Horses are naturally able to adapt to a wide range of climatic conditions. Understanding how a horse does this, and how movement affects a horse's core temperature is important for anyone involved with horses that engage in athletic activities. In this course, you will learn about:

• How horses are equipped to cope with different environmental conditions
• How heat exchange works
• Why heat-loss mechanisms are so important in the exercising horse
• How fluid and electrolytes are involved in heat loss mechanisms
• How to artificially increase, or reduce heat loss in the horse
• How to prepare a horse for exercise in thermally stressful environments