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		Old and busted: Horse shoes. New hotness: Horse leg warmers (tampabays10.com)		53
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DslainteC		2008-11-20 08:35:51 AM

Those horses look kinda old to be wearing those things. I thought they only put them on when they're colt.

NeauxFear		2008-11-20 09:10:09 AM

DslainteC: Those horses look kinda old to be wearing those things. I thought they only put them on when they're colt.

Also, when they're old. Arthritis, general joint pain, etc. Think of them like diapers on humans...i.e., they're not just for babies.

mysticcat		2008-11-20 09:30:01 AM

What's next- horse Jazzercise?

what_now		2008-11-20 09:30:51 AM

....My horse had these 20 years ago. This is not a new trend.

and NeauxFear you missed the (bad) joke there.

Heroic Poser		2008-11-20 12:00:21 PM

They're called bandages and we've been putting them on for years.
This is just a lazy way of getting some on.

ace466		2008-11-20 12:15:56 PM

Mongo cut wood		2008-11-20 12:15:57 PM

FAIL Subby! Those have been around for decades. Anyone with race horses uses them.

Ken Hawk		2008-11-20 12:17:27 PM

Finally. A headline worth buring the shirt for.

DaBishop		2008-11-20 12:17:47 PM

Great, now all we need is an Appaloosa to make a work out video.

shirtsbyeric		2008-11-20 12:18:51 PM

Whore's leg warmers?

cancerous86		2008-11-20 12:23:53 PM

Yeah um, as mentioned before - these are not new. Maybe if subby got out of the city once in a while he/she would know this.

bonesdilligaf		2008-11-20 12:24:15 PM

horse / leg warmers in question?

GoBadgers		2008-11-20 12:25:24 PM

Leg wraps.
Nothing new here.

Leather Goggles		2008-11-20 12:28:54 PM

Its like the 80's for horses

/shudders at the thought of horse mullets

anonymousgirl		2008-11-20 12:33:10 PM

oh look! polo wraps that you don't have to wrap!

/this isn't newsworthy.

AlwaysRightBoy		2008-11-20 12:36:41 PM

"This is what I call truly a labor of love," said Petterson.
//nudge nudge, wink wink

MrNiX		2008-11-20 12:38:12 PM

Heroic Poser: They're called bandages and we've been putting them on for years.
This is just a lazy way of getting some on.

This. We've used these in the Saddlebred world for eons.

HoyaSaxa		2008-11-20 12:39:47 PM

Current temperature in Tallahassee: 65. Your horse's legs will be just fine.

PC LOAD LETTER		2008-11-20 12:40:50 PM

bonesdilligaf: horse / leg warmers in question?

Yep, was hoping someone would do that.

TheJowens		2008-11-20 12:45:18 PM

Thanks for the commercial subby What's next are you gonna post up the Ronald Mcdonald interview from CNN?

JesterGirl		2008-11-20 12:47:06 PM

No sir I don't think I have any use for ~~rubber nipples~~ leg warmers.

tonesskin		2008-11-20 12:47:20 PM

TheJowens: Thanks for the commercial subby What's next are you gonna post up the Ronald Mcdonald interview from CNN?

You'll get over it.

spacermase		2008-11-20 12:55:10 PM

GoBadgers: Leg wraps.
Nothing new here.

Yeah, I was about to say...

TheJowens		2008-11-20 01:02:43 PM

tonesskin: TheJowens: Thanks for the commercial subby What's next are you gonna post up the Ronald Mcdonald interview from CNN?

You'll get over it.

I'd rather get under it.......

Stray Slacker		2008-11-20 01:05:41 PM

Gee, what next? Leg warmers with magnets in them to "improve blood flow"?

/yes, I know
//farrier

probesport		2008-11-20 01:06:55 PM

probesport		2008-11-20 01:07:57 PM

MadAsshatter		2008-11-20 01:13:10 PM

HoyaSaxa: Current temperature in Tallahassee: 65. Your horse's legs will be just fine.

Which explains why he sells them to people who live elsewhere as well.

fiver5		2008-11-20 01:13:20 PM

Wow. I have not even sat on a horse for 15 years. And we had these well before that.

/off my lawn?

Demonic Goldencellist		2008-11-20 01:21:08 PM

bonesdilligaf: horse / leg warmers in question?

Came here for THIS.

AlwaysRightBoy		2008-11-20 01:26:48 PM

TheJowens: tonesskin: TheJowens: Thanks for the commercial subby What's next are you gonna post up the Ronald Mcdonald interview from CNN?

You'll get over it.

I'd rather get under it.......

The asvamedha yajna was the grand horse sacrifice which Aryan (Hindu) kings conducted to celebrate their supremacy and for the prosperity & fertility of their kingdoms. The queen-horse copulation ritual was sometimes conducted during this sacred rite.

dewihafta		2008-11-20 01:27:06 PM

Didnt' they always have those leg wrap things for the fancier horses?

MrNiX		2008-11-20 01:30:44 PM

Stray Slacker:
/yes, I know
//farrier

I heard that next year they are coming out with rings you can wear that are made from horseshoe nails!!

Stray Slacker		2008-11-20 01:34:32 PM

MrNiX: I heard that next year they are coming out with rings you can wear that are made from horseshoe nails!!

Well, yeah, with these totally awesome brand spankin' new glue on horseshoes, what else you gonna do with all those nails?

Were_Outta_Bort_License_Plates		2008-11-20 01:37:00 PM

Mongo cut wood: FAIL Subby! Those have been around for decades. Anyone with race horses uses them.

I think they're actually called "running martingales."

Were_Outta_Bort_License_Plates		2008-11-20 01:38:59 PM

...or not

/Google is my friend

Four Horsemen of the Domestic Dispute		2008-11-20 01:42:07 PM

We prefer horse panty hose.

Panties

That sounds so naughty.

Merry Sunshine		2008-11-20 01:43:30 PM

Anyone remember the Seattle Shoe?

/snake oil

Golden_Eternity		2008-11-20 01:54:29 PM

Not really new... kinda the opposite, really.

MrSteve007		2008-11-20 01:54:59 PM

what_now: ....My horse had these 20 years ago. This is not a new trend.

Came here to ditto "This"

Back in our day, they were called 'leg wraps' not these new fangled 'Whinny Warmers.'

/get off my pasture

Fark This!		2008-11-20 02:04:20 PM

Yeah, agreed. I'm new to the sport (only riding since August) and even I've seen leg-wraps before. I think convenience is the only up side to this. But I have to say the guy's heart is in the right place.

Drubell		2008-11-20 02:15:56 PM

I'm just here to tell subby that not only are these not new, they are incredibly common, especially for racing horses.

GoBadgers		2008-11-20 02:17:01 PM

Regardless of the story, it's interesting to see how many "horse people" are here on Fark.

Old Government Morgans FTW!

Fark This!		2008-11-20 02:21:44 PM

GoBadgers: Regardless of the story, it's interesting to see how many "horse people" are here on Fark.

We are everywhere. We just hide ourselves well, sticking to rural towns and big tracks.

melaniethepanda		2008-11-20 02:23:38 PM

My horse has enjoyed them for the past 10 years, too.

CodeFooTyping		2008-11-20 02:45:22 PM

The real inventor of leg warmers still feels betrayed.

/obscure?

Corporate Mofo		2008-11-20 02:46:03 PM

Polo wraps. Leg wraps. Same damn thing.

MrNiX		2008-11-20 02:48:30 PM

Fark This!: GoBadgers: Regardless of the story, it's interesting to see how many "horse people" are here on Fark.

We are everywhere. We just hide ourselves well, sticking to rural towns and big tracks.

That's why I always love a good horse-thread on FARK; it allows us to come out into the open.

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