[Beaker]

I'd let Rusty do what he wants to do. It's often worse penning him up inside his stall where he could get too hot. I had one horse that used to flop on his side and sunbath for hours at a time. You could always water Rusty's legs and chest with the hose for a nice cooldown as a treat if he's sweating, or it's really hot. I'm sure he'd like that. As long as he has acess to a place where he can be cooler, he should have enough sense to go there. :-)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

That's kind of how I feel about it. When we figured out 3yrs ago that he was anadrotic I read alot about it and found out that I needed to help him cool off as much as I could. Hose him off often if it is hot and the other horses are sweating but he's not. I was told that would help his system to restart. So he does get hosed off alot, and he does like it. He likes to drink out of the hose now. I figure because the water is so much cooler. He's a clown when I'm hosing him. I'll try to get some pictures. If he's drinking and water gets in his nose, he will turn his top lip way up and roll his eyes:)

Becky