Sweat scraping? Good or bad?

Teaka_Winnie · 08-04-2006, 05:24 PM

oh, my bad.

thanks..I better buy a real one...I have been told it was......

TheBlackHorse · 08-04-2006, 05:58 PM

Definately scrape, I live in GA, and it's horridly hot and humid here!

megan_kat22 · 08-04-2006, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katylynn06

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

you can just use your hand

megan_kat22 · 08-04-2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyAshley

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

ashley there are metal ones that look exactly like those right above^^

megan_kat22 · 08-04-2006, 06:11 PM

i always sweat scrape

ShezaBayDoc · 08-05-2006, 10:13 AM

The metal shedding blades are a two sided deal. The flat side can be used as a sweat scraper, the sharp side is a shedding blade. I usually take the flat side to my horse to bring off the water, then use the sharp side lightly to bring off loose hair, and lay the hair.

PrettifulPonies · 08-05-2006, 06:48 PM

i always scrape because my horse will get fungus if i put her to bed dripping.

*Jamie* · 08-06-2006, 07:39 AM

I always sweat scrape too

I actually have an aluminum sweat scraper... dont know why I bought it... but everytime I use it, it seems so much harsher than the plastic ones...

LuckyAshley · 08-11-2006, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megan_kat22

ashley there are metal ones that look exactly like those right above^^

Yeah... I didn't post pictures though since they are the same as the plastic ones, just metal.
-Ashley

Kizza · 08-11-2006, 11:21 AM

Always...
Especially in the winter, when I hunt. The horses get dripping with sweat and I have to sponge them off with warm water, otherwise the sweat just cools and they get cold. So I sponge them down, scrape off the excess and pile on the blankets.

And I always do in the summer after hosing or bathing.

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08-04-2006, 05:58 PM	#32
TheBlackHorse Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 455 Images: 9	Definately scrape, I live in GA, and it's horridly hot and humid here!

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ShezaBayDoc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wendell, NC Posts: 722 Images: 31 Blog Entries: 1	The metal shedding blades are a two sided deal. The flat side can be used as a sweat scraper, the sharp side is a shedding blade. I usually take the flat side to my horse to bring off the water, then use the sharp side lightly to bring off loose hair, and lay the hair.

08-06-2006, 07:39 AM	#38
Jamie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 408 Images: 52	I always sweat scrape too I actually have an aluminum sweat scraper... dont know why I bought it... but everytime I use it, it seems so much harsher than the plastic ones...