Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Weather in Idaho that goes BEYOND miserable

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrea Day" <fetlocks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: [RC] Weather in Idaho that goes BEYOND miserable


> >The most miserable weather for horses is 33 and raining, for sure. One
> > >reason we like Idaho is that we just don't get much of that sort of
> > >weather.  :-)
>
> Au contraire, Heidi, I must disagree. Miserable weather for horses is 33
> degrees with a north wind of 33mph. The wind chill factor on that runs
about
> 0 degrees, and it'll lift the hair and suck the heat right off them. Even
in
> the run-in sheds they can't generate many BTUs, since the drafts are
> horrible. Any barn that's well ventilated in the summer heat is dog-gone
> cold in a winter wind.
>
> Beyond miserable is a sleeting rain on an outside horse with no shelter.
> That's pure equine torture. Fortunately we DON'T get much rain, but when
the
> wind stops around here, livestock tend to fall over.
>
> Welcome to Mountain Home, IDAHO. We got the worstest wind, the mostest
> rocks, and the deepest gopher/badger holes!

Actually, I'll still take the wind over the rain, as at least their hair
coat stays fluffy, but you have a good point.  Combine the wind and the
rain, and you really have a miserable situation.

We're fortunate here in central Idaho that when the temperatures are
extremely cold, it tends to be still.  We get snow accumulating on the tops
of the fence posts, and there are days when the sun is shining and it is
zero out that one almost has to take one's coat off to work to keep from
sweating too much....

Heidi


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