Overheating?

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• usandpets Posted : 9/15/2009 12:40:41 PM We were trail riding on a warm day, and our horses were sweaty. Someone said not to spray the horses down with water because it would cause them to overheat since we were going to ride some more. If we did spray them, we would have to get as much off them as we could before riding again by wiping them down. Does anyone know this to be true or just an old wives tail? LIKE 4 REPLIES 1154 VIEWS LAST POST USANDPETS Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• TanyaC97 Posted : 9/15/2009 1:07:13 PM Never heard that one before.  I do know that you don't take a cold hose to a horse's sweety back as it can cause muscle spasms.............. I would have taken a large towel soaked in water and rubbed them down, personally.  Be sure to take ALL tack off when you rest and that well help them lose some heat and cool down. LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• gunslinger598 Posted : 9/15/2009 6:45:58 PM A horse that is saturated with water will not cool as fast  because the water acts as insulation.   If your horses was so hot it needed wetting down one of the best places to do it is on the neck where the large arteries are as it cools the blood flowing to the brain.   Hosings down a hot horse the excess water should be removed with a scraper to allow further cooling.   Best bet would to be walk them cool, allow them to recover some then remount. Your legs could probably use a good stretch by then anyway. LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• usandpets Posted : 9/16/2009 1:15:10 PM Thank you, Tanya. I've seen that endurance riders use sponges to cool off a horse because they are easy to take along. LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• usandpets Posted : 9/16/2009 1:21:59 PM Thank you, gunslinger. I didn't think of it that way. Something like the water holds the hair flat so air doesn't get to circulate to the skin? LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login