21/06/2025
Great advice. We don’t recommend sweat scrapers on hot horses.
Just because you’ve always done it doesn’t mean it’s right!!
🔥𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲
Your horse doesn’t cool down by drying off - they cool by evaporation.
Scraping water off or trapping heat under a sweat rug undermines cooling and puts your horse’s health at risk. This isn’t opinion — it’s basic thermoregulation.
Sweat scrapers and sweat rugs are outdated dogma. And yet, disappointingly, some large equine clinics are still promoting their use today.
In 34°C heat, that advice is not just wrong — it’s dangerous.
Follow the science. Choose vets who understand equine physiology, not just tradition.
✅ Soak.
✅ Shade.
✅ Repeat.
❌ No scraping.
❌ No rugs.
