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Originally Posted by Cajungator26
Yeah, I wasn't worried because they actually took the wraps off before he ran, but I was just curious as to why they would have had them on at all. I thought they may have been trying to sweat him out or something, but they don't typically do that right before a race, do they? 
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Anything requiring a "sweat" on the leg would probably be bad enough that it would scratch out of the race. At least in the horses i've wrapped, it has to be a fairly significant injury/swelling, with saran-wrap over the area before the bandage. Can't speak for everyone, though!