Fluidized bed apparatus for treating equine body parts

An apparatus for applying massage and heat to parts of an equine body comprising:

• a flexible container having a bottom and side walls of sufficient dimensions to contain two equine legs;
• means for varying the depth of said container;
• a horizontal perforated plate spanning the perimeter of said container with support means extending from the underside of said plate to said bottom wall of said container;
• a bed of particulate material capable of fluidization in gas enclosed by said side walls of said container and supported by said plate;
• distributing means for distributing gas flow into said bed comprising:
• a first horizontal flange;
• a second horizontal flange;
• and
• a horizontal sheet of charcoal ester between said first and second flanges;
• means for heating a gas;
• means of moving a gas through said distribution means and said bed;
• and
• means for protecting said distribution means from equine hooves.