Equipment, Tried and Tested
Woof Wear Polar Ice Boots
What does the manufacturer say …
Woof Wear’s Polar Ice Boots are a practical solution to cool legs after intensive exercise or to aid recovery from a variety of leg injuries.
The removable gel packs can be applied straight from the freezer and moulded around the tendons as they remain flexible when frozen.
The boot contains horizontal pockets to position the packs perfectly to wrap around the leg.
- Plush Breathable neoprene outer for perfect fitting
- 2 horizontal mesh pockets per boot to position gel packs perfectly
- Gel packs can be used hot or cold
- Gel packs Flexible when frozen
- Can be used on Front or Hind legs
What does our reviewer say …
So far, I’ve been really impressed with the Woof Wear Polar Ice Boots, they’re easy to use and have quickly become a staple piece of kit on our lorry, (we use them for cooling legs after eventing).
With the addition of some extra gel packs we can easily use them on three or four different horses throughout the day. When packed into a cold cool box with a few extra ice packs, even with a 3am start they remained frozen until our last horse went cross-country at 4 pm!
The gel packs are easy to slip in and out of the pockets inside the boots and do remain flexible – even when frozen, so they mould to the shape of the leg. With the Velcro fastenings it’s easy to achieve a nice snug fit, so that the gel packs remain in place against the tendons and don’t sag down. I’ve not yet needed to use them as a hot boot but certainly as a cold boot It does exactly what it says on the tin.
The £64.99 price is quite reasonable for a pair of boots and four gel packs – as are the extra gel packs, which are £9.99 per pair – just remember that you need two in each boot so you need two pairs per set of boots, if you want to use them consecutively on more than one horse!
Meet Sam Sweeney, our product reviewer
Sam is a professional event rider and trainer, based at the foot of the South Downs in East Sussex. She made her made her 4* (now 5*) debut at Burghley in 2012 and currently, has several talented younger horses competing up to 3* level. Other accolades include producing 4yo and 5yo Champions and winning the prestigious RoR Racehorse to Eventer with 707 and, the Racehorse to Dressage horse with Coco de Cara.
As a professional event rider and trainer, Sam is out most weeks during the season, often with four horses on the lorry. During the winter months they are either showjumping or fine tuning their dressage.
