So, how do you do this going down the
trail and throwing your sponge in a water source? Seems like you need to stop
in order to scrape off the water.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dawn Carrie Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007
10:51 AM To: Kristi Schaaf Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Sponging
question
Even
though the water may be warm, it's still cooler than the hot horse. The
key is to sponge it on, then immediately wipe it off with your hand. Once
it absorbs heat from the horse, it then becomes an insulating layer that holds
heat *in*. You can use a scraper, but I find it easier to just use the
side of my hand...simpler than having a scraper to deal with. Just keep
applying water, wiping it off, applying more, wiping it off...etc.
Naturally, the greater the difference in water temp and horse temp, the more
heat each application of water will remove. But the tepid water *will*
help cool your horse...just not as fast as cooler water would.
Dawn
Carrie, East Texas (what's cool water???)
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