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Discussion on Saddling wet horse
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Member:
heidim
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 12:13 am:
It's raining cats and dogs here, and I'm getting itchy to get out a ride. May just throw on my slicker and go. Just wondering if I'm asking for trouble by saddle my mare while she's wet. Does anyone have any suggestions? I do not have a place to bring her in out of the rain to dry.
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Member:
mrose
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 1:29 am:
Can you towel her off before you put a saddle on? Otherwise, I imagine it depends on the type of pad you have. I've always dried off my horse first, but with some pads I'd think wet would be o.k. as the horse gets wet from sweating sometimes. I'm thinking of pure wool, or the pads that "breathe." Others might have better advice.
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Member:
scooter
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 6:48 am:
Heidi it never stops raining here either! This weekend I wanted to take Hank for a ride between rainstorms when I went out he had rolled in the mud and was a wet mud ball . I hosed his mud off, scraped him, stuck him under a fan for a few minutes until he wasn't dripping wet(but still soaked)...and we went for a ride, no ill effects.
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Member:
canter
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 7:23 am:
I've hauled my mare in from the pouring rain many times, towelled off, groomed and saddled up. No ill effect there either.
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Member:
ajudson1
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 8:40 am:
I would just be careful with the girth area; especially if using a synthetic girth or cinch. I don't like the neoprene on wet horses. Also harder to groom off wet mud than dried mud IMO!
Raining here again too! I was whining how dry it has been, now I need some sun. Even when it isn't raining, it's so humid your clothes stick to you. Horses are miserable too.
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Member:
alden
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 11:22 pm:
There isn't a problem saddling a horse with a wet back. In fact an old cowboy trick used on horses with cold backs (bucking right after saddling) was to break the ice off the stock tank and dunk the saddle blanket before saddling. The theory was the cold water cause additional blood flow and warmed the back before mounting.
I have tried it on few sub-zero mornings when I needed to saddle a horse that had stood all night on a high line. Did it work? The horse didn't buck, but they generally don't, they didn't seem to mind the cold water either.
Good day
Alden
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 - 3:05 pm:
I agree with Alden. This time of year even if I saddle my horse when dry it is just minutes until sweat and wet everything and I have less reaction with my neoprene girth and other types. I attribute it to the fact I can keep it very clean.
DrO
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Member:
heidim
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 - 1:21 pm:
Good thoughts, all of you. Thanks...Belle will get ridden rain or shine.
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Member:
avandia
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 - 6:20 pm:
I do not have a problem putting saddles on wet backs. I do put more thought into which girth to attach. I prefer the four strand mohair. In fact if I could still get them in Australia I would use them for everything. Did years of endurance on different horses and never got any girth sores. Not cold going on. Love them
Cheers
Marcia
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