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RE: [RC] [RC] Differences in horse strength-horse sweat - Smith, DaveJen, you've got it lucky. When it comes to hose baths, wish I could say the same for Hermano. At best, he tolerates them. In fact, there's a spot just under his tail that in the two years I've had him, I have yet to get wet with a hose. What he does is circle me as I try to keep him, his lead and the hose from tangling around my legs. I've employed the pressure and release method, i.e., when he circles, I hit him full blast. When he stands still, I take the hose off him. That works for a time, but soon he's trotting around me again. Oh well, I can live with it. But what really gets me is to look up just as I'm putting up the hose and washing gear to see him roll. He's like my dog, he wants to roll in the dirtiest place possible. And the cleaner he is, the more he wants to roll. You gotta love it, tho. --Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Adam [mailto:jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:55 PM To: Smith, Dave Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] Differences in horse strength-horse sweat My mustangs don't sweat much, either, and yet in the heat of the summer they'll be running around the pasture without a care in the world while the domestic horses are hiding in the shade!! They do sweat on their chests and flanks, but I have yet to see them really wet. Two are built a little like Arabs - narrow, deep chests, short backs, lean muscles. My mare is 15.1 hands, deep but medium width chest, not round but not thin either. She's tough as nails. I asked my vet about it once and he theorized that they may have adapted *not* to sweat too much as it would hasten water loss in a wild environment that might not always have adequate water. Maybe they've adapted to conserve water? <shrug> I'm careful to monitor her and take her temp after summer rides to make sure she doesn't over heat, but she's always been fine. (knock on wood) She does *love* a cool shower with the hose, though!!!! Jen Adam *the ride may end but the trail never does* From: "Smith, Dave" <dsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ed Kilpatrick" <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [RC] Differences in horse strength Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:30:05 -0800 Thanks for the reassuring words, Cowboy. While I really dig the way he looks, Hermano's not built the way the books say an endurance horse should be built, i.e., he's compact, muscular, rather than lean and rangy. So its been nagging me a bit. I assume you suggest a full-body clip due to warm weather sweating? My experience, so far, is that he's not a great sweater. He sweats under the saddle and a bit on the chest, but on a ride my friends' two grade horses get really lathered up. Much more than my two mustangs. Which raises another question. I have a little Polish Arab filly (a rescue from N. Calif.) that I run with the two mustangs in the round pen. Now she sweats. I mean she really does get wet. Her winter coat, is longer than the mustangs, but I can't help but wonder whether Arabs have more efficient sweating mechanisms, or not. Of course my sample of three horses (two mustangs and one Arab) is hardly scientific. But I did watch a Parelli clinician once work an Arab in a round pen (basically running her in a circle) and I never saw a horse sweat so much in my life. Any comment? ________________________________ From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Kilpatrick Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:13 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Differences in horse strength Dave, from your description, i would bet that your horse is well suited for endurance. i had one like that, almost exactly like you described. he was great! you will probably need to do a full body clip during warm weather though. other than that, just get out there and ride. cowboy ed _________________________________________________________________ Search for grocery stores. Find gratitude. Turn a simple search into something more. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemta gline_gratitude&FORM=WLMTAG =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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