Horse sweating up at night

[dominobrown]

Just done late checks and Elderly cob is stood in her stable swearing like mad. Otherwise she is not is distress, not colicing etc. She isn't rugged but have popped a cooler on her and its 2 degrees at he moment and going to drop to freezing so didn't want her getting a chill.
The last few nights have been mild so I had put it down to that. She is hairy but don't really want to clip her, she is not in worked and only rugged when necessary. She is an ok weight but she doesn't want to loose any.
Any ideas what is causing her to sweat up at nights in her stable? Stables are not a barn type but still draught free and sheltered. Other horses aren't too warm. Do you think it's the grass from paddock during the day? They have changed to winter paddocks which have been rested over summer. She has had no signs of lami this year but had it bad in the past. She was tested for cushings last year and was clear.

 

[ShadowHunter]

Following as mine was the same last night.
I put it down to a mild night and her growing winter coat.

 

[dominobrown]

Good to here it isn't just me!
My Mum suggested menopause...

 

[Batgirl]

A cooler is a rug...An extra layer is an extra layer.
I bathed mine ready to clip the following day and put a cooler on, sweated up.
If it were mine I'd do a very low trace clip or leave completely unrugged until temperatures are consistently low.

 

[SEL]

Is it definitely sweat? My very hairy draft gets condensation on him when he's eating hay. Its his lovely warm body temperature meeting the cold outside air - and he can look soaking but stick your hand into the coat and he's toasty and dry by his skin.

Doesn't bother him one bit, but its hard to explain to people that he has his own micro weather system.

 

[Damnation]

I'd rather clip and put a rug on then a sweaty horse who can't cool down.

 

[Kezzabell2]

If that is unusual, I'd be concerned that there is something else going on? does the horse have cushings, as they can struggle to regulate their own temp, so clipping might help?

 

[rara007]

Take her temperature if you can- if very hairy sort I'd expect even in this weather she is simply too hot being in and rugged (even light rug). And will then be very cold once wet through!

 

[flosskins]

my old girl did this and it was the only indication she had cushings - no other symptoms but her levels were very high when blood tested

 

[AdorableAlice]

Test again would be my thoughts.

 

[Northern Hare]

I would recommend re-testing for cushings - one of the symptoms is the inability to regulate their body temperature.

My horse had a completely normal result (he was part of a trial), but we decided to retest four months later when he became a bit footy, and sure enough he had a score of nearly 200, so it can start quite quickly.