Horses are miserable too. Member: alden Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, - pm: There isn't a problem saddling a horse with a wet back. In fact an old cowboy trick used on horses with cold backs bucking right after saddling was to break the ice off the stock tank and dunk the saddle blanket before saddling. The theory was the cold water cause additional blood flow and warmed the back before mounting.
I have tried it on few sub-zero mornings when I needed to saddle a horse that had stood all night on a high line. Did it work? The horse didn't buck, but they generally don't, they didn't seem to mind the cold water either. This time of year even if I saddle my horse when dry it is just minutes until sweat and wet everything and I have less reaction with my neoprene girth and other types. I attribute it to the fact I can keep it very clean.
Belle will get ridden rain or shine. Member: avandia Posted on Thursday, Jun 17, - pm: I do not have a problem putting saddles on wet backs. I do put more thought into which girth to attach.
I prefer the four strand mohair. In fact if I could still get them in Australia I would use them for everything. Did years of endurance on different horses and never got any girth sores.
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In the winter, your horse grows a coat that is usually impervious to moisture. Fun fact, the same shine-boosting natural oils called sebum that shines him up in the summer help with waterproofing his winter coat. One more reason to curry more and avoid using detergents. Horses can get soaked in a few situations: Your horse has been sweating. Usually, after exercise, a horse with a winter coat will soak himself from the inside out.
Sweat happens if the weather does a weird warm-up or the blanket is too much for the temperatures. They need to dry. Your horse had a bath. Some horses may not have the natural coats to repel water or have been out in the elements too long. There are plenty of horses out there with compromised diets, medical issues, sub-par winter coats, and just plain old bad luck that may get soaked to the skin in cold weather. How do you dry the wet horse in winter? If his body temperature is below about 98 or above , please call your veterinarian for instructions.
For more information on how horses regulate their body heat in the winter, read this. All of the above techniques also work for drying a horse brought in soaking wet from rain.
However, if the weather has chilled your horse, too, he won't have the added benefit of body heat to drive the moisture away from his skin. So to keep him from getting too cold and to speed up the drying process, you may need to use a heavier cooler or an additional blanket layered over the cooler. A little extra rubbing with the Magic Cloth will help, too.
As your horse dries, be sure to monitor his temperature carefully, feeling his chest and flanks for overheating and watching for shivering that would indicate he's too cold.
In the latter case, you may need to replace the first cooler with a dry one or add more layers to warm him up again. She also has competed in trail and endurance riding since the late s. Down-to-earth stable management techniques help her make time for conditioning two horses for and mile rides, in addition to working a full-time job.
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