Tips for keeping a stabled horse cool

[Mayday23]

Dear lovely H and H people.

My boy is currently on box rest and his stable gets a bit warm so in the p.m. he sweats a bit. I've sponged him off with cool water and cold towels. Wondering about buying a portable air cooler. Does anyone else have any tips/tricks just want him super comfortable until he gets better.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Immersing an old fly rug in cold water then heaving it onto the horse to drip dry is a useful trick that I deployed in last year's big heatwave. It takes a couple of hours to dry out, then rinse and repeat.

I did get rather filthy and stinky, though .

 

[Highmileagecob]

Any chance you could add some shading or insulation to the stable roof? Our stables have Kingspan type stuff under the rooves and it makes a big difference.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Immersing an old fly rug in cold water then heaving it onto the horse to drip dry is a useful trick that I deployed in last year's big heatwave. It takes a couple of hours to dry out, then rinse and repeat.

I did get rather filthy and stinky, though .

Or even a new fly rug, which might be a bit cleaner at first, at least.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

My friend installed huge fans in her stables connected to the already existing electricity connection and it didn't cost that much, the fans were £50 on amazon they are the big metal ones and her partner fitted them really high up on the walls.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Or even a new fly rug, which might be a bit cleaner at first, at least.

Tbf, me, the rug, the water and the horse were all clean at the start, but in the interests of conserving water the water in the trug got filthier and filthier as the day went on .

 

[Auslander]

Dear lovely H and H people.

My boy is currently on box rest and his stable gets a bit warm so in the p.m. he sweats a bit. I've sponged him off with cool water and cold towels. Wondering about buying a portable air cooler. Does anyone else have any tips/tricks just want him super comfortable until he gets better.

I've got a big evaporative cooler which takes 15l of water, and lasts all day without refiling. I use it in my house, but would have no hesitation in using it at the yard if I had something on box rest in hot weather. Great bit of kit

 

[Kaylum]

Fan in the stable to keep the donkeys cool. On the ceiling.