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Is Your Horse Ready
for Extreme Summer Heat?
Download the complete printable Summer Horse Care Checklist — daily routines, cooling techniques, heat stress warning signs, and emergency contacts. Free, straight to your inbox.
“South African summers don’t give you much warning. One day it’s manageable, and the next you’re dealing with 38°C and 80% humidity and a horse that has stopped drinking. I have been there — and I learned that by the time you can see the signs of heat stress, you are already behind. Everything in this checklist comes from hard experience across 45 years and dozens of horses. I want you to have it before you need it.”
— Jenni · 4theloveof-horses.com · 45+ years equestrian experience · 25+ years breeding warmbloodsHere’s a Peek Inside the Checklist
Six pages of practical, printable guidance — designed to laminate and keep at the yard.
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What’s Inside Your Free Checklist
🌅 Daily Routine — All Day
- Morning checks before the heat builds
- Midday danger window — what to watch
- Afternoon cooling routine
- Evening checks before you leave
- Notes pages for yard records
- Printable, laminatable format
💧 Water, Shade & Cooling
- Water access checklist — all the details
- Shade & ventilation guide
- Hosing technique — hose, scrape, repeat
- Why a sealed stable can be worse outside
- Electrolytes — when and how to use them
- Frozen treat ideas for reluctant drinkers
⚠️ Heat Stress Warning Signs
- Early signs you can catch and reverse
- Serious signs — act immediately
- Normal vital signs reference
- Temp + humidity risk guide
- When to call your vet — no hesitation
- Adjusting work in extreme heat
📞 Emergency Contacts & Records
- Emergency contacts template — fill in now
- Vet daytime & after-hours fields
- Nearest equine hospital
- Notes pages for recording concerns
- Heat risk colour-coded guide
- Designed to display at the yard
“I pinned the frozen watermelon treats post and ended up here — so glad I did. I had no idea about the temp + humidity calculation for heat risk. We hit above 180 regularly in summer and I was completely unaware how dangerous that is. This checklist is now on our stable noticeboard.”
— Horse owner, KwaZulu-Natal