But, it makes an interesting little experiment to try on > yourself. Next time it is very hot, wear two heavy coats and run around out > in the sun.
Penny - you are too funny - are we going for the Darwin award here - if you're stupid enough to do this and die from heat stroke, you need to be removed from the gene pool anyway? It is a good point, though. I have heard that dogs -(especially sheepdogs) needed a longer coat in the summer for insulation and always though it was stupid. Please,Folks, shave/clip your Icies if you are in the South or heatbelt areas. If they are standing in the pasture and sweating then they need some relief. If they are panting after a walking trail ride - they need some relief. Just use common sense. I think we worry way too much about our horses getting cold and it should be the other way around. A trace clip will give some relief and keep a horse plenty warm in all but the most frigid areas. I have only known one horse here in NC that really needed a blanket in the winter and that includes all kinds of breeds. We can get into the teens and twenties at night in winter but the horses stay comfortable. -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William Farley
