Box Rest & Stable Recovery Support for Endurance Horses

Box rest is prescribed by a vet, and the rehabilitation plan that comes with it — how long, how much walking in hand, when to reassess — is theirs to set and yours to follow. A Hidez suit is not part of that plan and does not change it. What it can do is make a long confinement more comfortable for the Endurance Horse living through it.

A horse that cannot walk is not using the hoof and lower-leg pumping action that normally drives venous and lymphatic return. Graduated compression supports that return while the Endurance Horse stands, which is the same reason the suits are used through long journeys and after hard work.

The suit also retains warmth and applies the steady, even pressure that helps many horses settle. Weeks in a stable are wearing on a fit animal's temperament, and a Endurance Horse that rests quietly is easier to keep on the rest its vet has ordered. Report any filling, heat or change in the Endurance Horse's comfort to your vet rather than managing it with a garment.