leg sweats, paints, etc

[TddWil@aol.com]

When a horse gets a pull or strain the initial treatment of ice and bute to 
keep the inflammation under control makes sense to me, but why the counter - 
irritants afterwards? Is this just useless 'voodoo' or does it do any good? I 
don't see why walking around grazing 24/7 to keep the circulation good in the 
legs isn't sufficient. 

                                  Shelly in DE