ALL BREED ALL LEVELS OPEN SHOW

Kelowna Riding Club
3745 Gordon Drive Kelowna BC

Judge & Clinician: KIP LARSON

CLINIC - AUGUST 24, 2024

SHOW - AUGUST 25, 2024

Be careful horseback riding in the heat; heed a veterinarian's advice on keeping horses safe and comfortable.

The heat can play havoc with your horse’s health. It can result in dehydration, lethargy and general malaise. Severe heat stress may result in diarrhea and even colic. Dr. Janet Johnston, who is board-certified in surgery and internal medicine, and an emergency critical care veterinarian at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, suggests the following tips to keep your horse comfortable and safe in the summer heat.

1. Choose your turnout times. If your horse has a stall but is turned out for part of the day, provide turnout during the cooler hours. Overnight is ideal, but if that’s not possible, provide turnout as early as possible during the day.
2. Give your horse shade. If your horse lives outdoors, or if it must be outside during the day, provide relief from the sun. A run-in shed is best. Trees are a source of shade, as well, but as the sun moves, so will the shade. Make sure that, regardless of the time of day, available trees are really offering shade.
3. Move that air! Fans are a great way to help keep the air moving in the barn, but use them wisely. Your horse will benefit most if the fan is pulling the hot air out of the stall, not pushing air into the stall. And always ensure that your horse cannot reach cords and plugs.

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