When a human runs in very
cold weather he or she tries to breathe deeply but he or she will
find that their lungs may hurt. This condition is caused by your
body not being able to pre-warm the air fast enough. This very
same thing happens to horses when they are racing, only more so.
Very cold winds or temperatures sometimes cause the capillaries in the sinus area and upper nasal passages to rupture. This causes bleeding, which causes the horse to choke, and have extreme breathing difficulties. This horse is referred to as a bleeder.
Our pre-warmer mask will not only be essential to winter racing but will also become an essential part of your training program year-round. You will start using the dust filter mask on your yearlings for industrial and natural air pollution, which is taking its toll right now at many tracks throughout the country. Diseases and virus can be spread by track dust every time someone trains on a race track . some veterinarians believe that race tracks should be sanitized weekly.
Using our Protecto Pre-warmer dust filter mask, you will not only pre-warm the air in cold weather but will warm the nasal cavity, which helps to expel the mucus by nasal drainage, sneezing, or blowing. Under most conditions, the respiratory system is capable of maintaining and cleansing itself. However, the occupational environment and cold weather that a race horse must function in places additional demands on the respiratory system that often results in a loss of breathing efficiency and/or chronic weakening of the individual organ.
Cold, dry air entering the nostrils at sub-zero temperatures places and additional demand on the nasal cavity and upper respiratory tract. This results in evaporation of the protective fluids covering the mucous membrane. This loss of moisture is usually compensated for by the secretion of additional nasal fluids. However, if the lining of the nasal cavity is inflamed by the presence of a respiratory illness, the production of fluids can be limited.
The Protecto mask provides a blanket of warm air around the horse's nostrils and retains the moisture from the animal's breath. This moisture retention prevents the mucous inside the nasal cavity from thickening. When mucous is allowed to thicken, it loses its ability to clean the air and nasal tissue, thus opening the way for germs, raw throat tissue and associated cold weather symptoms. The Protecto mask can be used in the stall as a natural steamer operation on the heat of the breath of the animal. Use of the inhalant included with the Protecto mask flushes the nasal passages naturally, keeps the mucous flowing, and releases congestion
THE PROTECTO-MASK AND INHALANT ARE EASY TO USE INDOORS OR OUTDOORS, AND MORE EFFICIENT THAN CONVENTIONAL STEAMING.