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There are the Irish knit anti-sweat rugs now, which can go under
a breathable rug (cooler, etc.)  But one of my favorite old timer
"tricks" is to thatch the horse (when a horse gets sweaty in
cold weather, or the horse who tends to "break out" later,
that sort of thing).

All you do is shove handfuls of hay or straw between the horse
and the cooler or rug.  The extra air spaces allow the steam to
find its way off the horse, without letting the horse get chilled
in any way.  

Rhonda

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