Taking a break from horses or from riding happens. Whether the choice is by choice or imposed by life circumstances, the rider in us can't wait until the day we can get back in the saddle. And when that magical day comes, our excitement and enthusiasm carry us through the...
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.
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.
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,...
We have had a few customers ask how to care for their body blankets, so here's a trick we use!
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...
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...
I'm getting ready to leave for a camping trip with my horses, and this year in addition to my seasoned 20 year old trail horse, I have my two younger boys in tow to give Ridge a much-needed break after some long days on the trail. In addition to updating...
Draper Polo Wrap - Just like an ace bandage except better. I've known for awhile that polo wraps can be used for so much more than protecting a horses legs from bumps. When I was a kid, my fellow barn brats and I would wrap them around our own legs if...
Standing wraps - some people love them and some people love to hate them. Whether you've never wrapped an equine leg or you're practically a professional wrapper, the fact is that at some point in your life with horses you will have to wrap. I can hear the groans already -...