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Equiwinner patches come as a 10 - day course.
1. Firstly the most important thing is to NOT cut the patches in half
2. You need to make sure that the area is clean from dirt and coat shine
products. A good idea would be to clean the area with surgical spirit,
allow to dry and then apply the patches.
3. It is not necessary to clip the coat
4. Take one patch and remove the covering to expose the sticky area.
Place the patch sticky side down on the body of the horse, anywhere that
is
Convenient except head and legs. (I recommend the hind quarter) Press
Firmly.
5. Leave the patch on for approximately24 hours, then remove and discard
it.
6. Place another patch on the opposite side of the body for a further 24
hours.
7. When alternating the patches every 24 hrs do not place a patch with
the pills in exactly the same place as previous patches, always offset
by at least 1 inch
8. Use this process of alternating the side of body for the full 10 days
9. Do not place patch under the saddle or girth
10.Horses that are turned out , where possible may be better stabled for
the period that the patches are being used as long as the horse is in
good regular work.
11. If your horse is turned out with others it may be wise for your
horse to wear a sheet as the others might remove the patches, it has
been known.
12. Always make sure there is plenty of fresh water as intake in most
horses goes up and has been as high as 10 gallons a day in some cases.
13. A small amount of hair will come off with the patch, this is normal.
14. It is normal for the horse to sweat excessively under the patch when
worn for the duration of the course.
15. This sweating may force the coat and cause the skin to raise
in the area where the patch has been,if this happens try to place the
patches away from this area.
16. Any raised areas will stop after the course has finished, this
problem is very rare and generally occurs in those horses that need the
patches the most.
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