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.
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.
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 ...
Tricks for Nap Blanket Care
We have had a few customers ask how to care for their body blankets, so here’s a trick we use!
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 (htt ...
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 d ...
5 Things to Bring When You’re Camping With Your Horse
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 my packing lis ...
Remember the Time I Polo Wrapped the Dog? The Incredibly Diverse Polo Wrap
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 we forgot our half chaps to protect our skin from pinches and rubs. I̵ ...
Why Every Horse Owner Should Know How to Standing Wrap
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 ...
Keeping Healthy and Safe during Winter Riding
When the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, equestrians are among the first to complain! The horses get fuzzy, water buckets start to freeze, and nobody wants to ride if they’re frozen from the extra barn chores that winter brings with it. Those of us on the east ...
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