BANDAGES. 15 



a selvage on each side, are supplied by all saddlers. 

 These are, however, often too short, too thin, and too 

 broad. A bandage, to be ready for immediate use, should 

 be wound up with the tapes inside. When putting it on, 

 a few inches of it may be unrolled and laid obliquely 

 across the outside of the leg close to the knee, with the 

 end reaching to about the centre of that joint, and the 

 rolled-up part turned to the outside and directed down- 

 wards and forwards. The bandaging is continued down 

 to and around the fetlock and upper part of the pastern, 

 and is brought up close below the knee ; the loose end is 

 then turned down, and the folds of the bandage carried 

 over it. The tapes are tied a little above the centre of 

 the cannon bone. By this method the folds do not require 

 to be turned or twisted over, as in the ordinary way. 

 Besides, they lie close and do not bulge out " (" Veterinary 

 Notes for Horse Owners "). 



When flannel bandages are used to give support during 

 work, they should not be broader than 3 J in. In the 

 book which I have just quoted I have given a drawing to 

 show their mode of adjustment. The description is as 

 follows : " Commence by laying the loose end diagonally 

 across the fetlock, with its extremity a little below that 

 joint ; then take about four turns round the leg, so that 

 the bandage may come close below the knee, take another 

 turn in a downward direction, bring the loose end up and 

 lay it flat against the bandaged part, and continue the 

 turns over it. The loose end will now be firmly secured 

 between the cloth on both sides. When put on according 

 to this plan, the bandage cannot become undone unless 

 the tape breaks." 



