[FrogInABlender]

I've seen cold therapy boots for horses. They come up to the knee and you basically fill it with cold water. I don't know how good they work though. Getting a horse to stand still with their foot in ANYTHING has always been a problem for me. I've had to treat abscesses by soaking in hot epsom salt water and it's a pain for all involved. They usually end up knocking my bucket over.

And you may be right about the circulation vs the swelling. It's kind of a chicken or egg thing. Is it the poor circulation that causes the swelling or the swelling that causes the poor circulation. I don't know.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Training one to stand with a foot in a bucket can be a problem:) I can't remember where I saw it at but I remember seeing a horse stand with all 4 feet in buckets. Might have been at one of my rides. They soak legs to help combat stocking up, after alot of excerise.

Becky

[tuffydoodle]

I put a nitro patch on my founder prone pony's feet, in the back right where leg meets hoof, when he foundered. That's the quickest he's ever gotten over a founder. It was tricky to use, though. You can't touch it and it can only stay on for a few hours.