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Home > Advice > BANDAGES: HOW TO APPLY THEM CORRECTLY > Polo wraps
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| POLO WRAPS |
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Their role:
The polo wraps (picture no. 1) are at 50% training bandages (hold of tendons and fetlock) and at 50% boots (protections against blows). They are easy to apply and to maintain, also giving a touch of colour to the horse's limbs.
For which horse?
Everyone, with no exceptions. However, you must not forget that a polo wrap doesn't replace training bandages efficiency for a horse with pained tendons. It doesn't even replace the protection given by a classic boot.
Application:
It is very simple. You just have to start and unroll it as you would do with a stable bandage (picture no. 2 and 3). The only difference comes at fetlock level, as the polo wrap stops a drop above the fetlock ergot (picture no. 4). Then you must let it go upward as you would do with a stable bandage, paying attention that the fastening system is well fixed. Otherwise the bandage could slip down during the training, with the risk of hurting or letting the horse fall.
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| ADVICE: GOOD HOLD |
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Don't hesitate to strenghten your bandage fastening with an adhesive tape to avoid taking the risk of a bandage which slips down during the training or which moves because of ground dampness.
Let the horse walk a little to check the good result.
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