Re: [RC] Malaysia: headed out - Truman PrevattGiven they are used to the conditions they can make it - if they take great care and go slow. We've had rides in the SE where the conditions have been very brutal and most come out okay. My first ride was in South FL where it was about 90 and light showers all day. Before the shower the humidity was in the 80 to 90 percent range. After a shower it felt like a steam bath. This was back in the old days and we only had 4 in the 50 and 11 in the 25, but all finished. That was the longest it has ever taken me to do a 25 (about 4 to 4:30). Thank goodness I was doing 25. The riders need to watch themselves since they can get into trouble also. My horse was in much better shape than I was. But after pizza and a couple gallons of beer I was fine ;-) .I think in those conditions more checks is a good ideal so the horses can stop and cool more frequently. Such things as ice on the neck to get the body temp back down at a check is a good ideal. I don't know about Malaysia but normally in the tropics there is a breeze (water land interaction). Down in FL in the summer we normally don't go out till about 10 (AM) since that's when the breeze really kicks up and it's a lot more comfortable. In FL in the summer 90 degrees isn't too bad to ride in if you stay in a lightly wooded areas where you are mostly out of the sun and there is a breeze. I normally ride most days in the summer without any ill effect. Truman Maryanne Gabbani wrote: I'm curious about those temperatures. I recall a lot of discussion of the heat index after the Barcelona Olympics and as I remember, those figures should be seriously in the red zone for equine safety. Am I remembering wrong? If I'm not, I'll be really interested in hearing how they handle the heat issue. -- "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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