2007-01-17 03:46:00 · 21 answers · asked by pmd0082 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Yes they do.
2007-01-17 03:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Bella 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, they sweat through their skin because the sweat glands lie on top of the flesh. You can tell when a horse has been sweating by the white residue on them. A good indication of when a horse is too warm in the summer is when it starts digging with one of it's front legs, means it wants to roll on the ground - something a horse does to cool itself. They need to be sponged down to get rid of this and cool them then place their rug on them if it is a cool day.
You should not feed a horse for at least an hour after it has worked up a sweat and only allow it a small amount of water for the first hour.
I'm curious as to why you've asked this question!
2007-01-17 12:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by Poppy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses sweat through their skin. This can be caused by exercise, stress and pain. Horses lose alot of vital vitamins and salts through excessive sweating and require Electrolytes afterwards to replace these just the same as human athletes. The worst thing you can give a sweating horse is a large volume of water as this can cause colic, they must also be sponged down and covered with a fleecy/breathable rug to prevent them getting a chill as they cool down and dry off. Horses who have also sweated excessivly must not be fed any hard feed like mixes for approx and hour afterwards.
2007-01-17 12:20:59 · answer #3 · answered by hoboux 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Horses sweat through the sweat glands located just under the skin, exactly the same as humans & other mammels. If your horse is fat then he will sweat more than a fit horse due to the excess weight putting more strain on the horse.
2007-01-17 12:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by ATP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the sweat comes through the SKIN, not the flesh. The sweat glands are just below the skin and lay between teh skin and the flesh or muscle.
2007-01-17 11:53:31 · answer #5 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the entire furr of a horse can get sweatty. sweat is not prodoced by flesh thogh. its produced in the skin, by special glands. since skin covers the flesh or musscle tissue on most mamels, the sweat does not go threw muscels and flesh.
to be percise no animals that i have ever heard of has inverted sweat glands. also no animal (that i ever herad of)has muscels abow the skinn.
2007-01-17 12:57:59 · answer #6 · answered by sucubus 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They sweat through the skin and lose vital nutrients so they need a well balanced diet and plenty of water.
http://www.allaboutpets.org.uk will supply you with down loadable info on horse management
2007-01-17 11:59:12 · answer #7 · answered by ann.inspain 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course they do, the skin is bodies biggest organ. If your horse sweats alot make sure you replace the salt they lose.
2007-01-19 09:57:34 · answer #8 · answered by rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-01-18 23:45:32 · answer #9 · answered by just curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very much so. If they have been exercising then they can sweat a great deal and it will need cleaning off to maintain their coat. If they haven't been exercising then excessive sweating can be a good sign that they are in pain.
2007-01-17 11:48:40 · answer #10 · answered by David M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
horses will not only sweat through their flesh, they will likely sweat through your flesh as well, young fleshling
2007-01-17 11:53:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋