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Re: [RC] Heat and Conditioning - RDCARRIEIn a message dated 5/4/2004 12:42:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Thinner horses do show more skin tenting than those with a better subcutaneous fat layer- I seem to recall reading that this is true for older horses as well - their skin tends to lose some of its elasticity as they age, making it slower to spring back. When I read this (I can't remember where), I went out and tested our horses - our 29 yr old did have more tenting than the younger ones. A one-rat study, but...Heidi? Have you experienced this? Dawn in East Texas ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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