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5 Comments für “Why do you rub alcohol on a horses legs after you ride cross country? ?”

1. Lola the Show Girl sagt:
   13.February, 2009 um 5:58 pm

   if you’re riding cross country without leg guards, chances are the horse’s legs will have tiny scratches… the alcohol just cleans them and stops any infection from setting in!
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2. infamousshadow2004 sagt:
   13.February, 2009 um 6:23 pm

   I have never heard of rubbing alcohol on a horses legs after X country. I’ve heard of using witchhazel to reduce soreness and inflamation but that’s it.
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3. HorsetrainerJoy sagt:
   13.February, 2009 um 7:07 pm

   I use to do that. When I worked at the track, to relieve tired and sore muscles, than we use to wrap them. It was used mainly for pain for Hard working Horses.
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   Horse Trainer, and Groom, Pony Girl for Detroit Racecourse.

4. Gentle Spirit sagt:
   13.February, 2009 um 7:32 pm

   Rubbing alcohol on a horses legs after exercising is to cool down the hot muscles - and no other reason. Not to clean scratches, not any other reason.
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5. galloppal sagt:
   13.February, 2009 um 8:03 pm

   Alcohol evaporates rapidly Evaporation on the skin surface is one of the effective mechanisms for cooling the blood circulating beneath the surface. In humans, rubbing alcohol can be mixed in water and used to sponge skin to speed up evaporation which speeds up cooling of peripheral blood, and helps to reduce fever. As blood passes through the vessels of the skin, it can be cooled. Cold hosing is one way of cooling the blood as it circulates through skin. Alcohol rubs on the body surface speed cooling of the horse by enhancing evaporation of sweat, or just by evaporation of the alcohol itself.
   The only reason for using alcohol on the legs is for evaporation and cooling.
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