 |
[RC] General cooling with water - Sheila_LarsenIn my post about cooling with ice I said that I put the water on and then scrap it off. I do that but I thought I would pass on what I remember of a study done of putting water on a horse. The take home msg was always scrap the water off when using water to cool. If you leave the water without scraping it off (and this is where my memory gets a little shaky) water that is trapped between the hair and skin causes the heat to be retained and you do not get the cooling effect that you should. That may not be absolutely correct the the again the take home msg was cooling with water and not scraping does not providing the cooling effect you may think you are getting. I believe I read that in either Equus or The Horse. Thanks, Sheila 916.414.6685 And Allah took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it, and created the horse.... Thou shall fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. Oh, horse. ~Bedouin Legend =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|