This heat has been brutal on humans, horses, tadpoles, anything alive really.
Hampton has had brief periods where he has stopped sweating, or sweats very minimally. Other times, he will sweat pretty decently. He gets:
- Beer (Guinness)
- One AC
- Black Oil Sunflower seeds
- Finish Line Sweat supplement (although he ran out recently)
I have no idea if any of this helps at all. I did have one of my favorite clinicians recommend the Equiwinner Patches. These are one of the few "remedies" I have not tried because I thought they were total B.S. Anyone else tried these?
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| I did sneak in a clinic with said clinician on one of the blessedly cooler days in August. |
Meanwhile, on super hot days I don't even bother to ride him. He just gets Shower Beers and love. Other days, I can ride for 20 minutes before 9 a.m. and get some decent work in.
Hacking and trail riding has also been a decent option.
The forecast is saying 98 degrees next week. Please make it stop. I am tired of sweating through my clothes every damn day.
That's all I got. Argh.
I haven't tried the patches, but when Ruby stopped sweating a few weeks ago I threw the kitchen sink at her. Acupuncture and OneAC seem to be the winners for now 🤞 on CoTH the latest thread about anhidrosis discussed the patches and it sounds like they can be tricky to keep stuck on.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried the patches, but when Ruby stopped sweating a few weeks ago I threw the kitchen sink at her. Acupuncture and OneAC seem to be the winners for now 🤞 on CoTH the latest thread about anhidrosis discussed the patches and it sounds like they can be tricky to keep stuck on.
ReplyDeleteI used the Equiwinner patch for something unrelated to non-sweating. The first night I used it my horse drank WAY more water than normal. So it does something. I just can't say for sure about the sweating..
ReplyDeleteVal was very anhidrotic here in NC. I swear by OneAC. May be the only thing is start it ahead of the hideous weather - it kind of needs a loading dose. And Guinness never hurts :D
ReplyDeleteHorse Vet Corner's vets recommend acupuncture for anhidrosis quite often, but it still sounds like a frustrating and tricky thing to deal with!
ReplyDeleteNo experience with the patches, but omg Shower Beers, lol.
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