Sweat scraping? Good or bad?

cjohns · 08-03-2006, 07:52 AM

I heard that if you don't scrape the excess water off then the horse cannot sweat????

My husband never scraped until I told him that I heard you have to. Now we scrape everytime we give them a bath.

It's also a plus, so they don't get so dirty when they roll around. Man, that makes me mad...you spend all that time getting them clean and pretty and then they go mess it all up.

HorseBliss · 08-03-2006, 07:54 AM

i scrape. it helps them dry faster for one, and i was told it does make them hotter.

AQHA1972 · 08-03-2006, 08:02 AM

Hmmm? Thats interesting. I have never heard this before. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

katylynn06 · 08-03-2006, 08:07 AM

Right now we don't have a sweat scraper, we just got him used to the hose could we just brush the water off in the mean time? We will be getting a sweat scraper very soon though

dakotawinters · 08-03-2006, 10:18 AM

the sweat is actually taking the heat away from the body... scrape it off so it can take away more heat!

jackie_smackie_ · 08-03-2006, 01:04 PM

Supposedly, in humid heat you are supposed to scrape excess water off. If it's dry heat you leave it on and it will evaporate taking heat with it. Kinda like when they sweat in heat. But if it's left on in humid heat it will act as an insulator.

I think I had a thread kinda like this a while ago. I read in a horsey magazine that it makes them hotter in humid weather so I asked and everyone else agreed with that I think....

QHGirl · 08-03-2006, 01:17 PM

Yes I scrape them off!

missy'sbabydoll · 08-03-2006, 01:21 PM

my husband doesn't scrape. and this pic explains why i do

Teaka_Winnie · 08-03-2006, 01:41 PM

um, I always scrape. BUT I have a kinda unrealating question...

if you have one of the metal sweat s*******s.....which side do u use??? the flat one? or the ridgis one??? I have been told many dif opinions..and now I am confused.

here is what I mean http://www.shopping.com/xPC-Shedding_Blade_294170100

LuckyAshley · 08-03-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

um, I always scrape. BUT I have a kinda unrealating question...

if you have one of the metal sweat s*******s.....which side do u use??? the flat one? or the ridgis one??? I have been told many dif opinions..and now I am confused.

here is what I mean http://www.shopping.com/xPC-Shedding_Blade_294170100

I don't think thats a sweat scraper Teaka, it's a shedding blade... but if you were to use it, use the flat side.

These are sweat scrapers:

(this is the one I use)

***Yes, I scrape every time I give a bath. Actually, I squidgie... I have a rubber one. lol

-Ashley

08-03-2006, 07:54 AM	#22
HorseBliss Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: IN MY OWN STATE OF MIND Posts: 3,866 Images: 386	i scrape. it helps them dry faster for one, and i was told it does make them hotter. __________________ *"Dream it ya fkin dreamers" - Dane Cook* $$Proud Member of the Thoroughbred Club$$ ☼Proud member of the Hunter Jumper Club.☼**

08-03-2006, 08:07 AM	#24
katylynn06 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AR Posts: 1,640 Images: 189 Blog Entries: 28	Right now we don't have a sweat scraper, we just got him used to the hose could we just brush the water off in the mean time? We will be getting a sweat scraper very soon though __________________ Member of the 20lb club. 142lbs, goal lose 20lbs 'I am a proud member of the Bareback Riders Association!' Ahhhh the smell of a horse. Who could resist. VPM of Jeff, 1st BTN Bravo Comp. Platoon 1026 Graduation October 31st, 2008

08-03-2006, 10:18 AM	#25
dakotawinters Full Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 235 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 8	the sweat is actually taking the heat away from the body... scrape it off so it can take away more heat! __________________ be a sponge soak up as much information as possible

08-03-2006, 01:04 PM	#26
jackie_smackie_ Full Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 267 Images: 65	Supposedly, in humid heat you are supposed to scrape excess water off. If it's dry heat you leave it on and it will evaporate taking heat with it. Kinda like when they sweat in heat. But if it's left on in humid heat it will act as an insulator. I think I had a thread kinda like this a while ago. I read in a horsey magazine that it makes them hotter in humid weather so I asked and everyone else agreed with that I think.... __________________ "Believe it!" -Naruto Uzumaki Ancora Imparo -"I am still learning"

08-03-2006, 01:21 PM	#28
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	my husband doesn't scrape. and this pic explains why i do __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

08-03-2006, 07:52 AM	#21
cjohns Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 565 Images: 107 Blog Entries: 1	I heard that if you don't scrape the excess water off then the horse cannot sweat???? My husband never scraped until I told him that I heard you have to. Now we scrape everytime we give them a bath. It's also a plus, so they don't get so dirty when they roll around. Man, that makes me mad...you spend all that time getting them clean and pretty and then they go mess it all up.

08-03-2006, 08:02 AM	#23
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,586	Hmmm? Thats interesting. I have never heard this before. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

08-03-2006, 01:17 PM	#27
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,914 Images: 249	Yes I scrape them off!

08-03-2006, 01:41 PM	#29
Teaka_Winnie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,693 Images: 276 Blog Entries: 2	um, I always scrape. BUT I have a kinda unrealating question... if you have one of the metal sweat s*****s.....which side do u use??? the flat one? or the ridgis one??? I have been told many dif opinions..and now I am confused. here is what I mean http://www.shopping.com/xPC-Shedding_Blade_294170100 __________________ Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club**

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