let me see if i can find them. there are several different kinds on amazon. hang on .
Tell me more about this. How do you use it? How long does your horse wear it? How effective is it? There was a thread back in 2019 asking about people’s experiences with the Equi Cooldown body wrap, but most of the responses were from people who had concerns and questions but had not actually used one.
ETA–My horses are still sweating but anhydrosis is something I worry about all summer. A couple of years ago we had a day when the heat index hit 122F and both of my horses were blowing like they had run a race. I put them in the corral under shade, removed their fly leggings and masks, and hosed them off. They were ok but it scared me. I wonder if the cooling sheet would help with episodes like this.
Amazon.com: LANDGARDEN Outdoor Misting Fan Kit for a Cool Patio Breeze,Water Mister Spray for Cooling Outdoor,19.36FT (5.9M) Misting Line + 5 Brass Mist Nozzles + a Brass Adapter(3/4) Fit to Any Outdoor Fan : Patio, Lawn & Garden Amazon.com: LANDGARDEN Outdoor Misting Fan Kit for a Cool Patio Breeze,Water Mister Spray for Cooling Outdoor,19.36FT (5.9M) Misting Line + 5 Brass Mist Nozzles + a Brass Adapter(3/4) Fit to Any Outdoor Fan : Patio, Lawn & Garden
i got these because i wanted individual ones for each stall so i could use them independently if I wanted to . I searched “misters for outside patio” and several different ones came up.
They have some with enough tubing you could use one for your whole barn or under a pergola or shelter, or whatever your set up is. I did find the brass nozzles sort of clogged after the second summer. I was ok with that though because with all the nozzles going it soaked the barn pretty good ugh… I just replaced two nozzles on each one and didn’t crack the valve all the way and that seems to work the best along with the pelleted bedding.
edited because first i posted the wrong link
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you’re welcome!
I have the CoolAid sheet: https://www.bigdweb.com/coolaid-equine-cooling-blanket?srsltid=AfmBOor5nZiy3GfupIFFVTOMMvukOMPsZFUSx7yxdbgtwyE_L9SaN4e3
I think it works about as well as IceFil fabric for humans. Which is to say it is most effective when the humidity permits evaporative cooling.
I live in the Mid Atlantic.
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My sweet barn manager stopped after he dragged my guy’s pasture this evening and asked what my plan was for my gelding with the upcoming heat. He made sure to tell me to spray him off as often as I want and need and said if he could figure out a way to rig up a misting system for him, he would (ETA: He’s in his mid-70’s and has trouble with this extreme heat himself, so no way am I allowing him to do anything of the kind). I told him about the misting rings that can be put on fans. I may get one and give it a try, though my plan for these days is just hosing and keeping my dude in his stall under his fan from breakfast until after dinner. He’s got 4 more EquiWinner patches (second round of these because I SWEAR he improves somewhat with them), a little bit of One AC left, and Platinum Refresh on the way. And I just bought like a 25lb bag of salt. I ran out of salt during the past couple of weeks and was just doing electrolytes, and I’m thinking that was a mistake too. He needs the actual salt (I do iodized table salt).
I’ve stopped the Guinness and Chinese herbs for now as they were not doing much. I may start the herbs again, and my horse probably wishes I’d start the Guinness again as he really developed a taste for it. Sorry bud. Mama can’t support your habit.
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He’s a grown ass adult, and wants a beer dammit. 
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He’s all, “Where’s my beer, woman?” when he sees me now. Rude. LOL.
He got two six packs. One I bought and one a very kind fellow boarder bought for him.
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Mine wouldn’t drink Guinness.
He’s Irish.
I have questions. He’ll eat a birds’ nest, eggs and all, but not drink a Guinness?
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Mine didn’t like it at first. I soaked some Forage Only pellets in it and a bit of water and he was like…“Ehhhh, what the heck is this?” Eventually I added more pellets, some Omega Horse shine, and some Apple-a-Day electrolytes (which he loves) and let all the liquid soak up in the mash really well. He started eating better and then got downright voracious and licked every morsel out of the bucket.
Now he gets just regular soaked forage for lunch with no beer. He eats is, but he gives me a look.
ETA: And what the heck!?! Eggs and all!!! OMG! LOL!
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@endlessclimb asked about symptoms of this:
Looking back, here’s clues and what I noticed:
Inability to regulate their body temp relative to actual air temp.
In late winter, my mare would show excess sweating under
Lt. Wt. Blanket even early mornings when temps were still cool. Also for first time ever, she wanted more blanketing during
Fl. Winter.
Learn to identify dehydration-
How skin and hair changes.
Watch color of urine, always.
Darker urine was a clue.
Lethargy, not as active in turnout.
Looking poorly. Painful eyes.
Feel the skin and body. Usually a hot feeling body is holding too much heat
Take a rectal temp. Extreme overheating shows up here.
Know your horse’s normal temp
Also don’t expect your horse to go loaf and hang out in nice shady, cool spots. Some horses don’t have the good sense to get out of the sun, especially when
Standing or splaying out is easier than moseying over to the shady spot
My rehabbing mare had to get a new rehab paddock built in a hurry to keep her out of the brutal sun and in shade all day.
Einstein, she is not.
Heat exhaustion can lead to anhydrosis.
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i have read that antihistamines can impact sweating; i have a 23 yr old mare, cushings, on 1 prascend/day. She was struggling for a while with itchy skin problems. Put her on antihistamines some months ago, that combined with lots of skin attention has her all cleared up, but just in the last 3 weeks she has pretty much stopped sweating. After reading about this I pulled the allergy meds, but its only been about 10 days. She comes in from T/O somewhat blowy, gets an immediate shower and is fine once in her stall with fan. Going to try a supplement next.
First generation antihistamines are anticholinergic, and their action on the nervous system decreases sweat production. Examples include Benadryl for humans, Tri-hist for horses, and hydroxyzine for both of us.
This effect is not present in second and third generation antihistamines. “Talk to your pharmacist about Zyrtec.”
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I’ve never known a horse with this issue. Are some breeds more prone to developing anhidrosis?
It might not be possible in a boarding situation but if yours are at home, a completely shaded paddock shelter enclosed so the horse couldn’t leave, with a fan/mister could keep the stall from getting wet. An investment I know, but jeeze, what a troubling condition, especially now with the temps in summer getting hotter and hotter.
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Many online articles say anhydrosis. Is more common in TBs and Warmbloods.
Your suggestion for the fully shaded paddock is exactly what I had to do. It has helped,
.
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Interesting. I have plenty of experience with TBs and have never personally seen the condition. I have absolutely no experience with Warmbloods though. What a nightmare for horse and human.
Mine is an App/QH cross. He’s the first horse I’ve ever owned that had it. Actually, the only horse I know personally to have it.
I hear about Friesians having it a lot.
It’s no fun, that’s for sure. Our “feels like” temp right now is 107 with high humidity. My guy is in his stall with a fan. He’ll get sprayed off when he’s turned out later this evening and a decent part of his pasture will be in shadow by then. Praying there will at least be a light breeze. It’s supposed to be like this until Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Lows at night hover right around 80.
It’s the worst summer I can remember for him, and he’s had this for about ten years or so.
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I’m not totally buying that it’s a genetic thing. I don’t think there’s been enough real studies done, to know for sure. There’s still so much about horse health that we don’t fully understand and not enough money for serious studies.
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God every thoroughbred I’ve known have been good sweaters. Too good sometimes!
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