How Evaporative Cooling Works – And Why We’re Interested in It
At HUSK, heat has fascinated us for years.
Our work developing breathable horse boots has centred around a simple principle: protection should not unnecessarily compromise the horse's ability to manage heat.
But what happens when exercise finishes?
During work, muscles, tendons and surrounding tissues generate heat. Once the horse stops, that heat needs to dissipate.
There are several ways heat can be transferred from the body, and one of the most interesting for us is evaporation.
What is evaporative cooling?
Evaporation occurs when a liquid changes into a vapour.
That process requires energy.
When a volatile liquid evaporates from the skin or hair, some of that energy is drawn from the surface as heat.
This is one reason sweating is such an important part of the horse's natural thermoregulation.
It gave us an idea.
Could we use this principle in a post-exercise leg spray?
We wanted something that was:
Quick to apply.
Easy to use.
Evenly distributed.
Suitable for everyday post-exercise routines.
And, importantly, something that didn't rely solely upon making the leg extremely cold.
We also wanted it to fit into real equestrian life.
Because while elaborate recovery routines may look wonderful on social media, most of us know what actually happens.
You finish riding.
The horse needs untacking.
Someone needs feeding.
You've got another horse to ride.
The dogs need letting out.
And somehow it's already getting dark.
So whatever we created had to be genuinely easy to use.
The result is IceStride™
A continuous-spray post-exercise leg formula developed around evaporation-led cooling.
Its continuous mist allows the product to be distributed rapidly and evenly over the required area.
Spray.
Allow to evaporate.
And get on with your day.
We call it:
Ice Therapy. Reimagined.
IceStride™ by HUSK – coming soon.