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Temperature Control
All living creatures need to keep a steady body temperature to stay healthy, no matter what the temperature is around them.
Although reptiles are “cold-blooded” animals, you’ll still find them sunbathing on balmy rocks to warm up or slipping under a log to cool down.
For mammals, like us and horses, it’s more complicated. We control our body temperature from the inside and outside.
The fancy word for what we do to control our body temperature is called thermoregulation.
DID YOU KNOW?
When working hard, a horse’s temperature can rise as high as 103 F (39.5 C). In the summer, most horses are happy for a cool bath or shower after a workout.
Find out 4 Ways Horses Keep Cool and 4 Ways Horses Stay Warm in issue 88 Horses are Sensational Heating and Cooling Systems
