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Re: [RC] Best sponge - rides2far@xxxxxxxxI am trying to figure out the best sponge to use and method to cool my horse and lower the heart rate. Also, what kind of sweat scraper >>>to use. Any tips? Carla I don't care for the natural sponges. Sure, they soak up a lot of water, but they don't fit your hand well. :-P I like the hourglass sort of shaped car wash sponges. The trick is get about 6 for your vet check. After they get a little age on them they're good enough to have a string tied on and be your "throwing sponge". If you put a brand new one on your throwing sponge they don't soak up water as well. When they get all limp it's time to move on to the next one. I once watched Steve Rojek sponging his horse at Million Pines (hot ride) He picked up a new sponge each time rather than put a warm sponge back into his bucket. Now that's thinking. >g< Your sponge water really will warm up so switch buckets even when some is left if you want it to stay cold. For the sweat scraper, I like the curved plastic with the rubber edge. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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