cooling off

[Irishcobs]

After I have worked my horses I walk them around till they stop sweating and they're breathing has returned to normal. But I have notice a lot of people just take their horses striaght into the stable wash the sweat off and leave them, most still breathing fast.
So I was wondering what you guys do?
I thought leaving then still hot and panting can increase the chances of them tying up?

 

[vicijp]

I wash them off then walk them around in hand until they have stopped blowing. A hot horse drys a lot quicker than a cold one, leaving less time for them to catch a chill and tye up.

 

[amage]

Trot off on a loose rein for about 5-10mins then walk. after about 10 mins walk if its cold, throw a rug over horses bum and walk for another few mins. if they don't do much strenuous work they gt less trot off time but the same walk off time

 

[RachelB]

I always make sure I walk around until the horse has stopped blowing, so if I'm in the school I walk round there, and if I'm on a hack I walk the last bit home. Then I wash and rug, and put away if the horse is calm and happy, if not I'd walk round again. I hate it when people don't cool horses down properly.

 

[Super_Kat]

My horses never really do that much work TBH. They get made to work hard when they do work but never get overly hot and sweaty but on a hack or if I'm schooling they will always walk for a few minutes.

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

I always trot on a loose rein 2laps of the school both reins then walk off until the horse stops blowing.

 

[LEC]

I do same as vicijp - I also never get off at end of crosscountry as want to keep them moving find it far more beneficial to walk back on a loose rein than standing around faffing and getting knocked over by the horse.

 

[Salcey]

If ours are hot and blowing we walk until the breathing becomes normal again, then was down and rug up

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

We always warm up before work & then cool down at the end. Depends ion what we've done as to how long we cool down for. My OH was a distance runner & apreciates the values of cooling down & stretching so we do the same with the horse as a runner does, it works for us. If the lad's sweaty we invariably wash him off aswell.

 

[GTs]

Get off and give it to my groom -