You need many basic tools in your “tool chest” when owning or caring for horses. One of the many things you need to know is how to wrap a horse's leg with a standing wrap after exercise or due to an injury. It’s one of the most important fundamentals you can learn!
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You need many basic tools in your “tool chest” when owning or caring for horses. One of the many things you need to know is how to wrap a horse's leg with a standing wrap after exercise or due to an injury. It’s one of the most important fundamentals you can learn!
Standing Wraps: We love Incrediwear Equine Circulation Standing Wraps. These wraps are not only great to learn how to wrap with but also provide an immense amount of therapeutic benefits in addition to the basic benefits of wrapping.
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Standing Bandage: We use the 16’ Standing Bandage from FarmVet. You can find these at most tack shops, but the quality and durability of the bandages from FarmVet have worked well for us!
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1. First, begin with the standing wrap rolled (please note that on some wraps it doesn’t matter which side is making contact with the leg, while it does matter on others), and you can roll your standing bandage inside of your standing wrap for additional efficiency.
How do you wrap a horse with standing wraps?
2. Next, you’ll place the standing wrap on your horse's leg, with the beginning of the wrap centered on the cannon bone and the rest of the wrap directed towards you. A great tip for this is to remember always to wrap out and back (out towards you and back away from the bone)!
3. Then you will begin wrapping by keeping a steady and firm pressure all the way around the leg. Generally, you’ll want to start with the standing bandage towards the middle of your wrap, work your way down to the bottom, and then back up to the top. There are different ways to do this, but most people will teach you to leave about an inch of standing wrap exposed at the bottom and top of your wrap.
4. Finally, you’ll want to double-check for tightness or looseness and evenly distributed pressure. One simple way to do this is to begin at the top of your standing bandage and flick down to the bottom a few times. The noise should be consistent, indicating that the pressure is even.
Standing Wraps: We love Incrediwear Equine Circulation Standing Wraps. These wraps are not only great to learn how to wrap with but also provide an immense amount of therapeutic benefits in addition to the basic benefits of wrapping.
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https://incrediwearequine.com/collections/equine-products/products/circulation-standing-wrap
Standing Bandage: We use the 16’ Standing Bandage from FarmVet. You can find these at most tack shops, but the quality and durability of the bandages from FarmVet have worked well for us!
https://www.farmvet.com/Standing-Bandage-16ft
First, begin with the standing wrap rolled (please note that on some wraps it doesn’t matter which side is making contact with the leg, while it does matter on others), and you can roll your standing bandage inside of your standing wrap for additional efficiency.
How do you wrap a horse with standing wraps?
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Next, you’ll place the standing wrap on your horse's leg, with the beginning of the wrap centered on the cannon bone and the rest of the wrap directed towards you. A great tip for this is to remember always to wrap out and back (out towards you and back away from the bone)!
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Then you will begin wrapping by keeping a steady and firm pressure all the way around the leg. Generally, you’ll want to start with the standing bandage towards the middle of your wrap, work your way down to the bottom, and then back up to the top. There are different ways to do this, but most people will teach you to leave about an inch of standing wrap exposed at the bottom and top of your wrap.
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Finally, you’ll want to double-check for tightness or looseness and evenly distributed pressure. One simple way to do this is to begin at the top of your standing bandage and flick down to the bottom a few times. The noise should be consistent, indicating that the pressure is even.
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Finally… Please consult your veterinarian! We hope this quick guide can help you as a reference, but you should always consult your veterinarian when learning to wrap your horse's legs with standing wraps!
Different horses will require different sizes of standing wraps and bandages! This is also a personal preference based on the wrap's intention! If you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask your local tack shop.
There are a lot of different wrapping materials out there, be sure to choose the right one for you! You can always ask your trainer or veterinarian what they recommend.
Practice makes perfect! You’ll have to learn your wraps, so don’t be afraid to wrap and re-wrap…again and again!
You can find videos in our membership library to learn more about wrapping, vet care and stable management!
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Different horses will require different sizes of standing wraps and bandages! This is also a personal preference based on the wrap's intention! If you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask your local tack shop.
There are a lot of different wrapping materials out there, be sure to choose the right one for you! You can always ask your trainer or veterinarian what they recommend.
Practice makes perfect! You’ll have to learn your wraps, so don’t be afraid to wrap and re-wrap…again and again!
Always Remember…
You can find videos in our membership library to learn more about wrapping, vet care and stable management!
Sign up to watch now!
Become a Member
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Finally… Please consult your veterinarian! We hope this quick guide can help you as a reference, but you should always consult your veterinarian when learning to wrap your horse's legs with standing wraps!
