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If your horse's core temp is 102.5 and the water is 75 to 80 (quite 
warm), then the difference is over 20 degrees. Even 80 degree water can 
provide for a significant heat transfer off a hot horse's body. Of 
course it's not as good as 60 degree water but it's a whole lot better 
than nothing. You have to wipe the water off (which you can do with the 
sponge on the trail) no matter how cold it is when you put it one - it 
will warm up because it is absorbing heat.

Back at camp add rubbing alcohol to the 80 degree water and the mixture 
provides significant cooling.

Truman

Kristi Schaaf wrote:
> Got a question - does it really do the horse any good
> if you sponge warm or lukewarm water on him? Most of
> the water sources on trails in my area (midwest) are
> really warm this time of year, and I can't imagine how
> the water from them would actually help cool my
> horse....if anything, it seems like the warm water
> could insulate and make him hotter...??? Unless of
> course you also brought a scraper and scraped him off
> after you sponged...but with the high humidity it
> seems like all you'd be doing is adding wet warmth to
> wet warmth. I'm just curious because there are lots of
> sponge fanatics in AERC and I'm wondering if it's
> really worth the wet saddle pad, tights, etc if the
> water used isn't very cool.     
>
> Kristi  
>
> Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off)
>
>
>   


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“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how 
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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