RE: [RC] Rubbing alcohol - the good and the bad - Ginger Bill
Sheila, you are so right. In my post a couple of days ago I had said that alcohol is used when racing horses to help with instant cool-down, but I neglected to say that the alcohol is dilluted with water. Ginger
> Subject: [RC] Rubbing alcohol - the good and the bad > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:43:30 -0700 > > > First rubbing alcohol for cooling should be mixed with water not > necessarily used straight. Pour some in a bucket before putting on, it > just helps the water evaporate more quickly thereby increasing cooling. > Now here is the caution!!!!!. Yes it wil l sting any cuts and scrapes. I > used it once at an endurance ride (diluted with water) and thought my horse > was colicing man he was stomping, biting his side and shaking. I thought > -mmm I have done it now and am killing my horse, it wasn't until later that > I think I put two and two together. Ok it wasn't that hot and I think he > got chilled too quickly and I also think it probably was tingling or > something. I have used absorbine - diluted and didn't have this problem. > I have also used rubbing alcohol - diluted- and didn't have this problem > but it was much warmer, so use with caution and it would probably be better > in areas of higher humidity where you want to increase that evaporative > cooling. > > Another use t hough, this weekend I was taking care of a foal (4 months) > who was running a fever. It was warm outside (80s) and the vet suggested I > give an alcohold bath - either straight or diluted. I diluted a small > bucket of water (maybe a gallon with 8 ounces of alcohol) and wetted a > cloth and rubbed it on the foal. It did help bring the temperature down. > So just a thought. > > > Horses lend us the wings we lack. Author Unknown > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
