RE: sweating/trailering

[Connie Hoge <connieh@etalco.com>]

Andrea,

We have one of "those".  It's very hard to manage, but he is a wonderful 
endurance horse after about the first 25 mi.!  :-)  We minimize things that 
cause him to fret whenever possible.  Like tying both horses to the same 
side of the trailer, pens placed side by side, etc.  Soft voice at all 
times, calm, calm handling.  If we "anxious"  he gets worse.  His full 
sister was my first endurance prospect - after 4 yrs. of hell - she is now 
on the race track.

We tell ourselves that since he doesn't have the hormones - etc.  Sometimes 
use herbal products - such as "Quietex", before a shoeing, or trailering. 
 He gets No sweet feed, or alfalfa.  Diet is VERY important!  Also, lots of 
exercise!  So - good management helps, but there are d a y s - - -

Connie H.
Arlington, WA






-----Original Message-----
From:	Andrea Faustina [SMTP:AFA@co.clark.nv.us]
Sent:	Wednesday, March 11, 1998 12:50 PM
To:	ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:	sweating/trailering

I was reading about the nervous horse sweating in the trailer (I am way 
behind on my digests so I know I missed much of this thread) and it made me 
ask about a very recent problem I had with my mare.  I recently acquired a 
5 yo TB off the track.  She is pretty high strung as most are I guess.  But 
she has been pretty manageable.  Anyway, what happened is that I took her 
and my QH to the vet in the trailer for teeth floating.  While my QH was 
being done out of the TBs sight she kept whinnying to her (the TB was 
whinnying not the QH).  When I went to get the TB after the QH was done, 
she (the TB) was soaked in sweat!  She had literally worked herself up into 
a lather.  What should I do about this?  Any suggestions.  This isn't 
directly endurance related but I am hoping to get into endurance and know 
that this type of anxiety is not healthy but how do you deal with it??

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Andrea Faustina
afa@co.clark.nv.us