Re: Horse Overheated
Allen Xrealname Linda Eisele (linda@ghostridr.reno.nv.us)
Mon, 7 Oct 1996 22:32:29 -0700 (PDT)
At 02:36 PM 10/7/96 -0400, pamela wrote:
>Yesterday afternoon we (me and 14 yo QH gelding) had a great training
>ride: 2.5 hours of good work. His recoveries were perfect, we walked
>home the last mile or so, and arrived just as dark set in and the
>temperature was dropping sharply (mid 60's to low 40's in about 45
>mins). The horse was still sweaty under the saddle but had already
>dried everywhere else. He wasn't blowing at all. I put on a cooler,
>brought in the other horses, fed everyone, and came back about 1.5
>hours later to find him completely drenched in sweat through the flanks,
>but dry everywhere else.
>
> I wasn't sure about what was going on, except that he was hot. The
>most curious thing about that was that I had shaved most of his body
>earlier in the day, and with these cold nights, I fully expected to be
>coming out to switch the cooler for a warmer blanket.
>
Pam, I have the same problem this time of the year when their coats are
getting long, mid days are warm, with chilly eves. Though you shaved parts
of your horse, one has to be careful to take alot longer in walking the
horse home to where thier internal temp. has dropped. The long hair does
keep heat in to where they develop a secondary sweat. I have many a time
had to go back out with towels in hand to rub my horse dry before he got
chilled because I didn't take longer to cool him coming in. I guess in a
hurry to get dinner on the table.
Here's lookin back atya.......()()
Linda Eisele & Sareei and ('')\
hubby, Allen and the General (* *)\\_______~~~~~~
linda@ghostridr.reno.nv.us ( )
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