[pct-l] horse sweating

[Edward Anderson]

Hello Carolyn, Hello Jim,


Primo doesn't sweat as much as most other horses - especially while walking.  
Arabians 

 are a desert breed and are naturally efficient in their use of water. Since 
Primo rarely broke a sweat on the trail, he didn't even need to drink as much as 
other horses might have to.  He is an endurance horse and one of his advantages 
over other horses is that he is built more like a radiator than like a boiler. 
He cools, in part, by radiating heat from his skin - his ratio of skin area to 
body mass is favorable to staying cool. Notice that heavier built humans will 
usually have to drink more water and will sweat more on a warm day to cool than 
skinny ones like me. Of course, during a long distance race, moving at a trot 
and canter, he will sweat to cool. 

 
MendoRider/Ed Anderson
MendoRider,

How often do you bathe your horse?
The horse is the one doing the majority of the sweating on your treks!  :o) ;-)

Happy trails!!!
Jim (PITA)
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