Shipping bandage
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A shipping bandage, or shipping wrap, is a type of bandage used on the lower legs of a horse to protect the animal while travelling. The bandage starts are the bottom of the knee or hock, and ends at the floor, protecting the cannon bone, tendons of the lower leg, fetlock, pastern, coronet, and heels of the horse.
Many horsemen believe that shipping bandages are superior to shipping boots, thinking they usually to offer more protection than an ordinary shipping boot and tend to keep the circulation flowing in the lower leg. However, they can be detrimental if the person applying the bandage does not know how to do so properly, and may even injure the horse. Therefore, it is best to use shipping boots if one is inexperienced in bandaging a horse's leg
With the modern development of synthetic shipping boots made with hook-and-loop fasteners, most people choose this option as they are quicker to apply. A poorly applied shipping bandage is also more likely to fall off than a shipping boot. However, if correctly applied with good tension, safety pins, and masking tape, a shipping bandage will stay well in place.
