The point of stable bandages?!

[MagicMelon]

I know some people still bandage their horses up when stabled. Now, Im just wondering about this. You see all these competitions boots with ventilation nowadays as its meant to be bad for the legs to let them get hot. So.... surely by bandaging in the stable their legs will heat up which surely does MORE damage than any good? Am I missing something?

 

[vicijp]

Boots have ventilation because they are generally made of horrid things such as neoprene(ban the stuff I say). It is man made matierals that cause sweating, hence they should never go directly on a horses skin.
Stable bandages should have a natural matieral underneath them to eradicate this. The warmth then increases the circulation in the leg.
If you have a horse with an injury the shock of hot to cold (bandages - ice packs - bandages) will increase circulation even more.

 

[Capriole]

i use them when my old horse is stabled at night in winter, mainly for the warmth rather than over dressing him with another rug. also usefull to keep his legs from filling overnight,

 

[Paint it Lucky]

Stable bandages will only warm up a horse's legs a little bit, not even close to the amount they would heat up under boots when doing cross country or galloping. So the amount of warmth produced is much to small to do any harm.

 

[jumpthemoon]

I use them in the winter on my horse to protect his legs when he rolls. I also bandage the night after a competition to provide extra support for a tired horse. My horse fractured his splint bone 6 months ago so I'm probably over-protective, though! As Jessica said, it also stops their legs from filling if they are prone to it or are on box rest for any reason.

 

[Sparklet]

I used to use them on my old horse - her legs used to swell if she was stood in her stable for any length of time, however as soon as she started to work the swelling would disappear.

I used to have problems booting up if her legs were swollen because they would slide down as soon as we got going.

 

[mitchellk]

Most bandages and liners are made with cotton and so allowing the skin to breath.

 

[star]

my horse's legs are the size of tree trunks by morning if i dont bandage - he is 21 and his circulation is starting to slow down, so by bandaging i can prevent this.

 

[RachelB]

You can get stuff like Climatex to go underneath bandages though, similar to the advances in ventilation for boots. I never bandage unless my horse has an injury or I need to keep her legs clean overnight for a show the next day, so I am bandaging at night at the mo as she has torn a tendon. It does make her legs a little hotter as I use fybagee at the mo, but they cool off during the day when they are off.

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

If I'm concered about my horses legs I bandage them to support and control swelling.

 

[eventing_chick]

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I know some people still bandage their horses up when stabled. Now, Im just wondering about this. You see all these competitions boots with ventilation nowadays as its meant to be bad for the legs to let them get hot. So.... surely by bandaging in the stable their legs will heat up which surely does MORE damage than any good? Am I missing something?

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I agree. I also think that travel boots also over heat them.Bandaging i find is sometimes necisary in cases of injury,runs on hard going(with clay poltice),or long journeys on tired legs,lympaic and geriatric.
I also find that i can see problems and detact heat better if they are left bare overnight.