My mare has been on stall rest for six weeks and will be for another 10 or more because of her lateral branch suspensory core lesion. I’ve been using standing wraps 24/7 (had been 12 on/12 off but I was told on here to try 24/7) and it helps with the swelling. Unfortunately, I have a torn ligament and severe bone bruises at the base of my thumb and am in a cast till mid-October at least. Because of that, I’ve been struggling with wrapping her. I wondered if there were any alternatives you’d suggest? I’ve seen the ones from SmartPak and from Back On Track but didn’t know if they were worth the cost.
I use the Back On Track quick wraps. They work well, are easy to put on, and you don’t have to have thumbs available! I like the BOT products because they do work, IME. The quick wraps may not give quite as much support as the traditional standing wrap, but for your purposes I think they are a good option. They do help with stocking up during stall rest.
link to BOT, but you can easily find them elsewhere:
https://backontrackproducts.com/Roya…raps-p319.html
Jingles for your hand/arm!
How do the BOT ones hold up? Does the ‘infused’ fabric really make a difference? I’m hesitant to use the BOT ones because of ‘reflecting the heat’ and she’s having lots of issues with heat and swelling. Would the BOT make the heat in her leg worse?
Yeah, I’m not sure I’d use any BoT product on a leg already prone to getting hot.
I’m sure there are several brands, but Dover carries an all in one standing wrap. That should suffice, unless you were wrapping previously with something more snug like vetwrap or elasticon on top of the base wrap.
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I don’t think the BOT quick wraps get hot. They are not very supportive/compressive, though. Part of the reason for both is the pillow insert is quite pillowy.
Agree that the back on track quick wraps probably aren’t supportive enough for what you’re looking for. I mostly wanted to comment that while they may not get HOT, they certainly get warm. I have two products one used on myself - 1) the neck product, which is like a turtle neck type thing, and 2) the small blanket that I sometimes wrap around my knee, similar to wrapping a hock. They certainly get very warm, to the point that I can only keep it on my neck for about an hour, and the wrap on my knee for about half the night before I have to take it off. So they do get warm enough.
You could maybe look into a compression sock type thing. They make them with zippers or hook and Velcro closures.
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Maybe you could find something similar to the Cashel’s Boomer’s Bandages (they’re the first thing I found on Dover comparable to a standing bandage, I have no personal experience). They may be a bit easier to manage in your situation.
I have no reference for the BoT stuff, since I haven’t personally used any products. Some people really rave about it. The warnings you can read in the fine print on any ceramic or thermal therapy product do make me wonder about the usefulness or versatility of it. As far as I’ve understood, too, it’s not necessarily something to leave on for prolonged periods of time, or at least not without having gone through an introductory stage.
I love the BOT quick wraps! I had a mare boarded with me last year that also tore her suspensory. It swelled up huge and we could not get control of the swelling for months, untill her standing wraps finally wore out. I put my BOT quick wraps on her mare overnight so the owner could had time to go buy new wraps. By morning, the swelling was 50% gone. Left the boots on all day, and by evening it was about 75% gone. The BOT stuff is pricey but it’s worth it! If your in Canada, greenhawk makes a knock off pair that are the exact same material for half the price of BOT. I’ve had the boots for years and they are still going strong. Look new if I wash them up!
When we had a horse on rehab, we used the BOT quick wraps and alternate with these:
https://www.sstack.com/Horse-Boots-Wraps_Wraps-Bandages_Leg-Wraps-Quilts/Dura-Tech-Tekno-Dri-Breathable-Quick-Wraps
They are easy to put on and can be done with no thumbs. The BOT wraps kept the swelling down to almost nothing and even though they get warm, they work.
I used the Smartpak version on my horse during stall rest…they still look new and didn’t make his legs hot. Even my vet liked them. 
https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/premier-equine-stable-boot-wraps-9078
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These are pretty awesome, I have just a front pair and they’re easier to put on (not easy per-say, but easier/faster) than standing wraps and do well at preventing stocking up.
https://www.equiflexsleeve.com/
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I had the equiflexx sleeves sock things for Yo when he had cellulitis.
They were easy to put on, compared to say those old rubber, pull on bell boots, and seemed to do a great job.
They are not to be used for turnout, is pretty much the only warning, but then neither is a standing wrap.
I really like the Cashel Boomer’s bandages. Used them continuously on one accident-prone horse.
I really love the veredus quick wraps
https://www.argentoeq.com/collections/boots-wraps/products/stable-boots-front
They really provide a lot of support compared to other quick wraps, don’t slide down, and don’t get hot. Pricey but 100% worth it in my opinion. I haven’t used regular wraps in years.
Now the BOT wraps are great for reducing or preventing swelling but I really am not thrilled with their support or design. They always slide down and I feel like I have to make them so tight and still not great support. But I definitely think your horse would benefit from them but I wouldn’t leave them on 24/7.
I’m rehabbing a high hind suspensory tear as well. I did the supportive standing wrap thing for a few weeks with a puffy cotton wrap when out and BOT Quick Wraps when in. (My horse is a stall walker and vet and I figured he’d be better off turned out and wrapped than inside 24/7). The BOTs don’t stay up high enough to cover the area that needed the therapy.
I had thought of removing the inside part of the BOT and using that under the stable bandages. Anyone try this? He’d be getting the therapy from the BOT plus the support of the bandage. He’s into month 3 of rehab and not wrapped any longer. His ultrasounds show the injured area getting smaller and healing at an expected pace.
BOT also makes the “no bow” standing bandages:
https://backontrackproducts.com/Hors…raps-p318.html
You could always try wrapping the liners of the quick wraps, but I don’t think they are long enough to do a proper wrap, and the Velcro patches that attach to the outside “boot” may be hard to wrap over smoothly–the Velcro may grab at your stable bandages.
I’d invest in the No Bows if I was going to do a real standing wrap (and actually, I have).
I wonder if the Quick Wraps that slip down do so when there is less filling in the leg, after they are on for a while? As in, they do take down swelling and then are not snugged enough to the leg, and slip down.
