Stable wraps to dry legs........ Yay or neigh?!

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Hi
I have a rising 3 year old WB*TB. He is currently out during the day and in at night. When he is out he is booted (due to being out with 13 others and being very very playful!!!)

The question i have is that when i bring him in he is muddy up to shoulders! I hose his legs and clean his boots. I wash and towel dry his legs. I feel terrible that I leave him with damp legs in the stable when its cold and wondered if i should be wrapping his legs?

I wondered how many people use stable wraps to help dry the legs? I know he is young and dont want to put them on to make me feel better! But if they will benifit him I will happily invest in some.

I have been looking and like the thermatex ones best.

Any advice welcome

Thanks
 
Thermatex do a wicking stable wrap which I use on my horse, he's 32 so I just use them to keep his legs warm

I also have Eskadron bandage wraps the biggest size they do various sizes, they wick aswell so would be ok
 
i have same problem with my 3 y/o but i have resisted putting on leg wraps as i dont trust her not to trash them. i just hose them n rub with old towel and she seems fine, i wouldnt worry if she has a straw bed as they will dry easily, but mine is on shavings and they would get really soggy if i didnt dry her legs a bit. I do use thermatex wraps on my old horse as she gets mud fever and they are brilliant, but i trust her not to panic and trash them.
 
When I wash my mares legs (just before a show) I pop stable wraps on to make sure they dry asap without any rubbing - just to ensure mud fever stays away! I have the lansdown ones which are fab, oh has the thermatex ones which are lovely too.

Unless your youngster has to be smart I would just take the boots off and leave the legs alone. Muddy legs left to dry will do no harm at all, but regularly washed and rubbed legs can give rise to chapped skin which makes it easier for mud fever to get a hold on.
 
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