Luvchefmic
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2006
Hi! My name is Ruthie and I know some of you here on the Dis through our love of both Disney and our horses. So I found myself as a person that always loved horses but never had a horse asking basic questions. Some of us thought a thread would be great, maybe even a forum within the boards...today I was taught how to change the title of this thread from asking my original question to making it our place. Hope I did it right
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here we go !
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Maxine is 5 yrs old (Quarterhorse/Arabian) healthy always has fresh water, a salt block and a mineral block. She's not under saddle so its not like she is being over exerted in the heat. She's turned out 24/7 on our property. She can & does get into the shade (and has been known to stand over the a/c unit) Is there anything else I can do to make her comfortable? I see her sweating and today I feel like she's breathing a little faster/harder than I normally see but not in a struggling kind of way (hope that makes sense). Am I being an overprotective Mom? I've seen a cool vest you can buy for a horse anyone have any take on these? Is it necessary and do they even work? I go out periodically and sponge her down and she seems to be happy about it.
TIA,
Ruthie
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here we go !
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Maxine is 5 yrs old (Quarterhorse/Arabian) healthy always has fresh water, a salt block and a mineral block. She's not under saddle so its not like she is being over exerted in the heat. She's turned out 24/7 on our property. She can & does get into the shade (and has been known to stand over the a/c unit) Is there anything else I can do to make her comfortable? I see her sweating and today I feel like she's breathing a little faster/harder than I normally see but not in a struggling kind of way (hope that makes sense). Am I being an overprotective Mom? I've seen a cool vest you can buy for a horse anyone have any take on these? Is it necessary and do they even work? I go out periodically and sponge her down and she seems to be happy about it.
TIA,
Ruthie