It can take 3 hours for the lactate to dissipate in the resting horse after strenuous exercise. A Polocrosse game will result in approx. 30 litres of sweat cost per hour. In a 450kg horse this is about 300 litres. Inactive horses drink between 28 to 80 litres of water per day, depending on the climate.
Exercise increases the water consumption even further to replace fluids lost due to sweat.
Dehydration Pinch Test. The incidence of fatigue related injuries is reduced by partial recovery of a horse. Intervals allow the horse to perform more work per day than if the work was performed continuously. All rights reserved. Designed on behalf of The Polocrosse Association of South Africa.