What to use when travelling?

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Hi guys,
As most of you know I am in the process of buying a horse and have been thinking about what to put on it to travel from the the old yard to the new livery yard with me.
The person I used to work for just used to put a travel rug over the horses if it was winter - but looking around I can see there are loads of things designed for travel.
I really want to know if travel boots/tail guards/poll guards are any good, as I don't want to waste money.
Thanks in advance
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I use travel boots. I like bandages and gamgee, but usually don't have time and daughters can't yet do them quick enough on show day
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Fleece rug (depending on the weather and the horse, Little Cob sweats up when travelling). The Dizzy one has a Weatherbeta coolex type thing.

I will definately be getting them all tail guards as am sick of washing tails only for them to be covered in poo when we get to where we're going!

I don't use poll guards as none of them are bouncy travellers.

Dizzy has a leather headcollar for travelling and LC and LL will have one each soon as well.
 
The only things i use is a light weight rug and travel boots, but its probably best to ask the owner if its used to wearing boots as some of them freak a bit if they havent worn them before or if they arent used to them.
 
I used travelling boots/bandages on some, not on others. Don't hold with poll guards etc. I'm afraid, and don't always bandage tails etc. either.

Most hunt yards/polo yards don't use anything apart from a headcollar.
 
We use a tail abndage and a rug if they are sweaty or it is very cold, don't ever use bandages or boots as they IMO casue lots of issues.
 
I use a tail guard, no boots as my mare cant stand up in them, typical i only found out after id brought a beautiful matching outfit for her boots, rug, headcollar and tail bandage... boots shredded and rug too warm lol oh well least our travelling outfit now is cheap!!
 
B wears travel boots and normally travels in fleece rugs which I layer depending on the weather. He tends to stand at the front of the box so only wears a tail guard for long journeys but has never actually marked his tail even without.
J wears travel boots and fleece rugs as well but also a tail bandage (2 for a long journey) and a tail guard with a bag (has white tail!) as he does rub his tail in the box.
L hated travel boots and would wave to his public with both ends if you dared to put them on so he always travelled with shaped gamgee and stable bandages right down over his heels and coronet.
 
I use travel boots, tail bandage (usually use a guard too but lost it!) and a rug if it's cold. Tend not to use a rug most of the time as my lad sweats up a bit when travelling and I think the rug makes it worse. Also always use a poll guard with the big lad.
 
mine travels in a thermatex, travel boots, a tail guard and leather headcollar, tail guard so he doesnt bash his dock, and get poo all over his lovely blonde tail, boots so he doesnt hurt his legs if he leans and thermatex for obvious reasons

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ALWAYS a leather headcollar.

Everything else is interchangeable. Mare wears boots or bandages all round, plus a tail bandage, tail bag and tail gaurd - white tail. Also she always wears a rug, even if its of te thinnest cotton on the way out, as she WILL get dirty on the tiniest thing.

Little one has just started wearing brushing boots, so will probably travel in them and I will get her some travel boots of her own soon. She generally wears a fleece, to flatten her coat and make her shiney.
 
Whatever else we always use over-reach boots especially in a lorry because my horse always scrapes his corenet bands when we brake. (with the other front foot).
But we do tail bandage and booties just because he's my snuggle muffin! But not on the horses I work with.
 
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