This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The heat and humidity starts here at the end of May and doesn't let up until the end of October. The low temp overnight is usually in the 70's. I usually ride early am because and although it is cooler then also more humid but evening is very unreliable due to almost daily thunderstorms. We cope by giving the horses some gatorade, hosing them and sometimes spritzing them with a mixture of green alcohol and water prior to riding. Also lots of walk breaks and hosing and gatorade after the ride. They also get Summer Games Electrolytes which were developed I believe for the Olympics when they were in Atlanta. They are highly recommended by the vets down here.
Robin in Sanibel, Florida --- Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: Sarah Clarke > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > We're having an unusually long and humid heat wave > in Jamul (25 miles east and 1,000 ft higher in > eleavation from San Diego airport). My outside air > temperature (sending unit located under a tree in > the shade) is 103 and climbing as I write. Usually > in the summer I ride at first light and it's about > 65, but this morning it was already 80 degrees and > sauna like. > How do you folks who live in normally hot and > humid summer climates cope? > > wilting Sarah in Jamul > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make > PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min. Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
