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Riding in the rain!

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  • 06-11-2009 6:23pm
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    ems_12
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've started riding a friends horse some evenings, and obviously have to go out in the rain most days :rolleyes: Both myself and the horse have no problem with getting soaked, however it's after riding that I would like the advice. I do a cool down before leaving the arena, and usually wash down his legs as they're covered in sand. What can I do to help him dry off faster before he gets his rug on? (there's no straw in the stables to stuff in his rug, shavings are used as bedding)


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    otwb
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭otwb


    Heya,

    Try an old fashioned 'string vest' sweat rug under a cooler. I find it works faster than just the new-type coolers on their own.


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    YOURFACE!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭YOURFACE!


    You could try an exercise rug, you know the ones that go from under the saddle and over the horses rump? I used one on my thoroughbred and she was fine with it but it was an entirely different story with my last horse! They wont keep the horse 100% dry but might help. I would suggest getting a Hi-Viz one incase you go out on a hack.


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    skink
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    i work out in out the wetest places in Ireland, with no indoor, so when schooling, myself and horse get soaked, for quickest drying, i find the bucas power coolers the best, but only after a full body hose and scraped off, with a 5 min walk around the stables, those string vests are great aswell, just away from fleece, and they only seem to exacerbate the problem!


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    Jen Pigs Fly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭Jen Pigs Fly


    I often get soaked when riding as well, no indoor!

    What I usually do is, after I have walked her off, will use a sweat scraper on her to get as much as possible off.

    Then what I would do is put on a light cooler on her and then either walk her for a few minutes up and down the barn or put her into the walker (depending on the rain, if it's rain that's being blown by the wind, I don't do this, as she only gets soaked all over again.

    Then what I do is, I will brush her, usually with a soft body brush, and after a while, she dries up!

    That's what works for me and her anyway, we also use a exercise rug, but it's more for when it's cold, as she takes a long time to warm up, and often freezes very quickly.


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