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Postby BJ » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:48 am

In looking at some old photographs in the Exclusively Equine catalog, I noticed that the photo of Exterminator, in a race, had both Exterminator and his adversary with 4 wraps. They also seem higher than today's wraps.

I'm just wondering if the use of 4 wraps is what kept so many horses going sounder, longer back then. Hmmmm... :?
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Postby Jorge » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:33 pm

Not an auspicious tool for those who browse photographs searching for sabino markings. :shock: :roll: :shock: :roll: :shock: :roll:
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Postby Toccet02 » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:48 pm

Don't most people today regard front bandages as a warning of injury or soreness?
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Postby geowarrior » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:53 pm

I believe a couple of the trainers on the board indicated that they can sometimes be used when there is no problem but the track is off, a bit of extra support is what I think one trainer said. However I think that generally when a horse presents with front bandages for the first time, that's considered cause for suspicion.
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Postby BJ » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:42 pm

Toccet wrote:Don't most people today regard front bandages as a warning of injury or soreness?


I believe they do. And I'm wondering when that started. I'm guessing it started with the escalation of the "claiming game". Some trainers used it to "scare off" potential claims. Others used it to cover up "paints" and other things like tendons.

geowarrior wrote:I believe a couple of the trainers on the board indicated that they can sometimes be used when there is no problem but the track is off, a bit of extra support is what I think one trainer said. However I think that generally when a horse presents with front bandages for the first time, that's considered cause for suspicion.


I lean toward wraps being good for support, as long as they are done right. Done incorrectly it can cause a bowed tendon. I know of some old timers that still believe in wraps as a preventative measure. I can't believe how many today's trainers don't use them because they don't really know how.
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Re: Hmmmm...

Postby Lucy » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:09 pm

BJ wrote:In looking at some old photographs in the Exclusively Equine catalog, I noticed that the photo of Exterminator, in a race, had both Exterminator and his adversary with 4 wraps. They also seem higher than today's wraps.

I'm just wondering if the use of 4 wraps is what kept so many horses going sounder, longer back then. Hmmmm... :?


From what I've read, wraps were just as suspect back then - at least during racing hours. Workout photos from that era often show them bundled up four-square, practically in shipping wraps. :wink: Perhaps that made a difference.

All the pictures I have of Exterminator show him wrap-free. Perhaps the track was iffy that day? Or perhaps the shot was from later in his career, and they were being more cautious with him.
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