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It really depends on you ambient conditions. That is one of the big 
issues with RC. If I'm riding in the west, I'd not use much water and 
use a cooler at the check. Pull the saddle get the horse through and 
then put on a light weight cooler. However, at a 95 degree humid ride in 
the SE - he'd get tons of water as much as I could get on him. Pour and 
scrape, pour and scrape........He might get ice packs on this jugular if 
it were really hot.

You ever notice a baseball pitcher. Many times they put on jackets 
between when they are not pitching. But in August in Baltimore you very 
seldom see a pitcher with a jacket. It just all depends on the conditions.

Same for horses - it just depends on the conditions.

Truman

sherman wrote:
> I think I remember reading that a couple years ago. I'm sure the hot
> temps are what makes the difference. I know 3 of my horses cannot
> tolerate sponging if it is only warm as opposed to hot, unless we are on
> the move. Unfortunately, on most rides that I attend, there is no
> sponging water out on the trail, only at the holds. It might help my
> guys to sponge on the way out, I don't know. In any case, I sure
> woulnd't use ice on my horses' rumps, unless I was directed by a vet to
> do it for some specific treatment. 
>
> After a ride, on a hot day with no wind, I will hose off my horses
> completely after they have cooled down, and I do include their rumps
> then. I have misjudged the temp a couple of times and had to then put a
> fleece cover on Storm to keep him from being miserable. Maybe he's just
> a sissy (:>)
> Kathy
>
>
> Truman wrote:
>
> If I remember correctly what was concluded by the UGA study in '96 for 
> the USOC is cold water poured over the entire body of the horse had no 
> ill effects. If you watched the eventing in Atlanta it was a common 
> practice. I've also seen it at Lexington in the hot summers they can
> get.
>
> I have no problem throwing water on the Jbird if it is hot and he is 
> hot. He pretty much knows that what he doesn't drink he wears. In do try
>
> to throw in on the hindquarters since there are not a lot of close 
> surface vessels in the hind quarters - but I'm not careful to keep it 
> off either.
>
> I know myself after being out in the FL sun working in 98 degrees and 
> high humidity, a good jump in the pool feels pretty dog gone good.
>
> Truman
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