In the hot, hazy and humid days of summer, we’ve found a number of ways to keep our cool. For horses, options such as sipping lemonade or taking a dip in the pool don’t apply, however.
“Horses get heat stress and dehydration, just like humans,” said Gayle Ecker, the director at Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph.
“Essentially, when we take a look at horses, they gain heat faster than we do because [of] their body mass: when they’re exercising, they’re using virtually all of their muscles, as opposed to a human that’s using less,” she explained.
