From a ridecamp reader and contributor who
is fascinated with weather in other parts of the country (and world), would
folks who send in descriptions like that below please identify their state and
general location within that state? I enjoy sitting here when it's pouring
rain and reading about someone in the SW who is enjoying the sun.
Conversely, I enjoy a warm, sunny day and reading about a blizzard in the
Midwest. I just love weather!
Hi, It has
cooled down a lot here in the last week,way colder than usual for this time of
year. We have had a lot of rain and some snow. I took my gelding out for a
nice ride yesterday, it was damp out and in the low 40's with a slight breeze.
We probably went about 10 miles with a lot of steep hills and mud, so it was a
different and difficult ride since we havent seen mud for about 7 months.
Anyway he worked up a good sweat, drank from puddles and seemed fine. When I
got home I rode him in the field at a walk for about 1/2 hr. (took the pup,
shes learning about horses). Put him up. Came out to feed about 2 hrs.
later (4:30) and he was still a little wet with sweat and was shivering in the
hind end. His muscles were not hard but he just seemed to have a little chill.
As soon as he started eating he seemed to quit shivering. My question is how
do I handle this. I really dont want to blanket him. I have one more ride I
wanted to attend and dont know how to handle the cold. Thanks
