Re: Winter sweat management

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Old racetrack trick that is VERY effectual:  If needed, BATHE the horse (hot
water of course-I have done this 100's of times-even at sub-freezing
temperatures), scrape off excess water. Use TWO wool coolers, one over the
other. Tie the horse in stall with haybag..come back in and hour and the horse
is dry..the top woll blancket will be wet, the bottom one dry.


Teddy

Cynthia Eyler wrote:

> Geography:  My gelding is boarded, and we ride forest trails, just south of
> the MD/PA line in central Maryland.
>
> The first winter after I bought him, in the fall of '96, he had to be
> blanketed because he had very little winter coat (prior owner had used him
> for show/ring competition).  Last winter, he was noticably fuzzier and he
> promises to be even more so this coming winter.
>
> And now we're logging a lot more miles.  My plan is to cool him out with an
> Irish anti-sweat sheet under a polarfleece cooler.  What do other people do?
>
> Cindy Eyler
> Baltimore