How to Keep Your Horse Sound During Show Season | Rider-Trusted Care Plan

 

 

 

 

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Rider-First Blueprint

Keep Your Horse Sound All Show Season

Simple beats complicated. Prime before you ride. Cool, dry, and reset after. Hydrate on heat and hauling days. Target what needs it thin and even, label-true. That’s how soundness stacks up over a long season.

Show season is not won in one run. It’s built in the warm-up, the reset, the haul, and what you do after the dust settles.

A horse stays more manageable through show season when the routine stays consistent. Prime before the ride, cool and dry after work, support hydration on hot and hauling days, and monitor small changes before they grow into bigger problems.

Pre-Show Week Checklist

  • Inventory the Show Season Kit including liniment spray, liniment gel, cooling wash, targeted support, hydration, and hoof care.
  • Baseline check for heat, stocking-up, or sensitivity in legs, back, and big muscle groups.
  • Dial in your AM primes, PM resets, and post-class cool-downs before the show starts.
  • Travel prep means hydration ahead of the haul plus spare wraps, towels, and applicators.
  • Keep hoof routine, feed, and water steady. Stable inputs usually travel better.


Weekly Calendar, Simple and Effective

Day AM Prime PM Reset
Mon, Light Work Draw It Out® Spray thin and even on fronts and hocks IceBath™ cool-down, then Draw It Out® thin. MasterMudd® if needed
Tue, School Liniment gel on known hot spots before ride Draw It Out® thin. Rapid Relief on back per label
Wed, Travel or School Hydro-Lyte™ if hauling. Draw It Out® pre-ride Post-haul cool, then Draw It Out® reset
Thu, Warm-Up Draw It Out® pre-ride. SilverHoof™ schedule IceBath™, then Draw It Out®. MasterMudd® targeted
Fri, Show Draw It Out® pre-class. Quick cool between rounds Deep reset with cool, dry, Draw It Out®, and Rapid Relief on the back
Sat, Show Repeat AM prime Repeat PM reset and monitor heat or swelling
Sun, Wrap or Travel Light walk and Draw It Out® as needed Post-haul cool, then Draw It Out®. Easy day Monday

Always follow product labels. Adjust volume to workload and horse sensitivity.


Red Flags, Call Your Vet

  • Open or puncture wounds
  • Marked or worsening lameness
  • Severe or increasing heat or swelling
  • Fever, lethargy, or reduced appetite
  • No improvement within 24 to 48 hours

This page offers general guidance only and is not a substitute for veterinary advice.


Label-first: For external equine use only. Avoid eyes and mucous membranes. Apply to clean, dry skin. Store capped at room temperature and out of direct sun. Keep out of reach of children and animals.

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