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Re: [RC] Horses and climate adjustments - Joe LongOn Fri, 26 May 2006 11:17:56 -0700 (PDT), Jody Rogers-Buttram <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I think that horses from hot/humid less hilly areas, can go and acclimate to altitude *better* than those from higher altitude, but dry, arid conditions can come ride in hot/humid terrain. My personal thoughts and observation only. No Truman, I have no stats to back that up. :)) I agree 100%, that has always been my experience. "Sea level" horses that came to the Races of Champions that were held at high altitude did very well, and that's been the case at such high-altitude rides as the Big Horn 100 too. Also, I believe that it takes at least six weeks, and can be longer, for a horse coming from a dry climate to acclimate to high humidity. Conversely, a horse coming from high humidity into a dry climate doesn't seem to have much difficulty from day one. After all, it's easier for a horse (or human) to cool himself when the humidity is low, even if it is very hot. I will caution, though, that dehydration can sneak up on you in low humidity, where you don't "feel" the sweat loss because it evaporates so quickly, until you're already dehydrated. -- 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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