Put A Tube Sock On Your Horse. When you don't have a medication-boot handy,
the solution may be sitting in your laundry basket: a large tube sock. Get the ...
Put A Tube Sock On Your Horse When you don’t have a medication-boot handy, the solution may be sitting in your laundry basket: a large tube sock. Get the big-man’s size, as it can be just the thing to place over a cotton pad to protect a broken hoof wall, wound or to keep medication in place. It’s ideal for bandaging a cut heel or coronary band, a pastern injury, even stubborn scratches. The soft but elastic nature of the sock makes for a comfortable fit at the pastern. Put the sock on first, make a neat “cuff,” then place your medication and cotton or gauze down inside the sock where you want it. The sock will hold it gently but securely in place. For the bottom of the foot, apply your medication and cotton covered by a moistened piece of heavy weight paper (like a feed bag). Roll the sock up completely and begin by lining up toe of the sock with toe of the foot then put it on, being careful not to leave any excess material on the bottom of the foot that the horse could step on. You can also make a great one-piece tube wrap for the cannon bone and fetlock by opening the sock along the toe seam. Use this to help hold up ice packs or soak in cold water or cold alcohol for a great leg cool down. It’s also a handy emergency bandaging material—throw one in your trail emergency kit. The socks aren’t as durable as elastic bandages, especially if the horse is shod, but they’ll work in a pinch.
