What about a cooling pad?

Gus_Belle · 09-22-2007, 03:49 PM

What do yall think about special cooling pads? Like the one at the link below.

1/2" Thick Dry-Ice Felt Saddle Pad - Horse.com

Friesiangirl · 09-22-2007, 06:13 PM

I don't like that... at all.

A horse needs to WARM up their muscles to work properly, if they are contantly feeling cold they will be tense.

AQHA Hunter · 09-22-2007, 06:21 PM

I agree with FG. That would kind of be like trying to run with cold packs on your legs, keeping your muscles from warming up properly. I would look for something breathable instead.

Friesiangirl · 09-22-2007, 06:24 PM

The reinemen wool type pads are SUPER nice. I rode on the coast, loping and long trotting for up to ten miles + a day and it really kept my horse cool and confortable.

Reinsman: Main Site

Gus_Belle · 09-23-2007, 10:50 AM

I have a concern with your answers and please correct me if my thinking is all wrong. Yall are all up north and I am in MS. Seems like the temp would be very different here. Would this have any bearing on your answer?

Quick2Skip01 · 09-23-2007, 11:27 AM

No the climate you are riding in doesnt necessarily change the effects that something cold does to muscles...

just from my general knowledge/concept of muscles, and what hot and cold does for muscles, I agree that it would seem that it will have a negative effect on the muscles of the back, and make the muscles tense up where instead you want the muscles relaxed and warmed up.

Friesiangirl · 09-23-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus_Belle

I have a concern with your answers and please correct me if my thinking is all wrong. Yall are all up north and I am in MS. Seems like the temp would be very different here. Would this have any bearing on your answer?

It gets up to a hundred degrees + in the summer here where I live. And I still wouldn't let that pad near my horses back except maybe for a cold therapy for an injury

Gus_Belle · 09-23-2007, 11:50 AM

The pad isn't really cold. It is moisture-wicking which means it pulls the moisture away from the body. I think the name is kinda deceiving. So, it is actually good for the horses back to get all sweaty and hot?

Gus_Belle · 09-23-2007, 11:59 AM

And it is breathable

ThePerfectFit · 09-23-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gus_Belle

The pad isn't really cold. It is moisture-wicking which means it pulls the moisture away from the body. I think the name is kinda deceiving. So, it is actually good for the horses back to get all sweaty and hot?

I was just going to comment on the same thing.

This pad isnt like taking an ice pack and using it as a pad. What it does is absorbs the sweat/moisture away from the body, therefore "cooling it". It doesnt really cool it, but people/animals sweat to help cool themselves off. Of course you want the horses muscles warm (try sitting outside in 45 degree weather, then going for a 3 mile jog without stretching or walking, just go run... not good for your body). The name is decieving.

I have a thermo-manager baby pad (from smartpak) and does virtually the same thing. Its one of the best pads that I bought. And its great for winter riding when the horses sweat, it helps keep them more dry.

09-22-2007, 03:49 PM	#1
Gus_Belle Full Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW MS Posts: 117 Images: 41	What about a cooling pad? What do yall think about special cooling pads? Like the one at the link below. 1/2" Thick Dry-Ice Felt Saddle Pad - Horse.com __________________ Horses are proof that God wants us to be happy. I bleed maroon and white.

09-22-2007, 06:13 PM	#2
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Monroe, OR Posts: 9,547 Images: 192 Blog Entries: 22	I don't like that... at all. A horse needs to WARM up their muscles to work properly, if they are contantly feeling cold they will be tense. __________________ *Life is like cheese and fine wine- it gets better everyday!* Le Concurs Complet, C'est ma countre-drogue I've been snowballed!

09-22-2007, 06:21 PM	#3
AQHA Hunter Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,099 Images: 95	I agree with FG. That would kind of be like trying to run with cold packs on your legs, keeping your muscles from warming up properly. I would look for something breathable instead. __________________ My Boy: Outer Banks (Obie) - 4 yo 17H AQHA Gelding My Current rides: "Imperator" 5 yo Oldenburg gelding and "Joy" 11 year old Belgian DraftX mare Discipline yourself first, and your horse second.

09-22-2007, 06:24 PM	#4
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Monroe, OR Posts: 9,547 Images: 192 Blog Entries: 22	The reinemen wool type pads are SUPER nice. I rode on the coast, loping and long trotting for up to ten miles + a day and it really kept my horse cool and confortable. Reinsman: Main Site __________________ *Life is like cheese and fine wine- it gets better everyday!* Le Concurs Complet, C'est ma countre-drogue I've been snowballed!

09-23-2007, 10:50 AM	#5
Gus_Belle Full Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW MS Posts: 117 Images: 41	I have a concern with your answers and please correct me if my thinking is all wrong. Yall are all up north and I am in MS. Seems like the temp would be very different here. Would this have any bearing on your answer? __________________ Horses are proof that God wants us to be happy. I bleed maroon and white.

09-23-2007, 11:27 AM	#6
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,062 Images: 287 Blog Entries: 7	No the climate you are riding in doesnt necessarily change the effects that something cold does to muscles... just from my general knowledge/concept of muscles, and what hot and cold does for muscles, I agree that it would seem that it will have a negative effect on the muscles of the back, and make the muscles tense up where instead you want the muscles relaxed and warmed up. __________________ ~2008 ABRA National Reserve Hi-Pt Amateur~ Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

09-23-2007, 11:50 AM	#8
Gus_Belle Full Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW MS Posts: 117 Images: 41	The pad isn't really cold. It is moisture-wicking which means it pulls the moisture away from the body. I think the name is kinda deceiving. So, it is actually good for the horses back to get all sweaty and hot? __________________ Horses are proof that God wants us to be happy. I bleed maroon and white.

09-23-2007, 11:59 AM	#9
Gus_Belle Full Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW MS Posts: 117 Images: 41	And it is breathable __________________ Horses are proof that God wants us to be happy. I bleed maroon and white.

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