Poll
Heat Stroke Prevention
While riding, how do you protect your horse from heat stroke? (Check all that apply)
Total votes cast: 287
Comments & Write-in Answers
It is important to scrape water off the hot horse's coat after hosing to allow the horse to cool.
9/10/2012 5:35:00 PM
depending on the humidty I change my normal routine to not over do it
9/10/2012 7:46:39 AM
break it down to shorter ride/training times
9/9/2012 6:46:32 PM
Stop often in cooler, shaded areas
9/8/2012 3:10:32 PM
Shorten workout and more ground work
9/8/2012 12:18:04 PM
We keep fresh water infront of the horses all day,and add salt to their food to increase H20 use
9/6/2012 10:36:42 PM
I use common sense.
9/6/2012 7:05:05 PM
Easy bareback rides on shady trails
9/6/2012 6:00:54 PM
I also have begun administering oral electrolyte paste, via a syringe
9/6/2012 3:31:07 PM
If it's too hot, we don't ride. The stall fans are on, they come & go from the pasture.
9/6/2012 1:15:47 PM
he has a fan in his stall
9/6/2012 6:50:02 AM
Heat Stroke isn't an issue where I live in Alaska
9/6/2012 1:52:10 AM
It never gets really hot where I live, and if it is I do a lighter ride
9/6/2012 12:14:12 AM
I ride early am or pm, rinse horses with cool water, & plenty of drinking water available
9/5/2012 4:45:20 PM
I just don't ride if the heat is extreme..90 degrees or higher.
9/5/2012 4:19:04 PM
Soak horse before riding if the environment allows for evaporation.
9/5/2012 3:56:24 PM
I don't ride as hard as I would in cooler weather.
9/5/2012 2:56:34 PM
The sun is hot.
9/5/2012 10:38:25 AM
We ride earlier in the morning and go to parks that have shaded trails and staging areas.
9/5/2012 9:57:37 AM
If it's hot enough to be stressful, I don't even take them out.
9/5/2012 8:06:53 AM
Reduce riding session time and hose off after ride; don't have luxury of changing ride schedule
9/5/2012 7:07:46 AM
I ride early a.m. & at dusk in early summer, no riding late July/all of August (live in Phoenix area
9/4/2012 11:31:18 PM
Carefully watch horse for signs of fatigue due to the heat.
9/4/2012 9:24:21 PM
we pretty much stop riding in the summer here in Fl.
9/4/2012 8:57:26 PM
I change ride time to early morning. I don't ride when it's too hot.
9/4/2012 8:53:50 PM
We stick to trails that have plenty of shade to keep them cool.
9/4/2012 7:23:05 PM
I always ride with the weather in mind.
9/4/2012 7:03:38 PM
Walk only; no or less work
9/4/2012 6:45:27 PM
Shorter riding time; lots of walk/halt breaks in the shade
9/4/2012 6:41:22 PM
use electrolytes and lite salt
9/4/2012 6:08:20 PM
NV very low humidity, horses conditioned so ready for hot weather
9/4/2012 5:50:54 PM
I hose him down after riding
9/4/2012 5:40:37 PM
supply electrolytes & stop often in shady areas
9/4/2012 5:34:51 PM
Do as much riding in the shade as possible
9/4/2012 5:26:23 PM
just don't ride
9/4/2012 5:02:27 PM
If the heat index is too high I will forego riding until better weather
9/4/2012 4:50:49 PM
I do both of these
9/4/2012 3:10:57 PM
in extreme heat my riding is in the form of swimming in the creek, where we both stay cool.
9/4/2012 11:58:04 AM
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I take a long time to cool out after a ride, then give my horse a good shower with cold water.
9/10/2012 6:48:20 PM