Different types of raps and boots

There are many types of wraps and boots. The most commonly used boots/wraps are: regular boots, bells boots, ankle boots, polo raps, trailer raps.

Regular boots:

Regular boots look something like this:

These boots are usually used during jumping. They are mainly used on horses that have shoes. These boots have a hard inside piece that is small at the top and big at the bottom to protect your horses ankles from getting injured by your horse’s shoe hitting the inside of his leg either going over a jump, landing incorrectly, or simply making sharp turns. These boots are often seen on school horses.

Bell boots :

Bell boots look something like this:

Bell boots are used to protect your horses hooves and lower leg. Bell boots are used for jumping and cross country. If your horse usually knocks down jumping poles or hits them while jumping, you should put bell boots on him/her in order to protect their legs from getting injured or being sore.

Ankle boots:

Ankle boots look something like this:

Ankle boots are used on the horse's back legs. They are usually used during dressage or hunter. These boots will protect your horses hind legs if they rub together while doing canter or leg yields.

Polo wraps:

Polo wraps look something like this:

Polo wraps are used mostly during lessons therefore on school horses (horses that are helping children or adults learn how to ride). Polo wraps are used to protect your horse's legs from getting sores, cuts or any other injuries from rubbing them against each other or other objects. They're also used on horses with sensitive legs, sore legs or simply because the horse is getting old. Polo wraps sometimes have rubber bits on the inside that are used to keep the horses legs secure and tight, if they have any type of bone or joint problems.

Trailer wraps:

Trailer wraps look something like this:

Trailer wraps are used to protect your horses legs while being in a trailer for a long period of time. Some horses don't like to be in trailers therefore they hit themselves against the walls and kick the walls/door trying to escape. Putting trailer wraps on your horses legs will prevent any serious injuries to the legs.