Wrapping Instructions:

The following are wrapping instructions.  As with everything we do, make sure you use common sense when wrapping a horse.  

Below you will find instructions for:
A.  Basic Wrapping
B.  Knee Wrap
C. Ringbone and Navicular Wrapping

Note:  Whenever wrapping light skinned or thin skinned horses be careful to watch for any redness in the area as these horses can be susceptible to blistering.

Note:  When wrapping for ringbone, navicular or any other ailment near the hoof, watch hoof wall closely.  If it gets to soft stop wrapping for a few days.

Basic Wrapping
1	Items Needed: Rapid Response, Folded Sheet Cotton Into a Pad, Sheet Cotton Wrap, Plastic Wrap, Quilt Wrap, Flannel Wrap, Masking Tape" not shown"	2	Pour approximately 1 oz of Rapid Response "or amount sufficient" on a sheet cotton pad.
3	Apply cotton pad to area treated.  Here you see the pad being applied to a sesamoid for treatment.	4	Do not squeeze tightly at this point.  You do not want the Rapid Response to run down the leg.
5	Wrap the sheet cotton over the pad.	6	Note: Make sure you start the Sheet Cotton wrap on the inside of the leg and wrap toward the front. Wrap this way to prevent bowing a horse.  Check this photo of the Quilt Wrap being started for reference.
7	Wrap with plastic wrap.  Wrap plastic around the entire leg over the sheet cotton and do not wrap to tight.	8	A handy way to tear the plastic is to gently pull it tight and press your finger nails through the wrap as the trainer is doing here.  Notice she is pulling toward the back of the leg so that no pressure is being place on the tendon.  The pressure is on the front of the leg.
9	Hold up stall wrap "also known as quilt or no-bow wrap" and place 4" flannel wrap like shown in picture for a smooth transition from stall wrap to flannel wrap as you will see below.	10	Continue rolling the stall wrap over the top of the flannel wrap.
11	Make special note of where the trainer is starting the wrap.  She is on the inside of the front leg and is wrapping toward the front of the horse and then toward the outside.  As she comes around to the front again what will happen is the stall wrap will hold itself in place and the pressure point for doing this will be on the front of the leg and not the tendon.  Make sure the wrap is loose enough so that you do not wrap bow the tendon.  It is critical you do not place much pressure on the tendon.	12	Note the trainers fingers.  There is approximately 2 fingers of space below the knee and the top of the stall wrap.  This will keep from aggravating the knee area by not rubbing on it.
13	As the stall wrap comes to an end the flannel wrap will immediately start in the roll due to the picture above showing how to combine the two wraps.  The trainer is wrapping down first and will then work her way up the area.	14	Look at the spacing of the flannel wrap and make sure you keep your wrap consistent all the way down and back up.  At this point use masking tape to finish off the flannel wrap.
15	This is it.  A good looking wrap with a great product  for taking care of our friends.

Knee Wrap:

Knee Wrap
1	This is a flannel towel that as been designed with legs so that you can wrap the knee area.  That is why it's called a spider wrap.  Ü	2	Note: Make sure you have a wrap below the knee area first so that the knee wrap will not slide down.  Note:  Wrap with a sheet cotton pad, Rapid Response,  sheet cotton,  plastic wrap and stall wrap as previously illustrated. Use masking tape to lightly secure the area.
3	Take the spider wrap and wrap it around the front of he leg.  Pull the top two straps into your fingers.	4	Now make one tie of the top strap.  Do not over tighten.
5	Next twist the top two straps on the wrap.	6	Now take the first twist and gently move it downward.  At this point take the next straps in line and repeat the first steps.  This will begin to hold the spider wrap.
7	Continue the procedure all the way down the wrap.	8	Now tie a light bow.  A light bow is one that is not cinched down tightly.
9	Now to hide the loose ends.	10	Tuck the final tails and light bow underneath so that the horse cannot pull on them or snag them.
11	There it is.  A beautiful spider wrap on the knee with an equally as wonderful lower wrap on the sesamoid to keep everything in place.	12	Now your Rapid Response can really get to work and help our friends.

Ringbone and Navicular Wrapping:  

After looking through these instructions please read the additional comments at the end of this section for further care.

For Ringbone questions and help please contact Debra Kahn at debrakahn@qwest.net 

Preparation:  Shave area and wash with castile soap, or some other pure soap.  If you cannot wash the area daily, every few days will suffice.  However you must wash it before the initial wrapping.

Do not re-use cotton pads.

NOTE:  The corresponding Oral dosage is as follows;  Start with 4 oz. for 10 days.  2 oz in the a.m. and 2 oz in the p.m.
After 10 days, feed 2 oz. daily - one feeding.

Feed MSM (1oz daily) according to package directions.  Mix with Rapid Response.

Ringbone and Navicular
1	Items Needed: Rapid Response, Rolled Sheet cotton cut and folded into three squares,  Plastic Wrap, Vet Wrap or Polo Fleece Wrap, Duct Tape, Two Magnets per injury.	2	Take two of the three folded sheet cotton squares and apply 1 oz of Rapid Response to each Pad.  Place one pad on the front of the foot "pastern area" and back of the foot "pastern area."  Pads should be placed so they completely cover the circumference of the pastern where the ringbone is located..
3	Wrap around the pastern, being sure the entire area between the coronary band and the fetlock is covered.	4	Now wrap with rolled sheet cotton.
5	The look after the rolled sheet cotton is applied.	6	Wrap with plastic wrap.  Wrap plastic around the entire leg over the sheet cotton and do not wrap to tight.
7	This is how the foot looks after the plastic has been applied.	8	Now wrap with vet wrap or duct tape.
9	Next place a magnet on the front of the foot "Vertically" below the coronary band.   Smaller magnets are ok.	10	Place the second magnet horizontally on the back of the foot over the bulb.  It should almost be touching the ground.
11	Now wrap the magnets with vet wrap or duct tape..  The entire foot should be covered by this time.	12	Take the third folded square, put 3/4 oz Rapid Response on it.
13	Place it on the bottom of the foot.	14	Press the cotton into the area gently.
15	Now apply plastic wrap over the bottom of the foot.	16	Apply vet wrap or duct tape.
17	Cover the entire bottom of the foot.	18	If you are using vet wrap as shown above then apply a layer of duct tape to help with the wear on the area.
19	Duct Tape	20	The finished wrap.  Remember the vet wrap can be replaced by duct tape.

  Note:  If the foot seems to get soft and weird looking, leave the wrap off for a day or two to dry out.  (This is from the sweat wrap, no reason to be concerned.)  Once the hoof is back to normal, re-wrap.  Continue to feed the Rapid Response even if you're not wrapping for a day or two.

Hand walk daily between wrap changes.  (Not with the wrap on.)  Preferably hand walk for at least 20 minutes or more.  The horse is okay in a 24 x 24 but do not allow the horse to turn out.  We want to avoid bucking and twisting etc...  No lunging or any activity where the caregiver is forcing the horse to take steps he is not expecting.  If the horse walks through the duct tape quickly, you may try a Davis Soaking boot to cover the foot and protect the wrap but you must not use anything that will rub against the hoof or leg as the animal is moving.  

CONSISTENCY AND COMMITMENT ARE THE KEY.  PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER REGARDING DOSAGE AND WRAPPING.

Debra Kahn

Special thanks to Trainers Tim and Laura Rosier, trainers at San Luis Rey Downs race track for their help with this project.