> > This from "Vet Gates; Getting it Right" by Dr Kieran O'Brien MRCVS: > > "Common errors committed by crews in vat gates include... not > cooling aggressively. Failing to apply water to all of the horse > including the hindquarter muscle masses,> > > > This goes against what I have been told at all of the rides I have attended. I cool the lower muscles, but not the top of the hindquarters, I was told this can cause cramping.
