On 1/29/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'm hoping 1) it won't REALLY be SE, 2) if it is, it won't be a bad > case, and 3) that I won't need the fly blankets and that flyspray alone will > control it. I can't stand the idea of putting anything on them in the heat > of our summers. And I can't stand the thought of him being stalled for long > periods. So, I'm clinging to the hope that it wasn't SE...but it sure > looked suspicious.
None of my horses mind the fly sheets. Star has worn one for 5 years now, and I believe it's cooler to have the reflective white/silver/blue sheet on than the dark horse, and on really hot days I stall all of my horses with fans on them anyhow. I manage my guys a little differently than you do, though. My horses are stalled in rain if it's below 40, wind if it's below 40, cold if it's below 30 (or if someone is out I blanket them). This week everyone has been blanketed at night, even my normally naked horses. I stall everyone in front of fans if it's above 95 or a heat index of over 95, and I do night turnout for all the horses except the SE horse through summer. Steph -- "Brutality begins where skill ends." "Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels." Von Niendorff
