[grayarabpony]

What's your favorite brand? I'm thinking of buying some for my pony.

[RiverBendPol]

I have these but there is no way in He!! I ever paid this much money for them! I think I got them from TackoftheDay. They are perfect boots, I've had them for ages.
http://www.sporthorseproducts.com/9-...-Ice-Boot.html

[morsekg]

I have the ice horse tendon wraps and love them. They make other sizes of them as well for different areas. Also, some companies will sell just one wrap as opposed to a set, depending on what you are using it for.

[monalisa]

There are some new ones out there that I have had my eye on, Ice Vibes. They are expensive but so are my vet bills. I use ice boots for the the hocks.

Has anyone in hunterland used the Ice Vibes? Dover's and Beval's carry them.

[equine08]

I have these but there is no way in He!! I ever paid this much money for them! I think I got them from TackoftheDay. They are perfect boots, I've had them for ages.
http://www.sporthorseproducts.com/9-...-Ice-Boot.html

I have have used almost every style and brand of ice boot available in the last 30 years. I am not familiar with this brand but I have had several pairs of the 9 pocket, neoprene style and love them. Professional Choice came out with the first pair but the copies have performed just as well.

Like all expensive items around equines, a little supervision goes a long way. I usually tie them short with a hay bag for the 30 minutes or so the boots are on because eventually even the best behaved find pulling the velcro straps fun.

Especially in hot weather, you need to keep a close eye on how quickly the ice is melting. It is important when applying the boot to make certain you fasten it snugly and evenly because as the ice melts, the weight of the water causes it to slip a bit. It doesn't harm the leg in any way but they seem to have an obsessive desire to step on the low hanging neoprene and treat it. Easiest fix is just to keep an eye on them and readjust when they start to slide.

There's a zillion pairs at the track so I've found the most permanent means to id boots, buckets, webbings and even sponges, and the inside of blankets is with "Paint Markers." They come in colors and white so you can mark even white items. The drawback is dry time is overnight, but your id will absolutely not scrub off like permanent marker does with soap and water.

[equine08]

Here's a page for Equipro boots. Theirs are 24" tall and 15 1/2" wide and $92/pair. I've used these and like them best for longevity and the extra inch is nice on a hind leg.
https://www.equipro.com/IceBoots.html

Professional choice work well too although I think the stitching thread is superior on the Equi Pro. They are 23" tall and $94.95/pair at Chicks Saddlery.
http://www.chicksaddlery.com/page/CD...2Bdata%2Bfeed&

The Sport Horse product you linked to above is 22" tall. It is on sale at $76.50 but it does not state that as a pair price.

Most onsite racetrack track shops should carry ice boots similar to the above for around $90-$95/pair. If not available I would order them online. Around here where they don't carry much in the way of race track supply, you see some priced at $90+ for a single 9 pocket boot.

[runwayz]

A bag of frozen peas and a polo wrap. Works great and actually forms to the leg better than the boots.

[DQ01]

I just ordered a pair of ice-vibes, I'm really excited about them! My mare has suspensory troubles and I think these will be great.

[grayarabpony]

Thanks everyone! I will check these out.

[monalisa]

Let us know how you like the Ice Vibes!

[DQ01]

they're on there way, I will post about them! The store I ordered them from commented on how fast they're selling, I'm thinking they'll be pretty good.

[vxf111]

Love my Ice Horse boots.

[Crockpot]

Love my Ice Horse boots.

ditto. Very Easy to use and they stay on well.

[RiverBendPol]

http://www.tackoftheday.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1833

On sale TODAY until noon....For $39.00, down from $99......Can't beat that with a stick.

[grayarabpony]

Thanks!

[Across Sicily]

I have the Ice Horse boots and have been using them to rehab a ligament injury.

They've done their job, are easy to use, and are practically idiot-proof. Love 'em. Best of all they're fairly inexpensive (as ice boots seem to go) for two boots and ice packs. They took a little fiddling around with to work out the perfect way of keeping site of injury icy cold, but were well worth that trouble.

Am very interested in the Ice-Vibe boots, but I have to wonder how much more useful they are than straight ice.

[ShearConvenience]

I go for the good old fashioned kind that are like zip up bags with a strap over the withers or a muck bucket of ice water. In my mind it does a more thorough, consistent job than the pocket style.

[gumtree]

Here's a page for Equipro boots. Theirs are 24" tall and 15 1/2" wide and $92/pair. I've used these and like them best for longevity and the extra inch is nice on a hind leg.
https://www.equipro.com/IceBoots.html

I second these. Have used others but these are better made and fit. And if they are good enough for Neil Drysdale, who doesn’t endorse things as a rule, they are more then good enough for me.

[doublesstable]

Love my Ice Horse boots.

Me too.

I do have other brands but they are a pain to put the ice in as well as fifty-flippin-velcro-tabs that stick to everything.

I don't like the Ice Horse Hock boots they don't stay on.

I use these - http://www.icehorse.net/second_tier/...don_wraps.html for all parts of the body so I have a few pairs. Even the back.

[equine08]

IMO, the 9 pocket boots can work equally as well as traditional zippered boots and tubbing if you teach your grooms to to consistently flatten the ice in the pickets and insuring they are full.

My two biggest reasons for preference of the 9 pockets are:

1) Unless you have access to a commercial ice machine in your barn, they take a lot more ice.

2) At least with the older style vinyl ice boots, the melting ice drained out as water on the stall bedding. They are certainly very useful for icing knees as are the knee tubs. Working with racehorses daily I've had some old timers who understand "ice is part of life". They are champs not only about standing in a knee tub, but will carefully lift their legs out without tipping the bucket at the end of 30 minutes.The young horses on the other hand have to be taught to stand in tubs and remove their legs properly. The boots just save so much time & frustation when the young horses top a 25gal muck tub or 35gal knee tub of water all over the stall, and the expense and time involved in then having to strip the stall.