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Swing Away: Please find that article! I tried googling it but couldn't find anything.
Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily for them every day. There should not be the slightest communal concern when a woman elects to destroy the life of her thousandth-of-an-ounce embryo. But all society should rise up in alarm when it hears that a baby that is not wanted is about to be born. ~Garrett Hardin
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Clicker traing is great. I have used alittle mostly to covince Banico to let me work with his feet when I had to wrap it every day.
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Okay, I found this: http://www.twofairmares.com/cool_heat.html and another one here http://www.macsequine.com/Main.asp?_=What%20is%20Piloerection but honestly I don't hold that much stock in it as they're trying to sell something. Not to mention they source wikipedia. Everyone over the age of 8 knows that wikipedia isn't a viable source of information.
Plus, heat doesn't go "straight out through the blanket" like they say; the blanket insulates.
As for muscle atrophy... I don't know if I buy it. Yes, disuse of muscles can weaken them. However, it's not preventing the contraction of the arrector pili, it's simply flattening the hair down. So, I'm assuming it would still get used when the horse doesn't have the blanket on, when it's particularly cold and on areas where the blanket doesn't cover (e.g. neck, legs, etc...). Sure, there could maybe be slight weakening, but I highly doubt it would be permanent atrophy.
Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily for them every day. There should not be the slightest communal concern when a woman elects to destroy the life of her thousandth-of-an-ounce embryo. But all society should rise up in alarm when it hears that a baby that is not wanted is about to be born. ~Garrett Hardin
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^^^Those sites are similar, but not the one I was talking about (the one I know isn't selling anything). I haven't found it yet, but will keep trying.
And no, I don't believe that blanketing causes complete atrophy, just minor atrophy, because like you said, a blanketed horse still "fluffs" it's legs, head, and other uncovered parts.
I don't believe that everything in the article is true, but it's still a very interesting read.
Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble. ~Isaiah 63:13
But ask the animals, and they will teach you ~Job 12:7a
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