Dumbest thing a supposedly clued-up horse person has told you?

[ihatework]

You did read it ? Let me quote the last line"The clays have the best long term cooling effect i.e. they maintain the drop in temperature for the hour after their removal"

You do know she'll argue black is white if she's in the mood?!

Clay will cool leg through heat transfer/evaporation

However it's not the best way, and if left on can then insulate the leg which is not what you want.

Ice packs and cold hosing is usually the most cost effective way in that majority of situations

 

[Mike007]

Molassed sugar beet brands such as Supabeet have a sugar content of approx 20% whilst Speedibeet is unmolassed and is only 5% sugar, so there is a fairly significant difference in sugar levels between the two, indicating that perhaps the amount of molasses added is not that small!

You are right ,but Supabeet is really a cattle feed.They load the molasses into it to get rid of the damn stuff(molasses ) . If you look at Tridents Equibeet ,it is only 6% sugar. and that is the molasses added to make the cubes.

 

[ycbm]

You do know she'll argue black is white if she's in the mood?!

Well I don't need to do I since you've done it for me ???

Clay will cool leg through heat transfer/evaporation

However it's not the best way, and if left on can then insulate the leg which is not what you want.

Ice packs and cold hosing is usually the most cost effective way in that majority of situations

This ^^^^^, thanks IHW , saved me some typing there

 

[Mike007]

You do know she'll argue black is white if she's in the mood?!
Point 1,agreed.

Clay will cool leg through heat transfer/evaporation
Point 2 agreed

However it's not the best way, and if left on can then insulate the leg which is not what you want.
Point 3 Here I question what it is that you think it is the best way to do. If the horse needs cold packs and hosing then you are already deep in a world of trouble. If however the horse has merely had a race on going a bit too hard , then hosing is of limited value and a cold pack ,too much and of limited duration. But slapping handfulls of gllopy gooey Kaolin on at evening stables will keep the leg cool all night and help with any minor inflamation.

Ice packs and cold hosing is usually the most cost effective way in that majority of situations
point 4 I wish it wernt true .Sadly most people dont notice the early warning signs and it is only when the tendons or ligaments go that they notice.Then its hoses and icepacks and mostly too late.

 

[spacefaer]

Someone I know, who has forgotten more about horses than I will ever learn, is emphatic that it's high levels of protein in feed that makes horses fizzy, rather than sugar or starch. Is that a thing?

Yes - high levels of protein can make horses nuts too

 

[ester]

OMG so much wrong on this thread anyway!