ADVANCED EQUINE PRODUCTS

PREVENT INJURY AND SHORTEN RECOVERY TIME
The hock is the most complex joint in the horse's body. This wrap is open over the cap bone, light-weight and is sized and shaped to give full, consistent coverage for optimum therapy. Cold therapy use reduces swelling and heat in both the front and back of the hock. Three broad straps configure the wrap to different sized hocks. Application instructions describe how to properly use the wraps for both hot and cold therapy.


Ice Horse Hock Wraps utilize a patented Propylene Glycol formula which is food grade for quality assurance and non-toxic properties.

Hock Wraps are available as:

IH 7000 - Single Hock Wrap with two (2) FIRST+ICE Inserts

• ICE HORSE® Hock Wrap
• With First+Ice® Re-Freezable Heatable Inserts
• LEAVE FIRST+ICE INSERTS IN YOUR FREEZER OVERNIGHT.
• The dry cold material is solid coming from the freezer. A simple 10-second massage of the re-freezable/ reusable bag results in a loose, flexible, cold source that configures to the horse's cannon and tendon area immediately.
• DIRECTIONS
• The Product:
• Store the FIRST+ICE packages in your home or stable refrigerator freezer chamber.
• Remove just before you plan to use. Store in a thermal container.
• The Horse:
• Cross-tie the horse in a stall or wash rack. Wet down the horse's leg(s) with a sponge.
• After use, the FIRST+ICE insert packs can be wiped down with a damp cloth and returned to the freezer. Store the boot separately in a dry place.
• FOR HOT COMPRESS USE
• BOILING provides best heating effectiveness.
• Bring pan of water to boil. Remove from heat. Place inserts in pan for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove insert from pan. Wrap insert in a light towel. Place in the Ice Horse wrap.
• MICROWAVE: Place insert in microwaveable container and cover completely with water. Never heat without covering the insert with water. Place container in microwave. Heat at full power for three (3) minutes (time is based on 600 watt microwave oven). After heating, remove insert from water. Wrap insert in towel or leg or hock wrap, then place on horse's injury. If additional heat is required, heat in 30 second intervals.

Cold Therapy For Prevention of Serious Leg Injuries
One of the most effective and certainly least costly methods of equine physical therapy is the routine use of cold therapy on a regular basis. The goal is to immediately apply cold therapy for post exercise cooling of the distal limbs of the horse.

There are two very sound reasons for this according to equine veterinarians.

First, inflammation is a normal sequel to physical exercise. The legs of the horse are the primary sites for exercise induced inflammation. This inflammatory cascade is like a small brush fire. If you do not snuff it out quickly it will eventually flare up to a major blaze and become more difficult to control.”

Secondly, too much heat is damaging to tendons. In veterinary studies of tendons, exercise decreased pH, and increased core temperatures of the tendons beyond physiologically healthy limits. This heat and the lowered pH lead directly to the breakdown of tendon fiber.”

Cold Therapy for Treatment to Relieve Pain
In the case of injury, other veterinary studies report that tissues release chemicals and vaso active substances (cytokines, prostaglandins, and leukotines) that produce a cascade effect of reactions which ultimately result in localized swelling, heat and pain.
Rapidly applying cold therapy to tissue injury limits the inflammatory response by causing the blood vessels to constrict by the process called vasoconstriction. This limits the blood flow to the injured site, moderating the release of the vasoactive substances and as a result, minimizes the pain and swelling in the afflicted area.


Cold Therapy to Control Swelling
After tissue injury there is an immediate chemical reaction at the cellular level. This reaction releases prostoglandins and histamines in the injured area. Damaged capillaries leak cellular waste (water, dissolved electrolytes and proteins) into the surrounding tissue.
The body then sends scavenger cells into the area to remove damaged tissue or to kill bacteria that could be present, say from an open wound. Once the process starts, fluids build in the intercellular spaces causing swelling. (Edema) Cold therapy can be used in the repair phase after soft tissue injuries between 48 hours and six weeks after injury.