This is a horse product, for those wondering.
I bought my first set of Professional’s Choice Combo Bandages a year ago, and I still have them. In that time, I’ve been able to evaluate their performance and durability. To give you an idea, these wraps are half plush polo wrap and half elastic wrap with a double hook and loop closure for greater security. I bought them from Dressage Extensions, the only place I’ve been able to find them, for $39.95.
I have them in white, but since the elastic part wraps over the plush part, dirt doesn’t stick to the outside very easily.
At first, I had difficulty with snagging, because I wasn’t careful of the hook part of the fastener, and they do snag easily, but they don’t unravel. I also feared that the stitching between the two portions might pull apart, but that isn’t even close to happening. I was wary of these wraps but they bear the good name of Professional’s Choice and cost twice as much as standard polo wraps.
I do advise washing these with the hook and loop fasteners completely closed and in a leg wrap laundry bag. The fasteners won’t come apart, but you don’t want to wash them with standard polo wraps, which will come apart in the wash and snag them, even through the laundry bags.
These are far more durable than I expected, even after a couple threads of elastic have pulled out, although the elastic part is also getting a bit stretched, but they still have a lot left in them. The stitching is first class, and they can easily be used multiple times without washing, if used on a clean horse and dry footing. Muddy or slightly wet footing will stick, of course, but can be brushed off them easier than from the standard plush polo wraps. Dry footing is easy to dust off the wrap.
I recently bought another set of these and hope to purchase a third soon. They last far longer than standard polo wraps and provide great support to a horse’s legs that’s flexible, so you almost can’t wrap too tightly or too loosely (depending on how tight you wrap the plush portion). As a comparison, the $20 polo wraps have hook and loop fasteners that wear out quickly, although the material doesn’t. These PC wraps have yet to show any wear of the actual fasteners. They’ll be with me a long time yet.
