“Standing wraps” that can stay on 24/7

[Norelle]

Hi everyone!

I’m in search for a good quality standing “wraps” that prevents swelling and can be left on the leg for 24/7. I’ve used to use the standard bandage pads+wraps combo overnight, but now I unfortunately don’t have the opportunity to have them be taken off in the morning, so I’m looking for an alternative, that can be left on for longer period of time, are breathable and let the horse’s legs move freely and don’t bother them. For instance, my horse’s routine is turn out 8:00-15:00, ridden/checked in the late afternoon/evening, so I’m able to take the possible wraps off for a couple of hours in the afternoon.

What I have in mind and what I’ve come across on the internet are some kind of these “socks”, but I don’t have any experience with them (like do they last longer than a week, do they stay in place etc.) and unfortunately usually cannot find whether they are suitable for 24/7 usage or not.

Thanks everyone for your tips!
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[Pinkvboots]

I personally wouldn't leave any sort of wrap or leg cover for 24 hours.

Why are they swelling?

 

[Squeak]

I'd be worried about leaving them on 24//7 too and would they need to be left on in the field too? If so I'd worry you'd end up with wet and muddy wraps left on.

Depending on why the legs are swelling could a magnetic band to encourage circulation be a better option? Something like this?

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[Norelle]

No particular reason found (checked by vet), English isn’t my native language but I believe the swelling that I have in mind is called “windpuffs”? Worse on hind legs and one leg is slightly worse than the rest.

 

[Norelle]

I personally wouldn't leave any sort of wrap or leg cover for 24 hours.

Why are they swelling?

No particular reason found (checked by vet), English isn’t my native language but I believe the swelling that I have in mind is called “windpuffs”? Worse on hind legs and one leg is slightly worse than the rest.

 

[Norelle]

I'd be worried about leaving them on 24//7 too and would they need to be left on in the field too? If so I'd worry you'd end up with wet and muddy wraps left on.

Depending on why the legs are swelling could a magnetic band to encourage circulation be a better option? Something like this?

EQU StreamZ Magnetic Horse Bands | Natural Equine Joint Care

EQU StreamZ ® magnetic horse bands introduce a new approach to the ever growing magnetic therapy market, Advanced Magnetism for your horse. Natural joint care.

www.streamz-global.com

Luckily our fields don’t get super muddy and even more luckily (knock on wood hahah) my horse hates mud, so he never rolls when turned out lol.

These look amazing! I’m certainly gonna have a look at them. Do you have any personal/friend’s experience with them?

Thanks a lot!

 

[sbloom]

Movement, and correct movement, is likely the best cure for windgalls (windpuffs in the USA) as far as I know, happy to be corrected.

 

[Norelle]

Movement, and correct movement, is likely the best cure for windgalls (windpuffs in the USA) as far as I know, happy to be corrected.

I’m trying to give him as much movement I can, but unfortunately they get slightly worse overnight

 

[sbloom]

Try looking also at the way he moves, improving overall posture and movement patterns from the ground and ridden can affect how they stand, their stay mechanism, and how they move in the field. I'm sure they're all related (for instance a dysfunctional thoracic sling, a key part of correct posture, is so often at the root of front foot problems).

 

[Norelle]

Try looking also at the way he moves, improving overall posture and movement patterns from the ground and ridden can affect how they stand, their stay mechanism, and how they move in the field. I'm sure they're all related (for instance a dysfunctional thoracic sling, a key part of correct posture, is so often at the root of front foot problems).

Thanks, I’ll try to look more into it and educate myself on this subject!

 

[sbloom]

Thanks, I’ll try to look more into it and educate myself on this subject!

Hah, trust me, there's always more to learn! I've learned so much more since no longer being a horse owner but instead being a saddle fitter...movement patterns and compensations are at the root of so much but we still, I'm sure, have a way to go till we've nailed a thorough understanding....so far it's "current best understanding"!

 

[Birker2020]

Hi everyone!

I’m in search for a good quality standing “wraps” that prevents swelling and can be left on the leg for 24/7. I’ve used to use the standard bandage pads+wraps combo overnight, but now I unfortunately don’t have the opportunity to have them be taken off in the morning, so I’m looking for an alternative, that can be left on for longer period of time, are breathable and let the horse’s legs move freely and don’t bother them. For instance, my horse’s routine is turn out 8:00-15:00, ridden/checked in the late afternoon/evening, so I’m able to take the possible wraps off for a couple of hours in the afternoon.

What I have in mind and what I’ve come across on the internet are some kind of these “socks”, but I don’t have any experience with them (like do they last longer than a week, do they stay in place etc.) and unfortunately usually cannot find whether they are suitable for 24/7 usage or not.

Thanks everyone for your tips!
(Photo as an illustration)

I'd not leave wraps on.

There is plenty of evidence to suggest that tendons can overheat under boots and wraps. My mate who is an equine physio told me that and I stopped using bandages when I had Lari and used the airlfow boots instead as I'd always jumped Bailey in bandages on his fronts.

Boots and Wraps Put Tendons at Heat Risk, Study Confirms

Researchers also uncovered the need for post-exercise cooling strategies to bring elevated lower leg temperatures back down quickly.

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Study: Boots, Wraps Increase Leg Heat During Exercise

Tendon boots help protect horses’ front legs from injuries such as hoof strikes or collisions with jumps. Wraps protect this sensitive area during travel or flat work. But Austrian researchers have determined that boots and wraps have definite effects on skin and tendon temperature as well—and...

www.bloodhorse.com

Effects of Boots and Wraps on Equine Leg Surface Temperature

The researchers concluded that a booted or wrapped equine limb might reach damaging temperatures.

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[Norelle]

I'd not leave wraps on.

There is plenty of evidence to suggest that tendons can overheat under boots and wraps. My mate who is an equine physio told me that and I stopped using bandages when I had Lari and used the airlfow boots instead as I'd always jumped Bailey in bandages on his fronts.

Boots and Wraps Put Tendons at Heat Risk, Study Confirms

Researchers also uncovered the need for post-exercise cooling strategies to bring elevated lower leg temperatures back down quickly.

horsesport.com

Study: Boots, Wraps Increase Leg Heat During Exercise

Tendon boots help protect horses’ front legs from injuries such as hoof strikes or collisions with jumps. Wraps protect this sensitive area during travel or flat work. But Austrian researchers have determined that boots and wraps have definite effects on skin and tendon temperature as well—and...

www.bloodhorse.com

Effects of Boots and Wraps on Equine Leg Surface Temperature

The researchers concluded that a booted or wrapped equine limb might reach damaging temperatures.

equimanagement.com

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Yep, I don’t use wraps for riding, I only used them together with pads overnight (in stall, as prevention of swelling or with poultice as a regeneration after exercise). But now I don’t have the opportunity to have someone take them off in the morning anymore, so I’ve tried to use nothing, but the windgalls are getting worse overnight when not using anything. So I was looking for a lighter breathable alternative, as I do not wish for him to be wrapped in the traditional wraps or stable boots whole day.

 

[Squeak]

Luckily our fields don’t get super muddy and even more luckily (knock on wood hahah) my horse hates mud, so he never rolls when turned out lol.

These look amazing! I’m certainly gonna have a look at them. Do you have any personal/friend’s experience with them?

Thanks a lot!

I used them on a horse with arthritis and thought they helped and also used them on a horse who had swelling that was sticking around after lymphangitis after being recommended them by my vet. It might be worth starting a thread on it to ask for more experiences

 

[thatsnotmyname]

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The polo wraps and the socks are great. Suitable for 24hr use when stabled.