How many of you sweat necks?

Serenity06 · 10-31-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WilsonF

Ah. Ok. Lol. I must have missed that being implied.Thanks for clarifying!

Its ok i probably forgot to clearify it lol.

EQRider · 10-31-2009, 05:37 PM

I'd really like to sweat my pony's neck out, its VERY thick and a little cresty...she doesn't get any grain and only two flakes of hay a day...just an easy keeper and she was worked consistantly all summer and just seemed to not lose much of it...

This is a great thread!! Now I've got some ideas and info

TeeK987 · 10-31-2009, 05:43 PM

I dont, but i am going to try it!

Sandra-A1 · 10-31-2009, 06:21 PM

Through the years I have aquired a neck sweat....maybe two...I really can't remember since I never use them.

I feel that actual working the horse does more to shape the neck than putting a neck sweat on....and the end result is more lasting. I feel that with proper riding (if the horse is of age) or working in a bitting rig and long lines (if the horse is not), is a more effect way to shape and enhance the horse's conformation.
I remember reading books by Colonel Alois Podhajsky and saw photos of horses before he started working them and after severl months of proper work in long lines and/or under saddle....and the change in the conformation was amazing. Even the necks improved..and he did not use one neck sweat. That convinced me that a good training/conditioning program does a better job than any neck or body sweat....

I just just do not need them.

BlingRacer · 10-31-2009, 07:20 PM

Even with good exercise, if you're going to show halter half way seriously, I still think you're often going to have to sweat necks.

Rumonek · 10-31-2009, 07:40 PM

My mare is a multi-champion halter winner and was not sweated.
My stallion has never been sweated and hasn't been beaten in the ring.
The mare Im looking at now is a buckeye winner and she is not sweated.... just a few examples

Jenje! · 10-31-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumonek

My mare is a multi-champion halter winner and was not sweated.
My stallion has never been sweated and hasn't been beaten in the ring.
The mare Im looking at now is a buckeye winner and she is not sweated.... just a few examples

Exactly! There are plenty of winners moshing around out there who have never been sweated.

I myself am not at all into halter... just not my skeez... and my filly's neck isn't wretched by any means (it's better some days than others- she's still growing). It's certainly not thick enough that it will hinder her performance, which is what I'm most interested in.

I'm just considering doing it to do it... curiosity and all!

BlingRacer · 10-31-2009, 08:09 PM

Not saying those horses are out there who don't need sweating, but if you go to any APHA/AQHA show, you'll find that a large percentage of halter horses are sweated.

Jenje! · 10-31-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeahhh, but Sandra, Rumonek and I are not talking about stock horses. Well, Sandra may have snuck in some experience with a stock horse when I wasn't paying attention... but I doubt it! We know our own!

Rumonek · 10-31-2009, 08:38 PM

ACTUALLY I've show stock horses in halter... and did quite well. Mind you this isn't at AQHA/APHA shows

And, never sweated. I'd be more worried about other issues in the stock horse halter world than a neck :rolls eyes:

*CAUTION* NOT starting a breed rant here- all breeds, especially when being born a victim of specialized breeding, has major flaws in the "system"

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10-31-2009, 05:37 PM	#32
EQRider Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,463 Images: 146	I'd really like to sweat my pony's neck out, its VERY thick and a little cresty...she doesn't get any grain and only two flakes of hay a day...just an easy keeper and she was worked consistantly all summer and just seemed to not lose much of it... This is a great thread!! Now I've got some ideas and info __________________ Proud owner of Texahoma Joe Two and Apache Summer

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TeeK987 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pa Posts: 1,127 Images: 132 Blog Entries: 1	I dont, but i am going to try it! __________________ How do you call dog with no legs? Don't matter how you call him, he ain't gonna come. Ive been snowballed!!! 20 ib monday club Start-186;; 165 oct 5th. 159 Nov 4th New goal-150.

10-31-2009, 06:21 PM	#34
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,170 Images: 257	Through the years I have aquired a neck sweat....maybe two...I really can't remember since I never use them. I feel that actual working the horse does more to shape the neck than putting a neck sweat on....and the end result is more lasting. I feel that with proper riding (if the horse is of age) or working in a bitting rig and long lines (if the horse is not), is a more effect way to shape and enhance the horse's conformation. I remember reading books by Colonel Alois Podhajsky and saw photos of horses before he started working them and after severl months of proper work in long lines and/or under saddle....and the change in the conformation was amazing. Even the necks improved..and he did not use one neck sweat. That convinced me that a good training/conditioning program does a better job than any neck or body sweat.... I just just do not need them. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

10-31-2009, 07:20 PM	#35
BlingRacer Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2007 Location: TX Posts: 1,376 Images: 267	Even with good exercise, if you're going to show halter half way seriously, I still think you're often going to have to sweat necks. __________________

10-31-2009, 07:40 PM	#36
Rumonek Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fulton, MI Posts: 4,573 Images: 20	My mare is a multi-champion halter winner and was not sweated. My stallion has never been sweated and hasn't been beaten in the ring. The mare Im looking at now is a buckeye winner and she is not sweated.... just a few examples __________________ Rumonek Arabian Horses www.rumonek.weebly.com Breeder of Classic Arabian Beauty I Have Been Gobbled by Thom Turkey!

10-31-2009, 08:09 PM	#38
BlingRacer Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2007 Location: TX Posts: 1,376 Images: 267	Not saying those horses are out there who don't need sweating, but if you go to any APHA/AQHA show, you'll find that a large percentage of halter horses are sweated. __________________

10-31-2009, 08:38 PM	#40
Rumonek Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fulton, MI Posts: 4,573 Images: 20	ACTUALLY I've show stock horses in halter... and did quite well. Mind you this isn't at AQHA/APHA shows And, never sweated. I'd be more worried about other issues in the stock horse halter world than a neck :rolls eyes: CAUTION NOT starting a breed rant here- all breeds, especially when being born a victim of specialized breeding, has major flaws in the "system" __________________ Rumonek Arabian Horses www.rumonek.weebly.com Breeder of Classic Arabian Beauty I Have Been Gobbled by Thom Turkey!

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