Suspensory ligament injuries are the most common injuries in dressage horses, and when it happens it’s heart-breaking. Months of rehabilitation and expensive vets bills. As riders we do everything we can to minimise the risk to our horses, warming up properly, being fussy about surfaces, protecting those precious legs. However a proper warm down and…
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Dressage is one of the most physically demanding disciplines for a horse. Lateral movements and even circles cause the joints to twist with uneven forces. The level of collection and increased engagement required puts extra pressure on the hindlimbs. After a hard schooling session, applying Cryochaps cools the legs and gives all the benefits of…
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Using Cryochaps could also ease any localised pain in a horse’s legs.Local analgesic benefits are believed to result when tissues are cooled to between 10°C and 15°C or when skin temperature decreases to < 13.6°C. When using Cryochaps external skin temperatures reach < 13.6° C The cooling, analgesic, and rewarming effects of ice massage on…
DetailsDid you know why Neoprene was chosen to use as the compression outer sleeve of Cryochaps? Neoprene has one of the lowest thermal diffusivity, this means that it protects the gel ice inner from hot external temperatures preventing the environment from heating the Cryochaps up and making sure as much of the cold as possible…
DetailsWhy is the Cryochaps compression sleeve so important? Tissues become significantly colder when using ice and compression rather than just ice alone. Compression may cause an improved contact between the skin and Cyrochap. Compression reduces blood flow, and less warm blood can flow through the area. Combined with the cold Cryochap, this reduces the ability…
DetailsCryochaps maintain low leg temps up to an hour after removal. Using thermal imaging an hour after removing a Cryochap from a leg and comparing to a leg that has had no Cyrochap applied, there is a always a difference. The Cryochap leg being considerably cooler every time. #CRYOCHAPS #NoLegNoHorse #MakeLegsLastLonger
DetailsA study was completed to look at heat removed after 30 mins from a phantom leg. A phantom leg was used so each test was repeatable as many variables exist when using a live subject. Clay covered only managed to displace 2°C from a starting point of 42°C compared to nothing at all, insulating the…
DetailsBeware of thermal image shots of cold water boots when on the leg making the outer of the boot look cold. What they don’t show you is the surface leg temperatures as it is a lot warmer inside the boot!!
How much heat would you want to take out of your horses’ leg if it was 42°C after a heavy exercise work out? Do you go for ease of use and dunk some water boots into a bucket of water? A study was completed to look at heat removed after 30 mins from a phantom…
DetailsCan you spot the difference in temperatures between the two legs before and after application of a cold water boot and just wetting a leg sporadically over 30 mins? Answer – There is no difference! The cold water boot does not reduce and maintain low temperatures, in fact, it has the same effects as simply…
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