For those that put ice bags on legs after X/C

[MadisonBelle]

Do you put the bags directly onto legs or put a cloth/ t towel on first?

Thanks!

 

[Kraft]

Cut a tea-towel in half and use half on each leg to wrap the ice bag around...then bandage x

 

[SpottedCat]

You definitely need something between the ice and the legs - jcloths dunked in a bucket of water work well - otherwise you can cause ice burns.

 

[MadisonBelle]

Great thanks this is what I thought..... Just wasn't sure how thin/thick the cloth should be..... Have j-cloths and tea towels and ice is already in freezer...... Thanks!

 

[Lolo]

We but tubigrips on, folded in half then slot the ice in between the 2 layers. Works perfectly.

Does rely on your horse being fairly placid post-XC though- Reg is happy to stand and doze whilst the tubigrips are being pulled on, but some horses aren't quite as dopey as him! (typical ex-racer...)

 

[MadisonBelle]

Thanks Lolo..... it's my youngsters first O.D.E. so no idea if she'll be placid or not!!!! Hopefully she will be tho'

 

[star]

i use j-cloths. i did try the tubigrip thing but think i might have bought size too small as nightmare to get over his feet!

 

[undertheweather]

If anyone could take/post pictures of them doing this I would be very interested. I am thinking about making some sort of boot on a small scale in the near future that could hold the ice cube bags. How are you all keeping the ice frozen at events?

 

[star]

flexible ice packs bought off Amazon - really cheap. stick them in cool bag with all my drinks when I leave the house, still nicely cold when I get there. I mould them into the inside of some old sports medicine boots and apply over a j-cloth. Cheap ice boots!

 

[Lolo]

Best photos I have of the tubigrip set up...

 

[TiddlyPups]

If anyone could take/post pictures of them doing this I would be very interested. I am thinking about making some sort of boot on a small scale in the near future that could hold the ice cube bags. How are you all keeping the ice frozen at events?

Sports boots with pouches stitched inside to put the ice in

 

[undertheweather]

Sports boots themselves are quite expensive. I am thinking to make some cheap in the range of £15 for set of 4. Ice shouldn't be a luxury, which at the current prices it is!

 

[Auslander]

I've just bought some sports medicine style boots in Ebay ridiculously cheaply. They are probably far too large for the average event horse, but with ice packs inside, might be just the job!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SECONDS-S...uipment&var=&hash=item76c22fd259#ht_500wt_949