please can you help - stable bandages

[westparc]

please can you help?

my mare has had tendon issues in the past so i worry about her legs

i have started stabling her a night because the ground is so poor

the problem with stabling is that fluid fill her legs so i was wanting to bandage them

the problem is i can do the bandage fine its the fibregee that i cant use

it dosent sit right, as in its very loose so creases form which i know is bad and also they slip

how can i stop this? i have tryied pulling them tight but just makes the creases worse

what would happen if i used the bandages without the fibregee

i oviously havent left her in them as its not right any ideas will be apreciated

 

[Silent Knight]

Practise makes perfect wash it a few times and it i easier to work with. My old BHS trainer advised me to 'get in there first and get the older fibergee' when doing the bandaging assesment.

 

[westparc]

thanks i had thought about washing it a few times

 

[BlackRider]

try looking around for some quilted pads, I've got some that work really nicely.

 

[Milanesa]

Can u use stable leg wraps instead or is what you are talking about the same thing? I would not just bandage the legs it will be too tight. What about magnetic boots to help with the swelling instead?

 

[ebonyallen]

try looking around for some quilted pads, I've got some that work really nicely.

I agree, I have these at they work a treat.

 

[westparc]

do you mean like the poly pads bandage pads on rideaway?

 

[AdorableAlice]

You could try Soffban, its very easy to use and moulds/supports to the shape of the limb.

 

[Katd66]

What about something like this?

http://www.equilibriumproducts.com/leg_protection/equi_chapsreg_stable_chaps/

 

[ebonyallen]

do you mean like the poly pads bandage pads on rideaway?

http://www.tackheaven.co.uk/product...26&network=s&gclid=CLqx0crgm64CFSgntAod1yF0LA

Have a look at these and see what you think
Scrole down to leg pads.

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

practise makes perfect, BUT bad bandaging is worse than no bandages! could you try soime stable wraps which might be more forgiving?

 

[westparc]

thanks for all your responses guys i will look into thicker pads and wraps