Home Hot weather Hot weather Keeping cool at competitions With scorching heat and hard ground around the country, H&H gets some expert advice on how to cope with a British heat wave Taking the heat out of competing HORSE magazine investigates how intense heat can affect the competition horse and explains how to minimise its effects The dangers of thermal stress Britain's Olympic horses will be competing in temperatures that may soar as high as 40 degrees celcius in Athens. HORSE magazine explains the challenges caused by extreme heat First aid: Handling heatstroke in horses Cooling hot horses Research undertaken by the Animal Health Trust to help horses cope with hot weather at next year's Athens Olympics can help your competition horse deal with Britain’s current heat wave < Previous