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[RC] Black IS way hotter - Lynn White
Geese! I'm sure black/dark colored horses adapt to the heat absorbing
qualities of their coat. They'd have to or they would have problems. I would
wager however that if an unconditioned grey and an unconditioned black horse
were raced 25 miles on a sunny hot day the one that would be stressed more
would be the black colored one.
Physics is physics. What would YOU choose to wear if you were going for a
10-hour ride in in the sun on a 100+ day? If you choose black I'd recommend
conditioning yourself in black first.
Myself, I told everyone that I'd never in a million years own a blue-eyed
horse. Now I have one grazing in my pasture. I have to put make-up around his
eyes for glare and he has to wear a bonnet 24/7 in the summer so his skin
doesn't burn. I don't know if he will be an endurance horse or not, but he
does have a great mind and is willing and brave. We and our horses deal with
the hand that is dealt to us and make things work out dispite the challenges.
Lynn
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