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Re: Fw: [RC] Temperature at vet checks - Joe LongOn Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:31:28 -0700, "Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: What temperature would be of concern in a working horse? I've seen rides use from 102.0 to 103.5 as the temperature a horse has to be down to to continue. I used 103.0 degrees myself. There were times that I stayed in a check cooling my horse, after the front-runners left and I was cleared to leave by the vets, until his temperature came down to 103. (Funny thing, one of those times we were trotting along and caught those front-runners walking, and still finished first.) At arrival, I was concerned if the temperature was 104 or higher, and considered it a serious problem if it was over 105, life-threatening if it reached 106. I could be off-base on this, though, I'd like to hear what some of the vets say about it. I'd rather ride with an onboard temperature monitor than a heart monitor, if one was available. If problems begin to develop that temperature can shoot up amazingly rapidly. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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