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The
interior of the Thorocare
Legwrap (the side next
to the horse's skin) is Dupont
Coolmax Pique®.
Coolmax
Pique was developed by Dupont to draw
sweat and moisture away from the source.
Since the Coolmax Pique layer is against
the horse's skin and sweating is the
object, Coolmax Pique was selected
for its wicking properties.
The
Coolmax Pique layer draws the sweat
from the horse's leg and moves it
to the outer layers of the Thorocare
Legwrap. This results in the horse's
leg continuing to sweat and producing
a steady flow of moisture (thus accomplishing
the objectives of sweating a leg)
while remaining warm.
Other
traditional methods and materials
for sweating a leg loose their thermal
properties due to poor wicking abilities.
Water is "trapped" against
the horse leg. . When the sweat is
not moved away from the leg, the build
up of moisture can cause “scratches”
or irritation to the horse’s
skin. This irritation makes the horse
less enthusiastic about being wrapped.
In cold weather cases, the sweat moisture
can even freeze to the horse leg,
thus counteracting the sweating process.
For
More on Coolmax, you can check out
Dupont's Coolmax web
site.
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