Wicking leg wraps?

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sychnant

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Has anyone tried the Equilibrium Equichaps, or the Mark Todd Coolex wraps? I need a set for the Hairy Pony as his legs don't dry out overnight. I love the Thermatex ones, (but they're expensive!) and imagine the Coolex are similar in terms of how they fit?

Pony has short but wide legs so I'm concerned that the Equilibrium ones would be either too long, or not wide enough!

Any reviews/advice for me?

Thanks :)
 
Do you mean the equilibrium stable chaps, the others are turnout ones. I have the thermatex ones and can vouch for them. Other than that the Eskadron wraps are wicking, about £40 for a set, you'd need bandages with them
 
I have the coolex ones, I find them very good. Mine has a fair bit of bone but isn't hugely long legged (sec D) and they fit well.
 
I asked the same thing ages ago and was recommended the thermatex ones which are good; I have the cordura ones so the shavings dont stick to the outside.

I also have the fal silver ones and they are also good.
 
My horse has 9.5 inches of bone and huge feathers. He's 15hh, noidea howling his legs are! The Coolex fit brilliantly. Can't believe how much they are, a mate sold me hers for £10!!

Measure just below the knee to see the bone on your pony.
 
I've got the Mark Todd ones & they are every bit as good as my friends Thermatex ones. I got them in a sale years ago, can't remember what size mine are but they fit skinny TB legs fairly well.
 
Maesfen said:
If you're decent at bandaging why not just buy nice woollen bandages, they do exactly the same job but at a quarter of the price; it's what we used for years before everyone wanted quick fixes.
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Me too, but what a tiresome bind they were! All that wrapping and unwrapping and rolling and re-rolling the unravelled bandages. To say nothing of washing and drying the damned things. Not all advances in the horse world are bad!

I've recently inherited a bit of cash so I'm going to fullfil my promise to Horse to buy him a Thermatex rug and leg wraps.
 
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Thermatex do the job brilliantly,every time. (I have the original sort.) Sis has some PE ones-good but she got the cordura outer & I think they're a bit stiff-in hindsight,would've gone for plain PE ones.
 
I think I may save for the Thermatex then. He can have them in his "colours" too :D

It's not his bone so much that makes boots difficult, he has a LOT of feather, and shaped boots which fit at the top don't reach far enough round the fetlock. Someone remind me why I bought a hairy! lol
 
In that case,def don't get the PE cordura ones-the biggest size are only just big enough for her Friesian (baroque type with lots of bone&feather&big feet!) and can only just get the bottom strap's Velcro to touch the other side.:( (The non-cordura outer might be ok tho?)
 
Thermatex are lovely BUT, I may have been unlucky, the two ends of Velcro didn't touch.

I had to unpick, move and restitch all the Velcro bits to be able to use them!

ETS the large are really generous. Plenty of room for my huge ID/TB who takes XF in everything.
 
My Coolex wraps are the same size and close ok round the leg despite massive full feathers.
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Really glad someone started this post. I wash my horses feet but don't feel it can be nice washing all the mud of her legs with freezing cold water. It's not dry so can't brush off. I have the Thermatex leg wraps but I am loathe to put them on, on top of wet mud. All you ladies (and men) with Thermatex wraps, have you found it is alright to do so. I am afraid of sealing in damp mud and warming it up all night, if that makes sense.:confused:
 
jjbarney said:
Really glad someone started this post. I wash my horses feet but don't feel it can be nice washing all the mud of her legs with freezing cold water. It's not dry so can't brush off. I have the Thermatex leg wraps but I am loathe to put them on, on top of wet mud. All you ladies (and men) with Thermatex wraps, have you found it is alright to do so. I am afraid of sealing in damp mud and warming it up all night, if that makes sense.:confused:
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As someone said (Sorry, can't remember who) we used to bandage muddy legs until they were dry them brush off the dried mud and I can't remember mudrash being as wide spread as it is today (but that may be due to a golden view of my youth :o).

Thermotex boots ARE expensive but as someone else said they do last. The wicking aspect means that the skin and hair dries very quickly. When used on a wet or very sweaty horse you can often see beads of moisture forming on the outside of the rug while the horse is warm and dry very quickly. The leggings/boots can be put on either muddy legs or on wet ones after hosing. They are machine washable on the wool cycle but don't dry them with direct heat (ie no tumble drying or drying on the radiator!).

The only problem with Thermatex is choosing your colour scheme! There are dozens of colours to choose from for both the body of the rugs and boots and the trims. I'm torn between terracotta with black bindings and olive green with black bindings for my chestnut. Website below in code :)

3 double ewes dot thermatex dot co dot uk
 
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