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There are several reasons to use supports on a horses legs. Jumpers have a lot of stess on their front legs because they land on them, so you will often see jumpers with splint boots or bandages on. Some horses need them for medical reasons because of a prior injury, or they have an overstep and if theyre shod they are prone to nick the back of their front legs with their back shod hooves, which can cut their fornt legs. And sometimes they are used to keep down swelling on a horse that's being ridden hard.

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