Gamgee? Or something more modern?

[Gamebird]

Just off to buy some more gamgee for going under stable bandages when I remembered what I hate so much about it.

1. Takes 5 or 6 washes when new before it becomes suitably conforming to the leg
2. Never comes in the right size for horses' legs so always needs trimming
3. Gets pretty tatty pretty quickly
4. Collects half a bale of straw on each leg (which inevitably ends up in my washing machine filter as I lack the patience to pick every tiny bit off)

On the other hand gamgee is cheap and not too bulky. I have tried leg wraps from Premier Equine which were too short (didn't cover pasterns), too long (went round leg about four times) and far, far too bulky to bandage neatly over.

Any alternatives?

 

[connie1288]

I use the Eskadron wraps after xc, the big ones are the perfect size, but I dont use them the night before, as they can leave lines.

If i didnt get them I would buy these from equiport!!
http://www.equiport.co.uk/product_detail.cfm?pId=386

 

[BBs]

Eskadron wraps for me too

 

[langside]

Roma Airflow legwraps - £12 for 2 at derbyhouse

 

[kit279]

What about a double layer of tubigrip? We used to use it on ours if they got mud fever.

 

[punk]

I use the medical Gamgee
(cotton wool sandwiched between two layers of gauze) as you can cut it to size off a roll and wrap as many times round the leg as you like, without wrinkles and uneven pressure points.

Ok - I am very old-fashioned, but have never found anything to better it!! Can be a bit expensive if using all the time as it doesn't wash (obviously!), but can be re-used several times - and doesn't pick up straw/shavings in the same way as the other.

In fact in the good old days, there was really only this --- what you call Gamgee is what I call Fibergee - very new-fangled stuff IMO - although I do use it under travel bandages - and when it has been washed a few times, cut it smaller to use under excercise/pressure bandages!!!

 

[Chloe_GHE]

another vote for eskadron, but agree they will make lines on damp/wet legs, what are you stable bandaging for injury or support?...

 

[H_J]

Another vote for Eskadron wraps

 

[Joss]

Yup - I like Eskadron too. If you arent in a hurry you can look at mine & see if you like..................

 

[machannah]

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Roma Airflow legwraps - £12 for 2 at derbyhouse

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Ive got the Channel quilted leg pads from Roma and have been really surprised. Not the best brand in the world, but would definately buy these again, really pleased with them

 

[MillbrookSong]

We use black fibergee at work, think its from shires. Is easy to use, nothing sticks to it and its stiched all the way round so the stuff dosnt fall out! and there very hard wearing

 

[druid]

Eskadron or Horze wraps for me

 

[RachelFerd]

Medical gamgee or Sofban for me. What you are describing is technically fybagee not gamgee! Medical gamgee is brilliant albeit expensive and doesn't wash.. can re-use it for a while though before it gets too tatty. Sofban comes in rolls, and again doesn't wash, but I bandage a couple of layers of sofban underneath stable bandages sometimes and it seems to work very well.

 

[TarrSteps]

I couldn't cope with anything available here so I brought a selection of my favourite options (NoBows, quilted, shipping . . .) when I was last home.

Not very helpful, sorry.

 

[Gamebird]

I think I'll try Eskadron thanks, have had a wee squizz on ebay which looks quite promising

. I use lots of medical gamgee at work, but can't bear the thought of the throwing-away bit (it's the Scot/Yorkshireman in me).

It's mostly for horses whose legs fill overnight, bandaging white legs overnight to keep clean, bandaging after events and bandaging cold, wet, tired legs after hunting.

Oh, and soryy for the gamgee/fybagee confusion - was taught the wrong name when I was a kid and it stuck

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