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 Polo bandages (exercise bandages)
Are used at work, without leg pads, very easy to lay on the leg (without risks). Ideal for
horses with sensitive skin.
Stable bandages
Stable bandages are used in the stable or during transport, but never when riding.
They are always laid with wraps. They aim at resting the legs and they are used either after
an intense work, or every evening on horses that present synovia extravasation for instance.
They are also used during transport, alone or under shipping boots. In that case they donít
only aim at resting the legs, but also at protecting them against shocks.
They are less elastic than exercise or polo bandages and are manufactured in a more ìwoolyî fabric.
They are available in several lengths and you generally use shorter bandages for forelegs (3,5 m or 4 m)
than for hindlegs (5 m or 6 m).
Bandage pads
Bandage pads are placed under the stable bandages and eventually, but more rarely, under exercise bandages
(HAMPA protections for instance). They absorb shocks, they warm and keep from folds due to wrong laying of the bandages.
They are more or less thick, depended on the use, and some of them (like 540 622 or 540 630 for instance) can first be
wet and impregnated with care products. Bandage pads for fore legs are smaller than those for hind legs.
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