27/07/2023
You can cool an overheated horse or help keep your horses comfortable during hot weather by hosing them off with cool water.
🚿 If you have an unlimited water supply (e.g., hydrant), the quickest way to cool a hot horse is to continuously run cool water over the horse with a hose without stopping to scrape it off.
🧼💧 If you have a limited supply of water (e.g., when camping), most suggest applying the water, scraping it off, and then applying more water. In the absence of continuous water, scraping can help encourage evaporative cooling.
Focus water application to the head, back, neck, rump, and legs. You can apply ice water to high blood flow areas including the head, neck, back, and ribs (avoid applying ice water to the large gluteal muscles). A fully cooled horse will have cool water dripping off them rather than warm water.
