BOT just released a new Cool On Track line including these icing/cooling wraps:
Has anyone used these? They’re pretty new so there aren’t really reviews online yet, but I love the idea of not actually needing ice/a freezer so they’re easy to travel with.
Thanks!
I’ve not used the wraps, but I was gifted a cooling towel last year as a brand ambassador…it is my new favorite thing. I’m not sure who enjoyed it more last summer, me, my horse, or my dogs. At times I was genuinely shivering from being TOO chilled by the towel while showing at KHP 
I no longer rep the brand but I do plan on trying the wraps.
Oh nice! I think the whole Cool On Track line is made of the same cooling tech (whatever that is?) Would you say it got cold enough to be similar to an ice boot?
I don’t know that I would say it could completely replace an actual ice boot, but probably about as cold as just cold hosing. Would I use it as my only icing option for an acute injury? Probably not. Would I use it on my horse’s legs after a moderate jump school at a horse show? Yes!
Edit: if you do get them, make sure to keep the bag they come in. They’re supposed to not completely dry out between uses in order to prolong the life of the product….I did not follow those directions and regularly hung my towel to dry 🫣 while I haven’t noticed any degradation of the product, I do prefer to try and follow directions lol
Yeah I saw that they have to be kept damp in their original bag and to not flex them if they’re dry because they can crack.
That’s the level of cold I’m looking for, I event (low level, BN maybe N this fall) so I don’t need hardcore icing. Ty for the info!
Interesting. Haven’t seen those yet.
I’ve used the CoolAid wraps for years. Sounds like a similar product BOT has come out with.
I just received sets for my horse’s front and hind legs and I decided to try out the fronts today. We had a jumping lesson (30 minutes of jumping, 3’ show prep sort of stuff) and then he was fully cooled out and had a pee break in his stall. The boots were submerged for several minutes in a bucket of cold water. I put them on, waited 5 - 10 minutes, and then took them off to check the temperature. Sadly, both the wraps and my horse’s legs were warm… not cool and definitely not cold.
I’m a loyal fan of BOT products so I’m going to give them a call and make sure I followed all the steps correctly. If I did and this is the result, I will be returning both the used and unused wraps.
What was the outcome of this?
I ended up just returning them. I bought them from Riding Warehouse and they refunded my money for both sets, including the set I had tried.
The large towel has worked well for my pony with anhidrosis and definitely brings her temp down. You can let it fully dry but can’t bend it until it’s wet again. If I’m using it regularly I’ll keep it damp but at the end of summer I dry it out.
I thought this was a neat idea on the surface, but after digging into the “tech” they mention a little…
it’s just a PVA evaporative “cooling towel” made into a boot.
Evaporative cooling is not very effective in any sort of humid climate, there’s just too much moisture in the air already. I think claiming that they provide 20-30 minutes of cooling is a bit of a stretch, it would highly depend on the environmental conditions plus the horse’s starting skin temp and the soaking water temp. Ice water for soaking would be most ideal, but then you need to have ice on hand and if you have that, why wouldn’t you just ice the horse’s legs?
Evap towels are basically useless where I live (near Houston), you might feel a little cooler for the first 2-3 minutes of wear but after that it’s just a warm, clammy towel. 
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