Equine cryotherapy dual compartment boot

A method for administering cryotherapy to a horse, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) turning a cryotherapy boot inside out, said cryotherapy boot comprising a hoof cover, a hoof cover bottom, a hoof fastening device, a lower shell, an upper shell, upper compartment tether, and an upper compartment access device, and the step of
• b) placing the hoof cover device in an unfastened state;
• c) with the cryotherapy boot in an inside out state and the hoof cover device in an unfastened state, placing the hoof cover bottom against a bottom of a hoof of a patient horse;
• d) with the cryotherapy boot in an inside out state and the hoof cover device in an unfastened state, and the hoof cover bottom against the hoof of the patient horse, pulling the hoof cover over the hoof of the patient horse;
• e) fastening the hoof cover fastening device to hold the hoof cover in a state snugly positioned around the hoof;
• f) with the hoof cover fastening device in a fastened state and the hoof cover positioned snugly about the hoof of the patient horse;
• and the upper shell in an open state with the upper compartment access device in an unfastened state, fastening the upper compartment tether thereby causing an outer shell to be supported in an upright position on a patient horse's leg;
• g) with the hoof in the cryotherapy boot and secured by in the lower shell by the hoof cover, and the upper compartment tether secured around the patient horse's leg thereby supporting the outer shell in a vertical position on the leg of the patient horse, inserting ice into an ice containment area within the upper shell;
• h) raising the upper containment access device to cause the upper shell to form a contiguous perimeter around the leg of the patient horse;
• and
• i) weeping fluid resulting from melting ice through the upper compartment access device.