Re: RC: Alcohol in Water to Cool Down?

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

Susan,
Regular rubbing alcohol is legal, the green stuff isn't because of other 
additives.
The alcohol can be useful when it's very hot & humid and water is next to 
useless unless iced. BUT, if the horse has any little scrapes or skin 
irritations (this was a very good year for blackberries <BG>) the alcohol 
can pretty much send them into orbit. Totally defeats the purpose.
Nancy Mitts

>From: Jerry D Milam Jr <milamj@agtelco.com>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:  Alcohol in Water to Cool Down?
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:22:34 -0500
>
>A friend asked me if it was legal to use alcohol in the water sponge
>your horse down.
>
>I had never thought of using alcohol to help quicken recoveries. Is it
>legal?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Susan
>
>
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