Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a
game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and,
once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically
changed. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Does anyone have any 'tricks' on how to stay / get cool enough to go
riding during these 90 degree + days? I'm thinking along the lines of
taking cold showers or drinking hot liquids or whatever it is that is supposed
to work to cool our temperatures down. Unfortunately I work in air
conditioning all day so the heat and humidity is brutal when I get
outside.
--
Kathy
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Original message -------------- From: Spottedracer@xxxxxx Once the horses are USED to eating a ration with
significant shredded beet pulp in it - you don't HAVE to soak.. Since
they've figured out they have to take smaller bites and chew it like hay -
unlike what they do with pellets/grains.
When I'm first introducing
Shredded beet pulp to a horse/cow - I wet it 'lightly' prior to giving it to
them... It starts expending almost immediately, so it's 'pre-expanded' when
they first get a bite - instead of them gorging on it (like with
pellets/grain) and it expanding within their throats and causing choke
problems. I do this for the first two weeks or so with horses, then
slowly add less and less water - until it's dry.. By then, they've figured
out HOW to eat it proper! ly..... Now, I'm still wetting it for the
cattle..
