What the? You may ask. And that was my response initially, too! Think 80’s, think legwarmers and now think… horses?
Focused on the values of keeping a horse’s legs warm before or after a work out, they were first designed when the founder of Whinny Warmers adopted an over the knee, arthritic mare that struggled to move.
Now there are Whinny Warmers for those winter days and Summer Whinnys to keep your horse’s legs cool and protected.
This American made product when sold helps other animal rescue and care efforts with a portion of the money from each purchase being donated to benefit other horses or other animal rescue operations.
“I often need to trim the hooves of horses that are in their golden years. Having to flex the horse’s leg can cause some discomfort for stiff or arthritic horses. I have found that if the horse is wearing these socks for horses they provide added insulation and warmth to the carpal joint (knee) and supportive ligaments and tendons and allow me to move the leg with less discomfort.” Rob Nichols, certified farrier, American Farrier’s Association.
The sizes are soon to be in Warmblood/Thoroughbred, pony and mini sizes. Personally I could see the value in such as these for foals who are crook that need to be kept warm. It’s often the extremities that we struggle to keep warm when they’re unwell.
Perhaps you weren’t a fan of legwarmers for yourself – or not around during that phase – you may just be about to witness one sweep through the horse world though.
“If God had intended man to walk, he would have given him four legs. Instead, he gave him two-one to put on either side of a horse.” – Montana Rancher
The lovely surprise the girls get at the end is a great lead in for the next book of the currently written four in the Lucky Foot Stable series.
Looking around there’s horseshoes on each box, old saddles draped over surfaces and other odds and ends that add to the equine atmosphere. The place is gorgeous and the food was excellent, too!
How great would it be if your local coffee shop had a horsey theme and on those cold rainy days where you may not be able to muck around outside, you could go in, order a hot chocolate and snuggle up on a comfy chair (or a hay bale) with one of the many horse books or magazines that are available to read?
A nice light read, the books have rekindled my interest in the Monty Roberts ‘join-up’ method and the idea of using this as the foundation to building a relationship with any equine.