{"id":18986,"date":"2022-07-19T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/?p=18986"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T09:54:49","slug":"hard-ground-helpful-hints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/hard-ground-helpful-hints\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Ground Helpful Hints"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current heatwave has resulted in hard ground conditions, which can have a severe impact on your horse’s legs if not managed correctly. Check out our helpful hints on how to best manage your horse\u2019s legs on hard ground.<\/p>\n

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Summertime means more sunshine and less rain resulting in ground conditions becoming hard. We have some helpful hints to help you\u00a0 proactively manage your horse\u2019s legs to prevent ill effects caused by hard ground.<\/p>\n

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Adapt The Exercise Regime <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Adjust your horse\u2019s exercise schedule in order to avoid riding on hard ground. This is to minimise the impact of strain on your horse\u2019s legs. Utilise sand arenas, forest hacks or venture to your nearest beach to add variety to your fitness regime and to protect your horse from injury.<\/p>\n

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Use Leg Protection<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leg protection such as boots or bandages is a good idea during the summer months as a precaution to further reduce the risk of a leg injury. Immediately after exercise, remove the boots\/bandages to allow the tendon temperature decrease to prevent injury.<\/p>\n

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Cold Hose after Exercise<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is advised that you should cold hose your horse\u2019s legs after exercise. Exercising on hard ground in hot weather can cause heat and jarring to the legs. Cold hosing is an effective solution to reduce heat and swelling in your horse\u2019s legs after exercise, while the cool water can also help reduce stiffness. This is especially important if your horse has done fast work on hard ground (e.g., cross country).<\/p>\n

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Use a Leg Cooling Product<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To continue the cooling effect after hosing, or when water is not available, use a leg cooling product such as NutriBalm Cooling Gel<\/strong><\/a>. When applied to your horse\u2019s leg, NutriBalm evaporates and carries away the heat therefore causing a cooling effect. It has been developed to facilitate the delivery of the active components of MSM, Arnica and Calendula to the point of action to further assist with the cooling process.<\/p>\n

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Keep Hooves Moist<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Keeping your horse\u2019s hooves oiled and well moisturized ensures that the hoof capsule stays flexible, which allows for the impact of the hard ground. If the hoof dries out, there will be more cracks in the feet, which can lead to another set of problems.<\/p>\n

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Consider Using a Joint Supplement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Every day, the cartilage in your horse\u2019s joints is continually being broken down and replacement cartilage is being manufactured. However, this balance can be upset due to increased training or trauma (such as impact from hard ground). To help reduce the risk of such trauma on your horse\u2019s joints, consider using a joint supplement such as Arthri Aid<\/strong><\/a>. Arthri Aid<\/strong><\/a> is a Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM and Hyaluronic Acid supplement formulated to aid lubrication and help promote regeneration of the important shock absorbing tissues of your horse\u2019s joints. It is available in a liquid presentation for fast absorption or in an economic yet effective powder format.<\/p>\n

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For more advice and information, please contact our expert team on 051 304010 or here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The current heatwave has resulted in hard ground conditions, which can have a severe impact on your horse’s legs if not managed correctly. Check out our helpful hints on how to best manage your horse\u2019s legs on hard ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":18988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nachrichten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18986"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40453,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986\/revisions\/40453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nutriscience.ie\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}