Re: RC: Re: The problem with sponging

[Sheila <tondi313@yahoo.com>]

I don't believe that your sponge is the cleanest thing
on you and, if you are like me and use fly spray on
your mount, it will come off on your sponge and I
don't want my horse to drink fly spray.  I usually am
in the middle of the pack and I don't know what's been
in the water at stops when it looks dirty.  I can only
guess it is a sponge.  Use a scoop to keep the water
clean, please!

and thanks!!!

she

--- Darolyn Butler <darolyn@swbell.net> wrote:
> I disagree with "   DON'T SPONGE OUT OF THE DRINKING
> WATER THING"  I think
> if ur sponge is clean, & sometimes it is the
> cleanest thing on me... what
> does it hurt to pop it in the water & squeeze it
> over your horse.  I've seen
> many horses drink out of really yucky puddles &
> streams & turn up their
> noses at the clean water.  I try to use good
> judgement & not stick a nasty,
> muddy sponge in a sparkling clean tank, but when I
> know my sponge is clean,
> clean.... I just see know harm in sponging out of
> the tank.  Now if your
> standing on the ground.... wiping clods of mud and
> muck off the hore &
> sticking it back in.... THAT's Different.... I'm
> talkin' clean sponges!!!
> I got yelled at once this year early on... and was
> just blown away.... that
> sponge hadn't seen a dirty puddle all day... u'd
> think I'd poored arsenic in
> the water.  I've never seen people get so psychizo
> about something.
> & in my 20,000 miles of riding, I've never seen a
> thirsty horse turn water
> down because there was a little sweat or mud in it. 
> This is a "people
> thing"
> djbd  AERC #25
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She

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