The Best Way to Cool Your Horse? Hydration.

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Based on the article The Best Way to Cool Your Horse? Hydration from thehorse.com Various techniques can be used to cool horses when their body temperatures soar—for example, external cooling with water. But ensuring adequate hydration before starting a workout or competition is the best way to help minimize heat stress and dehydration. Horses can …

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Heat Advisory for Horses

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University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital staff members John Madigan, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACAW; Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC; and W. David Wilson, BVMS, MS, MRCVS, offer important tips to prevent heat-related problems in horses. High environmental temperatures and related heat issues, including dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke, can occur in horses …

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