Ridecamp: [RC] Protecting Horses! (Malibu Ride)

> They'd cool while being hosed/sponged and sometimes their temps  would
creep  back up once the hosing stopped.

That's a sign that the core temperature isn't down yet.  Once you get the
core temp down they stay cool to the touch.
 
> We neophytes were told (by the vets) that inversion was dangerous.   Is
this  true?  

I think "true inversion" involves a horse breathing deeply.  As one vet
said, "An inverted horse is focusing on getting his next breath"  Can't
picture someone presenting a horse like that for a pulse down.  A panting
horse is taking little shallow breaths and looking nonchalantly around. 
They're not only disipating heat by sweating they are "air cooling" their
engine like a dog.  Getting cool air down to those lungs is affecting the
core.

> The 'panters' seemed to have higher heart rates as a general rule.  
Usually  over 20. 

If they're panting and have a pulse of 80 bpm I don't know why they'd be
presenting yet.  The panting is trying to cool the body with air. The
high pulse is the heart pumping blood up to the surface veins for
cooling.  They should drop pretty much together.  Maybe you were doing
courtesy checks before they presented?

 I don't remember seeing any panters pulsing in at 15 or 
> below. 

By the time our panter is 15, he's no longer panting.  If a horse is
panting and over 16 he can't clear the vet check anyway.

Angie (whose daughter's panter consistantly outrecovers her)


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