swimming for horses

Question
hello sir, is swimming good for racehorses, how many times a day, should i make my horse swim? also tell me at what time to make them swim, i mean, morning or evening

Answer
hi i use to swim my horses once a day and for a short time at first. swimming is very strenuous and you must not swim the horse too long when you first start swimming. you start with like 10 min a day and work your way up to prob about 20 mins a day over like a period of 30 days. swimming is different then galloping. you should always gallop one day and swim the next that way you build up all the things you need to build up. i usually swim them in the am . thanks ED HESS