I’ve
heard the vets say that at many rides I’ve been volunteering for. Don’t
pour water over the haunches in the cool weather. Jean
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Cushing Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 12:19
AM Cc: Ridecamp Subject: RE: [RC] rugs
>
> 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.
