18Mar
How to Choose Standing Wraps
When it comes to choosing standing wraps, there are a lot of options. Oftentimes the standing wraps you choose to use come down to your horse's legs and personal preference.
05Feb
New Navy Saddle Pads from Draper Therapies
A classic and elegant look combined with Celliant® technology make Draper Equine Therapy® Saddle Pads the perfect choice for sensitive and hard working backs.
10Nov
How to Help Horses Stay Warm in the Winter
Anne-Marie Duarte, super groom for Olympic eventer Selena O'Hanlon, shares how she helps the horses in her care stay warm during frigid Canadian winters.
25Jun
Perfect Polos for Imperfect Legs
I've ridden and cared for a lot of horses, which means I've wrapped a lot of legs. I'm pretty comfortable saying that the majority of the legs I've wrapped were sound, but they weren't perfect. Scars, bumps, lumps, and even come odd conformation made up the legs I clipped, brushed,...
14Apr
How to Tell if Your Horse is Comfortable
One of the great benefits of Celliant® is that it helps increase comfort. While as humans we understand what it feels like to be comfortable, measuring comfort in an animal that can't communicate with words can be a little more tricky. Here are a few ways you can tell if...
13Jan
Guest Blog: Kelly Wilson from Hunky Hanovarian
Hi everyone! This is Kelly from the Hunky Hanoverian. I wanted to take a few minutes to write about one of my favorite companies- Draper Therapies. If you want more background about the therapeutic benefits of Draper Therapies products be sure to check out my blog post (http://hunkyhanoverian.com/product-review/product-review-draper-therapies/), where I...
28Apr
5 Keys to Healthy Horse Legs
Your horse's legs carry a lot of weight - 60% of their total weight is carried on their front legs - making leg care one of the most important pieces of the horse care puzzle. Here's what you can do to help keep your horse's legs looking and feeling their...
03Apr
4 Solutions for Easing Achy Hocks
For many of us, the start of show season means managing an equine partner with achy hocks. Here's 4 ways you might consider managing your horse's achy hocks. 1. NSAIDS Regular daily feeding of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medications is a common when managing hock issues. This practice can lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances,...
16Aug
Sound with a Chance of Windpuffs: Diagnosing and Treating Windpuffs in Horses
Windpuffs... the name sounds a lot friendlier than they look. Even though they sounds like a type of friendly cloud, windpuffs can be found on the back of your horse's legs. Although not usually associated with lameness, these soft, fluid-filled pouches on the sides and rear of the fetlock joint can...
31Jul
Which Wrap is Which? A Guide to Draper Therapies’s Leg Wraps
Right now, Draper Therapies makes three different types of equine standing-wrap-type leg wraps: Recovery Wraps, No Bows, and Quick Wraps. Customers looking into our leg wraps usually fall into two categories: novice wrappers or savvy wrappers. Novice wrappers are folks who don't wrap or polo their horse very often, if...