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Earlier when i went up to the stables my young chunky cob-phoenix was really sweating on his face,ears,chest,belly.He has been like this the past few days just.We have wind and rain but at nights it is quite warm.Someone at the yard told me he had cast and was sweating after that one day (dont know if he had or just looked like he was struggling to get up from lying down) Is it just from being warm? What should i do,i would hate to have to clip him? Should i leave a light fleece rug on over night so he doesnt get a chill? He will be going out in a field by next week,would this help? Went up again not long ago and he is really sweating.Will go up again if you recommend rugging.
 
I would leave him naked, it has been very mild and with such a thick coat he may just be too warm if the stables are not that well ventilated, one of mine was sweating at night he has very little coat but still got too warm, I have clipped him as he is in work but your youngster should be fine left, if he is going to live out again soon that should help.
 
hey - i have a welsh cob mare and she was sweating in her flanks and in between her back legs )like she had done 45 in of work) shes eating , pooing , weeing and her usual self so i put it down to being warm
 
ok that's good to know.I went up this morning and was getting ready to put them out in the field and he had a handful of haylage and he chewed it up then spat it out so i went into his stable and there was quite a bit of haylage spat out but he had also ate alot too ?? My sisters horse done this a while ago and she was fine,do you think it is anything to worry about?
 
He may be teething, I think he is still young, he could have some caps that need removing or a few sharp areas which are causing him to have problems chewing at times, a dental check would be a good idea.
 
Our cob is clipped because his coat is so thick that he would sweat in the field on a mild day and catch a chill if he was left hairy.

You could think about just doing a bib clip so he could be left unrugged but cooler.

If he's hot, he may eat less but a dentist check up would be good.
With the mild, damp weather we've been having, its a perfect breeding ground for virus's as well.

He's not showing any indication of laminitis, is he by any chance ?
 
He is 1y 8 months,Think i will get a vet out and they can also check his teeth.Think i will have to clip him but see what the vet says first.He has got a wet nose (his nostrils) alot just now and his nose and mouth are really pink ? I will add a video of him walking in a circle on hard ground tomorrow (if i figure out how to do it) He had cast in his stable or just struggled to get up.He is really lazy (lethargic) but he has been like that since the day i got him.
 
Are you sure that he is sweating or could the wetness be condensation? My mare gets very warm inside and when the colder damp air, touches her coat it turns wet. She will have to be clipped if it carries on.
 
Im not really sure,it does feel sticky and with the places it is i would guess sweat.Alot of the other horses are sweating too so probably just the heat but now with what he is doing with his hay has worried me more but i am going to get the vet out.I think it could possibly just be his teeth.Can vets treat teeth probles,sharp edges etc
 
I think you're west of Scotland too, aren't you? It has been ridiculously warm here over the last few days, and even stranger, it has been 10 degrees during the day, and 12 degrees overnight. My horse lives out, unclipped and he has been overheating - hacking has been veeeery slow!

Try to hold off clipping with a youngster - he needs to be able to grow a good coat, and clipping in his second year won't help. If today is anything to go by, he'll be feeling a lot cooler over the next week ;)

The chewing and spitting out is probably not connected - he sounds as though he's maybe got caps needing to come off his teeth. Vet or dentist can help out, but yes, get them checked :)
 
I am in east ayrshire but they are stabled in north ayrshire.I went up today and he wasnt sweating a bit :) So yeah it is the same as you,it has been 12 degrees.So now im not worried about that.I am going to get them seen on monday as i do think tooth problems.Who would be better to treat that.VET OR DENTIST ?? Thank you
 
mariebx19 said:
I am in east ayrshire but they are stabled in north ayrshire.I went up today and he wasnt sweating a bit :) So yeah it is the same as you,it has been 12 degrees.So now im not worried about that.I am going to get them seen on monday as i do think tooth problems.Who would be better to treat that.VET OR DENTIST ?? Thank you
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Either vet or dentist - whichever is easiest to get out :) Some vets don't like doing teeth, so best to ask if they are OK with it, or if they'd prefer you to book dentist :)

ETA - and yes, my slow unclipped horse was back up to normal hacking speed this morning, possibly even slightly faster than usual as we got blown along the road!
 
Ok that fine,i'll phone vet first thing tomorrow morning and see what they say.Im just thinking it could be an abcess or anything so vet would probably be better :) Really haha Yeah is is soo windy now and he hasnt been sweaty for 2 days :)
 
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