Nine Pocket Ice Boots

[DVeritas@aol.com]

I have been really happy with 9 pocket Thoroughbred ice boots.  When placed 
on the front legs of most Arabians, one can fill each pocket (up to the knee) 
with ice.
    I then, using a three or four gallon sprayer (one not previously used on 
weeds, preferably) filled with ice water, spray down inside and completely 
around the leg/ice boots.
    The spraying, if down every five minutes or so, will result in a cooled 
leg (soft tissue down to the joints) in about forty-five minutes.
    Replace ice cubes as needed.
    If the ice boots are used without the sprayer, I (like Bob Morris 
stated), just as soon not put them on the horse, as the heat builds up very 
rapidly beneath the neoprene.
    This protocol has worked very well, particularly at multi-days.
    One must be meticulous and religiously spray the water down into the 
boots.  ("Religiously", as in, God, I'd like to sit down and take a break, 
but not until I've taken care of these legs...)

      Frank.