Delayed Icing After Exercise
Icing should always be a priority when it comes to post workout leg care in horses. Our ice wrap boots for horses are designed to be taken to shows and […]
Puffy Pasterns?
Does your horse get puffy pasterns? Find our more about the importance of the pasterns in our blog article.
How Tight Should Your Ice Wraps Be?
The whole purpose of using ice boots or wraps is to drop the temperature of the legs quickly and efficiently. To do this contact between the wrap and the leg […]
Coverage of the Hock
The hocks are an important and complex part of the horse’s anatomy. Read more about how our cooling leg wraps can help your horse’s hocks after exercise or injury.
Understanding Hocks
How much do you know about the hocks? Read our guide to equine hock anatomy to find out more about this complex structure.
Look After Those Knees With Cryochaps Equine Ice Boots
Ever left a leg going cross-country? Or had your horse trip and go down on their knees? The horse’s knees can be prone to injury, either through accidents or wear and tear.
It’s Important to Cool Pasterns
Why is it important to cool the pasterns? The Absolute Wrap was designed following a conversation with a top showjumper who was concerned about the impact of jumping on the […]
Introducing the Absolute Wrap
It’s a busy time at Cryochaps with yet another product launch! This time it’s the Absolute Wrap. All the same awesome cooling, compression and malleability but now covering three key areas: […]
Introducing the K2f
All the same awesome cooling, compression and malleability of The Original however…They will stay frozen for longer! At Cryochaps we are lucky to have such loyal customers, and you have […]
As Effective as Cold Hosing
Testing shows that Cryochaps are as effective as cold hosing, and a million times easier! See the full test here. Simply wet the leg then apply Crycochaps for maximum effect. Get […]
Hard Ground Puts Stress on Legs
Nothing beats the feeling of going flat out on our horses, with the ground being super hard, working at speed puts even more stress on our horses legs, particularly the […]
Interesting Fact!
We can see from our sales that half of our customers only ice the front legs. However when we ride we are constantly asking our horses to engage the hindquarters […]
Hind Leg Flexion in Jumping
Our horses are amazing. Have you ever looked closely at your horse’s hind legs when jumping? Check out our video here and see how those hind legs flex and take the strain […]
The Effect of Lunging
It’s not just ridden work that our horses need to recover from, when we lunge on a circle this creates a very unnatural repetitive force on the horse’s musculoskeletal system […]
Why Do Cryochaps Have a Compression Sleeve?
Often when we injure ourselves we will apply a bandage or support, but do we really know why this is a good idea? Compression increases cold transfer to the leg, […]