How do you cool down legs?

[Skhosu]

After an event/jumping on hard ground, how do you look after legs? I'm trying to work out and plan a regime for after the xc phase and would be interested on knowing others.

 

[H-J]

Mine get washed down all over and including legs with cold water and a soothing wash (smells gorgeous!!) Then once legs are checked over for any scrapes cuts etc they have like ice on and are bandaged.

Bandages come off at home and the legs are hosed, as seemed to work well on all my horses - touch wood!

 

[Rambo]

We use Equine America Ice Gel after we jump....seems to do the job so far

 

[only_me]

we use ice tight or a cooling gel from lidals! lol the ground is really hard at the moment so we keep hosing legs down after every ride...

 

[RLF]

i hose down after comp, apply like ice and wet paper, leave on overnight, then hose down in the morning.

 

[sillygillyhorse]

I use Gelcels (activated in cold water) or just started using Equ 'n Ice (think that is the name of them) bandages that stay cold for 2 hours and you can "recharge" them. Also use witch hazel and arnica gel.

 

[rema]

I saw William fox pit's groom soak J clothes in iced/cold water then put under bandages/boots.

 

[viola]

My routine after every jumping session or faster work involved hosing down for a few minutes, then applying Leovet Cool Pack - fantastic smell, no residue, and seemed to worked well (used it for over 6 years on show jumpers). On some horses we also used the cold pack plus which, after first cooling phase switched into a gentle heating phase.
Some horses with galls were also bandaged over night.

 

[comicduo]

Has anyone used both ice wraps/boots and cooling products i.e ice tight?

Did you find one more effective then the other?

Just starting to event and am trying to get systems ready for both the horses (mine and cousin's) when they come off the course.

 

[little_pink_piggies]

ice tight, wet brown paper, wet bandages then cool boots and overreach boots to travel home... obsessive i know!