Boots or bandages?

[Sarah6]

Ive always prefered boots but recently been using bandages and wondered what your opinions where?
boots or bandages?
fybagee or porter boot?
thanx x

 

[scotsmare]

Boots if you're not good at keeping the tension right on bandages! I use both but generally with fybagee or similar under the bandages. I like boots for speediness though.

 

[Sarah6]

yeah surely boots much quicker 2 get off if emergency?
looking at some of the pics from badminton and looks like ruth edge's horse is wearing bandages taped up is this quite commomn?
silly >? what differnce between fybagee and gamgee?

 

[niagaraduval]

boots!

 

[ernikins]

depends what for - I use bandages for flatwork and boots for jumping or road work.

 

[RachelB]

Gamgee is the sort of cotton wool type stuff covered in gauze. Not very hardwearing. Fybagee is usually some sort of sponge covered in felt/similar, more hardwearing but DO NOT try to touch it unless you have perfectly snag-free nails, it gets stuck and doesn't come off (makes me *shudder* !!)
As for the original question, it depends on what the situation/context is.

 

[jesterfaerie]

Bandages all the way. I especially prefer to travel in them aswell.
However due to me having to work in fields at the moment and lack of time I use boots to exercise in.

Crazy_Kid yes it is common for people to tape their bandages, especially for XC just makes them extra secure.