Ravenwood
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On the front page of H&H Little Brit jumping, he has what looks like sticky tape on his nose - why?
Why's there Gaffer tape on that horses nose?
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dieseldog
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It's not gaffer tape !! although it would probably work and be a lot cheaper. It holds the airways open and is supposed to help them breathe better - a bit like those anti snoring strips you get and the ones that rugby players wear as well
Lucy_Ally
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They are nasal strips they are meant to stop the soft tissue of the nostril collapsing and inhibiting air flow. HUman athletes wear a similar thing. Not sure how good they are though but lots of eventers use them.
Ravenwood
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Guessed it was something like that. Will try same on OH to see if it stops him snoring!!
piebaldsparkle
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What strips or gaffer tape
Ravenwood
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Gaffer tape if its cheaper!
Kate_13
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I'll use it to tape my OH's mouth shut! His snoring is sooooo bad!
Thanks for the post, have wondered what it was
Thanks for the post, have wondered what it was
StrawberryFish
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lol - glad I'm not the onlyone who wondered this - I had heard of the strips to help keep airways open, but saw a close up and it looked so much like gaffa tape that I didn't even think about it being anything else!!
PS - Little Brit is a mare!
PS - Little Brit is a mare!
RachelB
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It's like a breathe right strip for snorers, it has little metal (??) strips in to help it stay flat so it lifts the nostril out with it. It's not only meant to improve airflow as others have said, but is meant to improve it to the extent that it may help reduce the chances of a horse bleeding from its lungs during hard exercise (common in racers). My mare does a sort of bleeding (she's definately not a racer though!) and although we're almost certain it comes from the head and not the lungs I'm planning on giving a Flair strip a whirl myself when taking her XC, see if it helps stop her bleeding. You never know! But at £6-7 per strip, I'm not sure I'll be using them anyway! TBH I can't see it really being worth using unless I'm planning on going round Badminton though, I'm not doing the sorts of exercise those lot are so am less likely to make her properly bleed doing 2' hunter trials!
Lucy_Ally
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It's not only meant to improve airflow as others have said, but is meant to improve it to the extent that it may help reduce the chances of a horse bleeding from its lungs during hard exercise (common in racers).
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Mmm not sure that the makers can make those claims. Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) is more related to concussion and pulmonary blood pressure rather than air intake into the lungs. The only thing that they can claim is that the strips allow maximal air intake by preventing nasal collapse and tbh this is probably a pretty insignificant contribution.
It's not only meant to improve airflow as others have said, but is meant to improve it to the extent that it may help reduce the chances of a horse bleeding from its lungs during hard exercise (common in racers).
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Mmm not sure that the makers can make those claims. Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) is more related to concussion and pulmonary blood pressure rather than air intake into the lungs. The only thing that they can claim is that the strips allow maximal air intake by preventing nasal collapse and tbh this is probably a pretty insignificant contribution.
flyingfeet
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Anyone find it nuts that eventers use nasal strips with flashes, grackles and combination nosebands?
Why try and expand the airways when you then go and squeeze them with leather straps!!
Why try and expand the airways when you then go and squeeze them with leather straps!!
dieseldog
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Anyone find it nuts that eventers use nasal strips with flashes, grackles and combination nosebands?
Why try and expand the airways when you then go and squeeze them with leather straps!!
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Very good point
Anyone find it nuts that eventers use nasal strips with flashes, grackles and combination nosebands?
Why try and expand the airways when you then go and squeeze them with leather straps!!
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Very good point
chestnut cob
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Lucy, would it be worth me investing in some of these, given our situation? He's 100x better but every little helps! Or are they a bit of a con??
RachelB
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The claim is that as airflow resistance is reduced, the pressure drawing blood out of the capillaries and into the lungs (can't remember exactly how he said it worked but it was to do with pressure bursting the capillaries) is reduced and so the chances of bleeding are reduced. I wasn't convinced either, I don't think the difference would be enough to have the desired effect. Probably better off putting plain tape over the nose! But I thought as I got given a free one I may as well try it out (will look "fashionable" if nothing else lol!)
evsj
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I bet alot of eventers use them because they are freebies! You never saw anything like that in the old days .... then again some horses used to go round Badminton with no leg protection!