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Post by Pink legs on Jun 24, 2010 10:52:53 GMT
My horse wears stable bandages and gamgees when in and turnout boots when out, the only time he is allowed to be bare legged is when he is in the ring. He is prone to getting scabby bits occasionally and the hair is very thin in places, not a problem for showing, chalk covers it up but don't want him to end up totally bald. Is there any sort of barrier cream or oil that will help protect his legs?
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Post by hollycane on Jun 24, 2010 13:12:03 GMT
Your problem is the bandages and boots. His skin needs to breathe and all the hair will fall off and get rubbed of by the material. I never understand why folks insist on unaturally wrapping up show animals.
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Post by poniesrus on Jun 24, 2010 13:44:41 GMT
Completely agree with Hollycane .... a horses skin needs to breath, it needs to be able to move it's hairs, like the hairs on our arms move when we get cold/warm. By constantly having your horses legs covered up, all you are doing is removing it's natural ability to be able to do this and you will eventually end up with a knackered neddie !!
Tis the same with all this 'rugging' in the hot weather, not perhaps all the fly rugs, but these lightweight things - they take away the bodies natural ability to breath and regulate it's own temperature .... it's asking for problems !! I'm ruddy sure it's why there is so many skin problems these days - they aren't absorbing the vitamins they naturally normally would from the sun and aren't able to regulate their own temperature etc.
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Post by conniegirl on Jun 24, 2010 14:11:40 GMT
ditto what hollycane said.
I cant stand over booting ponies. My ponies only ever wear boots to travel or knee boots when hacking. That is it. I've got 4 clean legged ponies who are all into thier 20's. One 27 yearold who has perfect, unmarked legs and he has never had a pair of boots near him.
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Post by bonnieheather on Jun 24, 2010 17:57:13 GMT
Why are you booting/bandaging your pony? Is there a reason?
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Post by Redsky on Jun 25, 2010 11:23:01 GMT
He was seriously injured and the boots and bandages are necessary to stop fluid build up from a stretched bursal sac, I do give him some time without- short periods of maybe an hour or so, have tried an over night break from the bandages and the leg came up like a balloon and put him back to square one. His treatment has cost 3k of NFU's money and he was treated by 2 specialist vets and a specialist horse vet physio who all recomend that he be bandaged and booted, I wouldn't mither with them if it wasn't necessary, as I find it a real pain messing with bandages and gamgees, but he can be shown locally these days if we can keep the swelling down even though he is a county standard animal- he does love to get out and about and he makes me smile watching him in the ring (or even out of it- he is a treasure and will be with me for life) but would love him to have slightly less baldy legs if poss ETA- of course I could ask his vets or physio but they are hard to get hold of on the phone- usually just get the receptionist and not really worthy of a call out to ask, just thought maybe anyone had any tried and tested remedies or bright ideas? The only thing I can think of is pig oil but then would his legs get even hotter with that on and be even less breathable?
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Post by bonnieheather on Jun 25, 2010 11:50:29 GMT
I wouldn't put anything wet on his legs if you're going to bandage or boot after, would probably make them worse. Is it the end of the world if his legs swell? Is he in pain/uncomfortable with it, or is it just that it doesn't look nice? He's obviously sound. Does turnout help his circulation, could he be turned out for longer/full time without the boots? His legs are obviously relient on the support that he currently has, so are bound to swell without it initially.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2010 13:28:37 GMT
What about trying megatek on his legs?
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Post by qbc on Jul 1, 2010 10:30:20 GMT
Although I am a lover of pig oil, I would not put this on his legs as it can irritate skin and having oily legs under bandages would not be good.
What I would try is some megatek which could help with the hair and scabby bits. Make up a solution 50 - 50 with water and apply every other day. No need to wash off, but do let it dry before putting the bandages back on.
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