i have a pair of polo wraps that i bought and whenever i put them on they always seem floppy and messy and loose, no matter how much pressure i use to pull them tighter(i dont pull and hurt the tendons) it makes me nervous bacaues i feel like they will fall of when i ride and hurt my horse
also when you wrap it around the fetflock it always seems loose their too...
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This problem could result from two reasons: (1) the polo wraps were designed incorrectly or (2) the person using the polo wraps is putting them on incorrectly. Your question doesn't give me enough information to tell which is the problem... or it could be a combination of both. If you've used other polo wraps and they've been fine, then it could be that these particular polo wraps are bad. If this is your first experience with wrapping legs, perhaps you're not doing it quite right. In that case, I'd have someone you know try using the wraps... a friend, instructor, even a farrier or vet who comes to your barn regularly.
I have two sets of polo wraps. One is a really nice set from a reputable company... they work great. The other is a set that came with a saddle pad. The saddle pad is great, but the polo wraps are not good. They stretch too much and the velcro part does not take the stretchy-ness into account... once they stretch, the velcro doesn't go together correctly and there's a big part of the end of it that is flopping around which is very dangerous. So you either have to pin it on with a safety pin, or not use the wraps at all. So it's entirely possible that you got a crappy set of polos.
At the same time, if no one ever taught you the right way to wrap legs, you might just be doing it wrong. Learning to wrap legs is hard. I had someone someone show me the right way to do it a few times, then I had them watch me doing it a few times after that. You have to pull on them a little bit or else they'll be too loose. But you have to know when and where to pull... if you pull in the wrong place or pull too hard, you can hurt the tendons. You can look up videos on the internet that show you the correct way to put on polos, but it's best to have someone show you in person. A video is great, but it can't watch you do it and tell you when you're doing it right or wrong.
In any case, polo wraps should not be loose. I have seen polo wraps come off during riding and it is a scary thing. It was a hind leg and the horse wearing the wrap didn't spook or trip, but the horse behind it did and the rider fell off. So until you get the matter straightened out, you should just not use them at all.
Take them back to the store where you got them, and get your money back. Polo wraps should NEVER do that. Good polo wraps are about 5 to 6 inches wide, and fuzzy. Is that what you have? When you put them on you should start wrapping from the middle of the bottom part of his leg, (between the cannon bone and knee) Then go up and then down. As you wrap, pull, but then release a little tension. Good polo wraps should hugs your horses legs.
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