Product Overview
Product Description:
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Extend-A- Cool is a transdermal cooling sheet that can provide immediate cooling action for up to six hours, reducing body temperature locally by as much as 6-8 degrees F/minus 11- minus 13 degrees C.
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The cooling sheet is 8”W x 11”L (20cm x 28cm).
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Extend-A-Cool helps relieve sore shins, osslets, and inflammation of muscles and tendons that result from strenuous activity. Extend-A-Cool can also help reduce the swelling and discomfort that comes from acute sprains and bruises.
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Extend-A-Cool can be used before and after an event, after strenuous training or exercise, during transportation, as First Aid on the trail, and after endurance events.
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​Features and Benefits:
Does not require refrigeration, freezing or wetting.
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Great for the trail and other situations where ice or running water is not available
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Less mess than ice or water hoses.
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Is a more moderate cooling effect.
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Refrigerating Extend-A-Cool will increase it’s cooling capacity for the first 10 minutes.
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Great for First Aid Kits.
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Small, flat and flexible.
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Ready to use. No prior cooling required.
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Can be stored in the horse trailer, your vehicle the barn or in your saddle bags.
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Can be quickly and easily applied to the horse.
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Cooling action begins as soon as the package is opened and the cellophane cover is removed from the Cooling Sheet.
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If you only use the product for an hour or two, replace the cellophane cover and place the product in a sealable plastic bag. The cooling action will stop and the product can be used later if applied to the same horse’s leg.
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Re-using the cooling sheet is recommended due to the risk of Bacterial Dermatitus.
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Product is air activated
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Do not cover the Cooling Sheet with wraps or boots since air may not be able to reach the Cooling Sheet. Applying the adhesive layer to the mammal’s extremity results in the evaporation of the moisture in the cooling sheet, and the vaporization heat therefore causes the skin temperature to rapidly decline immediately after the adhering of the cooling sheet. It is important that the cooling sheet be allowed to breathe by using the Extend-A-Cool Mesh Wrap which is designed to compliment the cooling sheet.
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The cooling effect commences within 15 min, reducing the temperature of the leg up to approximately 6-8 degrees F/minus 11 – minus 13 degrees C over a 6-8 hour time period.
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In emergencies, the product can be held onto the horse’s extremity using tape applied to either end of the product.
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![d1-alpha tocopherol Alpha-tocopherol Antioxidants like vitamin E protect cells from free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that steal electrons from other molecules to become stable, causing the other molecules, like DNA and cell membranes, to become unstable.
Free radicals are naturally produced when horses metabolize carbohydrates, fat, or protein to make energy. Free radicals are not completely bad. A small amount are needed to help cells respond to signals in the body.
However, too much free radical damage, called oxidative stress, damages cells often to the point of cell death. This will cause organs and tissues like the liver and muscles to not function properly and negatively impact the horse’s health, resulting in premature aging.
Antioxidants are compounds that neutralize free radicals before they cause damage. Antioxidants come in many forms. Vitamins (vitamin E and C), minerals (selenium) and enzymes (glutathione peroxidase) all work together to provide optimal antioxidant protection.
Vitamin E eases muscle soreness and stiffness in exercising horses, helping them sustain high levels of activity.
Having adequate intake of this vitamin will help muscles recover after exercise which can support athletic performance. [1]
Horses with adequate vitamin E intake are less likely to experience chronic tying up (defences rhabdomyolysis).
Vitamin E boosts the immune response, enhancing the bacteria killing capacity of immune cells. This helps horses recover from illness quickly. [2]
Vitamin E can help horses with insulin resistance. According to Dr. Nicholas Frank at the University of Tennessee, daily intake of 1000 IU could help improve insulin sensitivity.
Having adequate antioxidant defences can minimize stress and health issues related to travel and competition, helping your horses stay healthy and ready to compete. [4]
It can prevent or minimize the effects of neurological disorders like equine motor neurone disease (EMND) and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM) from developing. [3]
Horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), also known as equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM) have a higher burden of oxidative stress. Vitamin E could help horses with this muscular disorder.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-texcm/images/stencil/500x659/products/229/536/Vitamin_E_product_photo__81922.1649274718.jpg?c=2 "d1-alpha tocopherol Alpha-tocopherol Antioxidants like vitamin E protect cells from free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that steal electrons from other molecules to become stable, causing the other molecules, like DNA and cell membranes, to become unstable.
Free radicals are naturally produced when horses metabolize carbohydrates, fat, or protein to make energy. Free radicals are not completely bad. A small amount are needed to help cells respond to signals in the body.
However, too much free radical damage, called oxidative stress, damages cells often to the point of cell death. This will cause organs and tissues like the liver and muscles to not function properly and negatively impact the horse’s health, resulting in premature aging.
Antioxidants are compounds that neutralize free radicals before they cause damage. Antioxidants come in many forms. Vitamins (vitamin E and C), minerals (selenium) and enzymes (glutathione peroxidase) all work together to provide optimal antioxidant protection.
Vitamin E eases muscle soreness and stiffness in exercising horses, helping them sustain high levels of activity.
Having adequate intake of this vitamin will help muscles recover after exercise which can support athletic performance. [1]
Horses with adequate vitamin E intake are less likely to experience chronic tying up (defences rhabdomyolysis).
Vitamin E boosts the immune response, enhancing the bacteria killing capacity of immune cells. This helps horses recover from illness quickly. [2]
Vitamin E can help horses with insulin resistance. According to Dr. Nicholas Frank at the University of Tennessee, daily intake of 1000 IU could help improve insulin sensitivity.
Having adequate antioxidant defences can minimize stress and health issues related to travel and competition, helping your horses stay healthy and ready to compete. [4]
It can prevent or minimize the effects of neurological disorders like equine motor neurone disease (EMND) and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM) from developing. [3]
Horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), also known as equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM) have a higher burden of oxidative stress. Vitamin E could help horses with this muscular disorder.")
