Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Talk about Tuesday: Polo Wraps

Sometimes our polos don't match and Ries makes disappointed faces at me


As you all are aware I have been dubbed #peglegmuskateer, I have been avidly wrapping my knee with a stretchy bandage(so full of technical terms this morning). I've used this to provide support and keep an ice pack still. As I was rolling and wrapping the bandage I thought to myself what a beautiful world "I feel like I am polo wrapping myself!"

So here is my theory-

When I wrap my leg, it feels better.

It is easier to walk on because of the support this provides.

Theoretically- this should pass over to polo wraps. They are somewhat similar in style, not exact but similar.

Here is my only issue with my theory that polo wraps are supportive-

I am wrapping a soft and squishy area of my body that is moveable. Polo wraps are normally on cannon bones that are not soft and squishy (lets hope) and are stable (ie not a hock or knee). Does this reduce the support? Or does this completely null the support that polo wraps would otherwise provide?

Again, just my theory. I do not currently wrap my horses legs with the intention of providing support. I wrap because they are pretty and make my outfit complete because they protect my horse's legs from brushing injuries when he forgets where his legs go.





Just my .02. 
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  1. SheMovedtoTexasMarch 24, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I basically never wrap unless a vet tells me to. Just not my favorite thing!

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  2. AustenMarch 24, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Totally agreed. A polo wrap is not going to provide support, not even to the fetlock. I wrap because it keeps the fill around Pig's arthritic ankles in check, and protects him cuts if/when he whacks himself during a histrionic fit.

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  3. SprinklerBanditMarch 24, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Yeah pretty much the outfit thing. It makes it easier for my instructor to see my horse's legs, right?

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  4. redheadlinsMarch 24, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    It may not be squishy like our legs but there are sundry different soft tissues in there that a well placed polo will protect and offer some level of support to...that said many of the polos I see put on are indeed only going to project against blunt force injuries.

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  5. AoifeMarch 24, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    I want to learn to polo wrap for vain matchy-matchy reasons, but honestly can't see them offering much in the way of support.
    Do they not encourage heat retention too? Or am I way off base in my ignorance here...but my reasoning would be that all wrapped up snug ad a bug in a rug the tendons would be at risk of overheating unless the fact polo's are fleece have similar wicking capabilities as quarter sheets?

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  6. SarahMarch 24, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    I'm too lazy for polo wraps. Boots go on in 1/4 the time, and they do a better job of protecting when they interfere or hit a jump.

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  7. emmaMarch 25, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    there's some doubt about whether *any* type of wrap or boot provides actual support for the horse... but they definitely do protect the legs so i generally always have something on the front legs. polos only go on when i'm feeling extra fancy tho (thus making the effort worth it haha)

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