Issue 6:  Serving the equine community through information and product offerings.

• Wrapped for Travel
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• Daily Equine forums full of friendly equine enthusiasts
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By MaryKay Ruble

Scan any catalog, on-line vendor or real-life tack shop and you will find a plethora of equine leg wraps and protective boots for almost every use in the horse-world.

For a horse’s trailer ride, consider the length of the trip, and the necessary support for all the structures in the lower leg. 

For a short trailer-ride of less than 20 miles, shipping boots and bell boots may be all that is needed for most horses.  These two items used in conjunction, offer simple protection of the lower leg and hoof; primarily, protection of the horse from his or her own movement inside the trailer. A bell boot will protect a hoof from being stepped on by the other hooves, and shipping boots will protect against any hoof-leg contact should the horse lift a leg higher than hoof level. Both the bell boot and shipping boot will offer lower-leg protection while loading and unloading.

For a longer ride in the trailer, we should look beyond simple protection, and add in a degree of support.  Proper support for the situation will help to prevent the pooling of blood in the lower legs of the horse, and aid in limiting leg fatigue. While polo wraps offer support to the horse that is in motion, standing wraps have been designed to support the lower legs of horses that are under little physical exertion.   Standing wraps themselves offer little in the way of protection so pairing them with a leg quilt, or over-wrapping with a sufficiently sized shipping boot, is a good idea. Bell boots are also used in this situation, for necessary hoof and coronet-band protection.

At every stop, visually check that the wraps are secure, in place, and are not causing any swelling above or below the edges of the wrap.  If any have become loosened and pose the threat of creating a hazard, without unloading the horse, safely try to remove the wrap and reapply it the next time that you can unload at a stop. 

Learning to wrap correctly and applying leg wraps consistently for trailer travel will protect your horse, and your riding or performance future.

Current Saddles on Clearance

Our saddle makers are always introducing new models and making changes to old models of saddles.  This causes us to have inventory problems which is a very good thing for our customers.  Here is our current list of NEW but old model saddles.  We've knocked the price as low as we could to make room for the newer models..  Act soon because these saddles have a limited availability.

  

15" 16" Big Horn Curdura Southwest Barrel Saddle 255 252 Suggested Price: $626.00 Our Low Price: $421.00

16" Black Big Horn Cordura Saddle bh175 Suggested Price: $738.00 Our Low Price: $490.70

15" Cordura Barrel Saddle by Big Horn bh230 Suggested Price: $748.00 Our Low Price: $492.00

16" Brown or Black Big Horn Cordura Roper FQHB 210 209 Suggested Price: $816.00 Our Low Price: $526.00

15" Fabtron Arabian Saddle 7318 Suggested Price: $719.90 Our Low Price: $499.99

16" Roper Saddle custom made dk 553 Suggested Price: $1,090.00 Our Low Price: $645.00

15" Classic Barrel Racer by Billy Cook - Genuine bi 8728 Suggested Price: $1,200.00 Our Low Price: $750.00

16" Circle Y Trail Saddle Full Quarter Horse Bars 3626 Suggested Price: $1,398.00 Our Low Price: $849.00

15" Crates Endurance Lite Traveler Saddle CR 5000 Suggested Price: $1,480.00 Our Low Price: $924.00

16" Tex Tan Hereford Old Timer Roping Saddle 08-1380s Suggested Price: $1,595.00 Our Low Price: $939.99

16" Crates High Back Trail Saddle 206 - Clearance Suggested Price: $1,470.00 Our Low Price: $950.00

17" Circle Y Flex Tree Saddle y-1551 Suggested Price: $1,680.00 Our Low Price: $1,049.99

Have you visited our informational site DailyEquine.com?  We have a forum that is dedicated to spreading the knowledge of the equine enthusiasts.  We have a very knowledgeable group of Moderators and Members that provide help on many topics.  Visit them and see what it is all about.

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At HorseSaddleShop.com we strive to provide the best service, product and price.  We ship all saddles in the 48 Contiguous United States for free and offer an additional savings for every order.  Whether you are ordering on-line, over the phone or at our store you can use the coupon code ts2p for a checkout discount.  Happy shopping!

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