Bandages v boots

[sally678]

I've recently taken to using exercise bandages for schooling as I believe it gives my horse more flexibility rather than ridgid boots - does anyone put a pad under the bandages or just bandages??

 

[miller]

You need gamgee or other padding under exercise bandages unless they are the fleece polo wrpa/dressage type bandages

 

[connemaras]

i thnk miller said all you need to know!!

 

[Tempi]

ive got eskadron climatex bandages - you get a built in lining bit which then evolves into an elastic bandage!! its quite hard to explain but they are fab, altho quite expensive at £30 a pair!

 

[K9Wendy]

Lidl do a very similar bandage, starts of fleece then changes to an elsatic bandage. Not so expensive at around a tenner!! At that price you can afford a few different sets..

 

[vicm2509]

I got some Cottage Craft ones like that, from dearby house I think. They were only about a tenner.

 

[kerrylou123]

I was bought a set of those for my birthday, but they're in white, so obviously not used them, as my horse tends to s**t down his back legs and stains white bandages!

 

[piaffe]

I use a combination of fleece polo bandages and exercise wraps depending on my mood!

I would NEVER reccomend anyone use proper exercise bandages without any padding underneath

 

[CastleMouse]

I have two sets of bandages from Lidl, one was €10, and the other was then reduced to €6, great bargain!

 

[Governor]

I use polo wraps (fleece bandages) because Governor's legs tend to fill. I only really use them if we're doing lateral work or if we're playing around with extension/medium strides etc.

I find his legs stay cool, his tendons stay tight and no surface gets into bandages - but it's taken alot of practice to get the pressure even etc.

I still use boots on the front for jumping.

 

[Helena88]

i use polo bandages or SM boots for flatwork, and tendon/fetlock boots for jumping.

 

[MagicMelon]

If I bandage, I just use fleece ones with nothing underneath.

 

[debbielinder]

i have always used boots partley cos im not the best at putting bandages on but my horse has prolite tendon boots on her front and sports medicine boots on her hind both of which are really flexible but i have these due to injuries she has had in the past