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[RC] standing wraps versus polo wraps - Sheila_LarsenI am confused that your vet said polo wraps would cause damage, because they offer no support at all and you have to work very hard to make them too tight.. They do offer protection but not support. With that said they work ok if you are just putting on a poultice (with appropriate padding) just to hold everything in place. A standing wrap should offer more pressure (and subsequent "support") again with the appropriate padding underneath. What will really cause damage in inappropriate application of standing wraps. Having worked as a professional groom at an import sale barn of warmbloods and at the track allow me to give some hints in proper wrapping for a standing wrap. First: wrap the wrap very tightly and evenly. That means do not roll the wrap as you are unwrapping the leg. Just get the wrap off and then rewrap it. It takes practice to get a tight even wrap. The better the roll the better the final wrap on the leg will be. Second: Always wrap front to back on the outside of the leg but most important is not to give the wrap a tug as you are pulling the wrap forward, maintain an even pressure all the way round. If you tug you put extra pressure on the tendon and uneven pressure from the bandage. Third: Make even sweeps down and up the leg. That takes practice practice practice. I have also found that most wraps are a little long for our small arabs so either cut the wraps or make very small sweeps. I am sure there are excellent articles out there on the internet that would also provide pictures. As for the padding underneath for injuries I find the mushy pillowy padding doesn't work as well as rolled cotton and a cotton leg wraps. For a leg injury i would use rolled cotton and then a cotton leg wraps or satin sheet cotton and then the standing wrap. Now for shipping I might use the mushy pillowy ones if I am going wrap. Ok it is a sad thing but one of my proudest moments was when one of my favorite vets said "You wrap better than I do" <g> Oh did I say practice practice practice. Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. Rita Mae Brown =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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