Re: horse quit sweating

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Randy Lavikoff wrote:
> 
> Info needed for a friend please.  This past week my friend's horse quit
> sweating for unknown reasons.  I met her on the trail and the horse's
> pulse was fine but she was panting, interested in eating, and had some
> sweat under the saddle pad.  From all I've heard to date, some ideas
> might be added Calciu, possibly Acculytes daily, cut corn and molasses,
> and/or stop riding in our extremely hot and high humidity here in
> Florida now.  One of my friends had her endurance horse (competed over 1
> year) in great shape, and he suddenly also quit sweating.  Any solutions
> out there, or advise for my friend?  Her horse is 25 and wants to please
> her.  Thanks. Randi

Try free choice loose salt and maybe free choice lite salt.  It might be
a good idea to stop riding int he current 95 deg 75% humidity heat wave
we are now having in FL.

Truman