What are the best leg cooling wraps?

Equi-N-icE. No mess at all [used to use Like Ice but was a nightmare, got everywhere] and really easy to fasten. They don't slip [even when your horse falls over in the lorry
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] and are really easy to reuse!! The resealable bags can be a bit awkward to open if you dont have nails, but other than that I can't really fault them.
 
i use the aerborn cool sport wraps. They are ok, probably the best of their type. Make sure you soak them for long enough though & they dont stay colder for longer than about 20 mins. Be careful with that Equi N Ice stuff. I got given it complimentary when I worked for a vet & it was new out. I put it on my mare that was Point to Pointing at the time & managed to blister her legs! Probably just the 1 horse but she was not sensitive to anything else so I would never touch the stuff now.
 
Joss - P fully clipped out inc legs, and not reacted with it, and he has typical ginger sensitivity ... I think it's horses for courses really!!

& Nic they are the ones you use top up liquid with.
 
Hello! Yep I use the Aerborne boots, they are great. Dont like using anything that will stay on their legs for a long time as that then heats the legs back up which knd of goes against the whole cooling legs off thing
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20mins is perfect for cooling legs anyway. Because they "swell" with the water, you can put them on nice and tight and they support the leg aswell
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The Equ N ice things are good in theory, but bandaging a hyped up horse after Xc isnt easy, and the top ups work out expensive over a season... have used them for injuries at home though.
 
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