Applying leg protection during exercise remains a risk versus reward situation, says Luke Brock. His study team from Middle Tennessee State University measured temperature increases in limbs during exercise where horses were equipped with a variety of common leg protection.
<Study> results support the hypothesis that convection cooling is impaired by boots and wraps during exercise. The hyperthermic effect boots and bandages create causes chronic microdamage to the tendon.” – Luke Brock
Source: The Horse, June 23, 2021. Link.
Also see: Search Results for: leg boots and wraps. AHD archives. Link.
A healthy horse does not need to routinely have his legs wrapped, even if he is being worked, traveling, or playing.” – Matthew Mackay-Smith, DVM