beasties]

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£12.50? Bargain!

We use them on Max, Mums horse and they do the job really well, he wears them on all fours and they stop his legs from filling and dry his legs off really well.
Max is old and his legs were filling alot at night, but they dont anymore.

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That's what I was hoping they would do!

They are £12.50 at Horseloverz.co.uk if you want spares!

 

[Spyda]

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i just found they caused more agrivation, we had one we tried them with who had an old injury on a hind leg that ideally needed protection in the field, and they seemed to annoy it more, i.e mud went up them and made it sore, we had another who was just a bit careless with her legs and again, she got just as many knocks, and also we just found the mud got trapped inside them.

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TBH, sounds like they are not being put on tightly enough or are perhaps too large?

Someone at my yard is borrowing a pair from me and I left her to put them on by herself for the first few days, but when I saw her putting them on at the weekend realised she wasn't putting them on so the seams were running straight, nor was she putting them on snuggly enough. She said she hadn't liked to incase they rubbed, but having them loose just causes them to chaffe, lets mud seep in underneath and defeats the purpose of having them. All my horses come in at night (and they are turned out in a mud bath) with a bit of mud around their coronet area and about 1.2 inch up the pastern just above.

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Maybe n a yard with no mud they might work butt tbh they just seem a bit pointless, if horses were meant to wear leg wraps in the field they would be born with them.

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Ahhh, now that arguement doesn't work because horses haven't evolved to stand in muddy fields or be forced to plough through muddy gateways. Wild horses roam free over vast distances and choose carefully where they stand!

Must have been a great day for the Dermatophilus congolensis species when we humans started containing horses for our own pleasure

 

[Hippona]

I use the stable chaps to dry off my skinny lads legs...keep his legs nice and warm...might get a spare pair now!