I believe you start at the top, work your way to the bottom, and then end at the top again. Is this right? Or do you wrap like you would standing wraps and start in the middle, to the bottom to the top?
I'm posting an instructional site for you to look at. I would encourage you to have someone with expertise teach you and then check your wraps to assure they are done correctly. Serious damage can be done to your horse's tendons if polos are wrapped incorrectly. You should roll your wraps fairly tightly before you start, which will assist in getting correct, even tension when you unroll them to wrap the leg. I start in the middle of the cannon, wrap down, and then up again. Be sure you apply your tension as you bring the wrap over the bone at the front of the leg, so that you are not pulling the wrap as it passes over the tendon at the back of the leg, and be sure your evenly overlap from one wrap to the next. Always wrap toward the inside to that the tension is bringing the tendons of the right and left leg toward each other.
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The site I'm posting covers additional points on how to wrap, how to secure the wrap at the fetlock, and how to finish your wrap. Just be especially sure that the legs are clean and the hair is smooth before wrapping, and don ' t allow even the tiniest wrinkle to form. The legs should be completely dry as well. Even the tiniest little lump under a polo can cause a pressure sore to develop.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2090048_put-polo ... Again, it is best to have first hand instruction and supervision while you develop skill in applying polos.
I agree with the other users who say you need to have someone experienced show you.
It's fine to start at either the top or the middle. I do either, depending on how long and chunky the horse's cannons are. For larger breeds like Warmbloods or Drafts, I definitely start in the middle. Smaller breeds like QHs and Arabians, I may start at the top, again depending on the horse. If I have pony polos, I use those for the shorter/thinner legs and start in the middle.
If you don't know how to wrap polo's DO NOT wrap them . As you may make them to tight or too loose. Have somebody show you how to wrap them. As if you wrap them to tight you can cause damage, if you wrap them too loose they could come un-wrapped. And they are WAY different then wrapping standing wraps.
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So have somebody teach you how to wrap them then keep practicing cause you won't get it right the first time.
And some people start at the Top, I start in the Middle then go down and back up.
Yes, start at the top on the front, wrapping downwards. Make sure to overlap by about half the width of the wrap.Wrap slightly below the fetlock and then wrap upwards. Finally, secure with the velcro and you are good to go.
I start at the top, wrap down, and I wrap back up to the top again.
For the LF you wrap counterclockwise. For the RF you wrap clockwise.
