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HA! Ya crazy man!  God isn't ready for you yet anyway so trot on.

 

The Winding Stairs Challenge ride held in OK on June 14 was called at the 3rd vet check when lightening hit in the vet check very near the head vet.  At about the same time, Amber Burton's champion mare, Stormey, and Bruce Burton's mare, Annie, were hit and killed by lightening.  It's serious stuff...but I don't think God will take you that way, Howard. 

 

First, you'll have to put yer clothes back on...ETHEL!

 

I'm going riding after work...nice, slow, and easy.  But, I'M GOING RIDING!!  See you kids on trail!

Howard Bramhall <howard9732@xxxxxxx> wrote:

And, don't forget the darn lightning.  I've had more close calls with Ben Franklin's Kiss of Death this year than ever before.  Time to move I'm telling you, Florida is going to kill me for sure, and, worst of all, it might take out one of my horses to boot.

 

Kabaaaaammmmm, I swear I saw a flash (cloud to air) right before my eyes yesterday while out riding when the towering cumulus clouds started transitioning to cumulonimbus.  The bolt blazed yards in front of my face and I could feel the discharge from the moisture in the air acting as a conduit of Death.  I knew this was the end for me and my best friend.  I was a little surprised, after the flash, to see my body was still in Florida.  Maybe Hell isn't as bad as I was expecting.  I knew it would be hot, and it was, but, I was expecting more of a dry heat, like Arizona.

 

America, my horse, just stopped, his body frozen in time.  I do believe he thought he was dead, also.  He's not normally afraid of this stuff since he sees it almost every day.  I've seen too much and will be glad to see it slow down some this winter.

 

So, the moral is don't worry too much about the heat and humidity.  Be grateful the Thunder Gods aren't growling at you like they do at me and my horses on a daily basis down here in Central Florida.  Just get out there and ride.  Yea, if the numbers add up to over 150 you might want to slow down some, but, don't let it put you out of the game. 

 

The one good thing about the heat is the wimmen don't wear much when it's around.  And, if you're not shy, like me and Ed, you can always ride nekkid.  Might not leave a great looking corpse when that bolt hits you but it will give those who end up collecting your toasted body something to laugh about.  "Son of a gun, this dead cowboy's nekkid.  Well, at least his horse was wearing a breast collar."  haha

 

cya,

Howard (I need to replace Ed's name with a female one; somehow that didn't come out like I wanted)

----- Original Message -----

From: Truman Prevatt

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:09 PM

Subject: Re: [RC] Heat & humidity

Down here in the swamp the normal humidity at day break is 99% to 100%
(ever heard of fog - fog is 100% humidity). While I will ride sometimes
early if that is the only time I'd perfer to let the sun bake off some
of the humidity. Eighty degrees and 65% humidity (which is probably our
10 AM conditions) is much better than 65 degrees and 100% humidity which
is our normal summer at daybreak. On top of that there is normally a
breeze at 10 AM. Late afternoon is also a good time - if you don't have
to dodge lightning bolts:-).  I ride slower in the summer but
conditioning in the heat has its own benefits.

Stay out of the sun if at all possible to eliminate that source of heat
build up. I ride year round in FL without much problem and have done
rides that have been brutally hot. Long street a few years ago was hot.
The GEAR Benefit ride (this weekend every year in GA ) is normally hot.

But we just keep on keeping on and try to minimize the impact on the
horses by using tons of water to cool them and going a little slower.

Personally I never calculate the "heat plus humidity" index or look at
the heat index the US Weather service publishes. If I did, I'd be too
depressed to ride.


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