Re: Rattlesnake Ridge ride - heat and humidity! (kind of long)

[Cynthia Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>]

At 12:46 PM 5/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>>I have also seen crews in the East apply ice water the horses under
>>stress, then let it sit for a few seconds and then scrape it off-- then
>>they do it again and again.  I'm not sure how they keep from causing
>>muscle cramps, but maybe someone from the East will jump in and explain
>>the process.
>>
>
>This was studied by a Univ of GA team prior to the 96 games in Atlanta.
>The conclusions is that there are no ill effects of dumping large amounts
>of ice water on a hot horse and this is exactly what they did in Atlanta.
>
>Truman
>
>
Was the ice water dumped only over the head, neck, chest, etc. or even over
the  rump?

Cindy Eyler