Usage note In the 19th century, kudos entered English as a singular noun, a transliteration of a Greek singular noun kŷdos meaning “praise or renown.” It was at first used largely in academic circles, but it gained wider currency in the 1920s in journalistic use, particularly in headlines: Playwright receives kudos. Kudos given to track record breakers. Kudos is often used, as in these examples, in contexts that do not clearly indicate whether it is singular or plural; and because it ends in -s, the marker of regular plurals in English, kudos has come to be widely regarded and used as a plural noun meaning “accolades” rather than as a singular mass noun meaning “honor or glory.”
“We have had great success with all of our Thermotex products.
They are particularly helpful on our 17.2 hand stallion, Momentous.
Our favorite product is the 12 Pad Blanket. We use the blanket at
shows to expedite our warm-up routine and for therapy when we return
home.”
-Denise Phillips
Old Oak Farm
“I love my Thermotex blankets. I have several training stables at
different tracks and all my trainers use the infrared blankets to
achieve the best results. Dick Clark is one of my leading trainers
at Prairie Meadows each year. He uses three blankets to keep his
horses in great racing shape.”
-Maggie Moss
“I have been a Thermotex distributor for years and have satisfied
customers in 6 different states. Many of these trainers use up to
four blankets in their training operations.”
-John Michaluk
“Throughout years of involvement with high performance horses, I
have found Thermotex is a user friendly product that is beneficial
for relaxation thereby allowing stiff joints to loosen and get blood
flowing to the area. This enables my stretching routine to proceed
without but pain or injury. Regular use of the Thermotex blanket
will result in a strong, steady , powerful pain free, happy horse.
Thermotex is a powerful tool. I swear by it.”
-Julie Bridge
Equine Yoga
“I have trained race horses for 30 years and have been a
Thermotex distributor for many years. I have not found a product
that compares to the benefits the blanket produces.”
-Chris Thornton
The Thermotex Infrared Therapy Systems blanket was initially used
to treat the Anhidrosis the horse developed after a severe colic;
the infrared heat applied 2 to 3 times a week stimulated the sweat
glands so that after some time the horse started to sweat again when
exercised. While the main reason for the treatment was successful
the added benefit of the therapeutic treatment persuaded
professional race horse trainers from Singapore, New Zealand and
Malaysia who followed the treatment, to add the treatment to their
horses in training by following the recommendations documented in
the book ‘Helping Horses Heal’. My own blanket was extensively used
on polo ponies during the yearly tournament and the engaged
professional players were full of praise with the results. Based on
the experience gained over the last year I can only highly recommend
the use of the Thermotex system.
-Paul K. v. Lissberg
During the 2007 Calgary Stampede, a world class rodeo event, we
introduced Thermotex as a therapy for our chuck wagon horse racing
teams. We had some rookie horses but still managed to place 2nd
overall and finished high in the money winning list. On the WPCA
Chuck Wagon Circuit earlier this year we had not achieved this level
of success and believe that introducing Thermotex contributed to our
successful outcome. I highly recommend Thermotex for therapy use on
any sport horse.
-Reg Johnstone -The Bashaw Flash
World Professional Chuck Wagon Association Racing Veteran
2005 World Champion