I just stuck them on overnight and kept an eye on him every hour before I left the barn, and I have not killed my horse. I think they do a significantly better job of reducing swelling than anything else I have tried.
For my old mare with the lymphangitis problem, I just wrap her legs and put on the hock boots when she is in overnight. I take them off in the morning and voila!! nice thin legs, swelling has disappeared. If she is out a lot she doesnât use the wraps but if she is in due to bad weather she will wear them 12 hours or so at a time. I have never seen any negative reaction with the BOT products at all!! I acutally used one as a âheating padâ after my surgery and I believe it healed much quicker than normal. I should say I have a new clean and unused on a horse set that I use on myself!!:lol:
Just reviving this to ask do the quick wraps work as well as the no bows for swelling etc. Which would you recomend? Thanks
Where is the best place to buy these products?
There often seem to be used ones for sale on eBay, bulletin board. Which I think maybe says a little something about whether everyone finds them effective?!
I bought the saddle pad on eBay after buying and trying the no-bows from a tack shop catalog.
Or perhaps they worked so well that the horses donât need them any longer, or the people no longer have horses.:winkgrin:
I dunno⊠when I find something that really works, I stash it for future use. Or pass it along to someone in my barn who might be able to use it. Especially something like a wrap that doesnât go bad and isnât huge/is easily stored. I suppose itâs possible that everyone selling used BOT stuff quit horses entirely, seems a little odd though.
Some things you NEVER find used, which I think says a lot to me about how well those things work. I am thinking about the Jackâs Whirlpool boots/McKinnon Ice machines-- itâs rare to find those used. And theyâre not cheap. So youâd think people would sell them on if they were done with them, to recoup their investment in the machines. But itâs pretty unusual to find them used in any sort of decent condition.
Then again, Iâve seen more positive responses as to the perceived effectiveness of BOT products from people on the boards here and very few negative ones, soâŠ
Never underestimate the amazing power of the human brain. I wanted the BOT wraps and pad to work so badly, I was trying to convince myself that they did. And I do think WRAPPING has a positive effect. So, yes, if you wrap with BOT wraps you will see reduced swelling. Iâm just not so sure that itâs less than if you wrapped with any old wraps. I really wish there were some actual testing results (not testing the heat but the purported reduction of swelling, and compared not only to an unwrapped leg with a leg wrapped with traditional bandages). I wonder how many times people perceive an effect with a product because the WANT the product to be effective. No one wanted to see an effect more than me 
I just donât think I did.
Funny, I have never been able to find the BOT products (used) on line, only new. I have been tempted to try them myself. I am curious, does the company have a satisfaction guaranteed policy?
Back on Track Leg Wraps
Have an older gelding that âstoves-upâ in the rear fetlock area during cold weather. Just sharing that our use of the Velcro Back on Track wraps overnight has proved quite effective in literally bringing that swelling completely down. You can feel the heat building as soon as you put them on. Only complaint is there seems to be a fine line between wrapping them too loose & too tight. It is not unusual for them to be riding low on his leg back-ass-wards in the morning. But still like the quick ease of putting them on instead of pads & rolls of wrap. They get a thumbs up from us:-)
Wow, this thread is SEVEN YEARS OLD!!! Wow!
I won a set of the boots and donât like them a whole lot, although they are the only boots my horse doesnât try to tear off his hind legs. For fluid in the tendon sheath, I think you need more compression than the boots can provide. I had some of the no now quilts and really liked them for my horseâs tendon injury until he ripped them up. He just canât have nice things.
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Wow, this thread is SEVEN YEARS OLD!!! Wow![/QUOTE]
Whoops!
Yes, the horse came back beautifully wrapped in ye old wilkerâs and flannel. Went on to be ridden for several more years. And is now retired. This is a very old thread 
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I have two horses at the barn that use the BOTs (boot with Velcro) on their hind legs. Both are older, one because of an injury stocks up and the other has lymphangitis. Their BOTs go on over night and are removed for turn-out. The stocked up mare - her legs have never looked so good, no filling at all. The lymphangitis one, the right hind looks normal and the left (worse leg) is way less than 1/2 the size it use to be and he has had no flare-ups.
Money well spent!
I ordered some BOT gloves for me, and got them today. I have osteoarthritis in my hands, so have some pain and difficulty using my fingers for small details, like buckling bridles.
Iâll let you know how it goes.
As for horses, I have some quick wraps, some polo wraps and some bell boots. I do think the quick wraps work wonders; not sure about the other things, but youâd think theyâd work as well.
I am a huge fan of the horse products and have the calf braces for myself! My horse wears the BOT sheet (w/ neck cover) at most overnight shows and he comes out of the stall loose and swingy like he had been turned out all night. I also use the quick wraps at shows and whenever he is in for more than about 36 hours as he tends to stock up. The BOT quick wraps get rid of any minor stocking up in no time.
I would definitely recommend BOT
I bought BOT quick wraps for all 4 legs for my barrel racing horse, to âwarm him legsâ before we make our run. For a few months, I honestly couldnât tell you if they did anything. Could totally be hokus pocus.
But then I took him to his first overnight race. He is used to pasture 24/7 and he will stock up when stalled. I hand walk him every couple hours to help. I tried putting his BOT wraps on and WOW what a difference! Wasnât stocked up at all. Put him back in his stall without them, and when I came back to hand walk, was stocked up again.
I definately became a âbelieverâ after that.
The following spring he had a weird case of scratches on one hind leg in a strange spot. It was making his leg very swollen and causing some lameness. We had a vet appt scheduled anyway, and I put his BOT wraps on for the trailer ride like I always do. When I got to the vet an hour and a half later, the swelling was gone. I should have put the BOT wraps on sooner!
It does amaze me on its ability to draw swelling out of the legs.
However, I am very cautious to use them when it is hot out (over 80 degrees) and/or use them very sparingly. Thatâs my only complaint of them.
I tried PHT MagnaCU a couple months ago and I was not impressed with them. Didnât see them draw out swelling like the BOT wraps do. Granted, they are two completely different therapies, but I think I will stick with BOT.
FWIW: The (people) BOT gloves I ordered finally came*. I slept in them on the first night because I had been frequently awakened with a burning sort of numbness in my hands (hurt like hell), and it would take about 10 minutes of massaging my hands/shaking them out/etc before the pain would calm enough to allow me to go back to sleep.
The first night, I was able to sleep through without the numbness/pain! The 2nd night, I didnât wear them. My hands reverted to the burning numbness. 3rd night, I wore them again = no pain.
So, yep, I think they work. Iâve worn them during the daytime as I go about my chores and havenât been aware of any actual heat. I have noticed a sensation thatâs subtle, but if I hadnât been focusing on the effect, I wouldnât have been aware of it.[
- I got the gloves from Tack of The Day at a nice discount. If youâre in a hurry for what youâre ordering, be aware that it takes them a good 2 weeks to get it to you.
