Roping
Headers load the front end on the turn; heelers sit down hard on the hocks.
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Hunter / Jumper
Landing off a fence loads the front legs; pushing off loads the hocks. Multi-day shows mean the same horse jumps again tomorrow. Recovery is routine, and it starts at the in-gate.
Front legs and tendons
After every round we cool the front legs, then quick wraps or no-bows go on for the stall. The Back on Track Royal Quick Wraps Deluxe are cut higher at the top to clear the knee and cover the tendon. For a leg that comes back warm, XLR8 Redlight tendon wraps are the targeted session once it is cool and dry.
Hocks and back
The push-off lives in the hocks, and the back takes the arc. Padded hock boots overnight, Redlight hock wraps for a targeted session, and the Redlight Back Pad after a long day of flat and jumping rounds. A mesh sheet in the stall is the quiet workhorse of a show week.
Show-week support
The Velocity Hood and Sheet for the stall and the walk to the ring, FLAIR Strips before a course if your association allows them, and CEP for the inside: Revamp for recovery across a multi-day show, Gut Check for the horse living in a show stall. CEP is ordered by phone.
CEP supplements are ordered by phone so we can match the program to your horse: 720-504-5536. See the full CEP line.
Questions we get a lot
What should I put on my jumper's legs after a class?
Cool them first with cold water or evaporative wraps, check each leg by hand, then stable wraps designed for overnight wear. Heat or filling that is still there the next morning means a call to your veterinarian before the next class.
Can Back on Track products be worn in the warm-up ring?
Back on Track makes products for schooling, but every association and show has its own rules on therapeutic wear at the show grounds. Check the rule book, and ask the steward if you are unsure.
How many days before a show should I start using new recovery gear?
Introduce any new ceramic, magnetic or red light product at home first, over several days, so you know how the horse responds. A show is not the place to try something new.
Talk to a rider. Text or call 720-504-5536 with your horse's age, workload and what you are seeing. We will tell you what we would use and what is on the shelf.
This page is general horsemanship from our own barn plus the manufacturers' product information. It is not veterinary advice. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Work with your veterinarian and check your association's rules on gear and supplements.
More disciplines
Other sports we haul for
Reining
Sliding stops, spins and rollbacks put the whole program on the hocks and stifles.
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Two and a half minutes of sitting down, sweeping and stopping on a cow is as hard as any work a horse does.
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The horse that sorts pairs Tuesday, hauls Friday and runs in a jackpot Saturday does not get a specialist's recovery plan.
Read more →Trail & Endurance
Miles do not hit like a sliding stop, but they add up in the tendons, the back and the gut.
Read more →Dressage
Collection asks the hind end to carry and the back to swing, every ride.
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