There is info on this ride on the WEB
Linda in Gilroy Ca.
On Aug 17, 1:30pm, Katherine J. Brunjes wrote:
> Subject: info
> This past weekend I rode in the NEC-100 (Buckfield, ME), and Art King,
> DVM (CANADA) was the head vet - he was telling us about a ride (?this
> Summer) where all the horses either were pulled or the riders just quit,
> because the humidity was so great, and the heat was unbearable - I think
> he was talking about the West Coast, but unfortunately, I was tending to
> my horse, and didn't pay too much attention. However, last evening I was
> on the phone with Irving McNaughton (Maine), and he asked me if I knew
> anything about this same event, and whether or not it was true that none
> of the horses finished. And where was it?
>
> Anyone know what I'm referring to? If you do, please email me directly
> at brunjes@saturn.caps.maine.edu - My curiosity is now up!
>
> Maine is still in the grip of a heat wave - it's 92 degrees out today,
> but at least the humidity has let up a little - yesterday it was 92
> degrees, and the air was thick enough to swim through. I looked at my
> horse, she looked at me, and I went back into the house! We are also
> feeling the effects of Felix - high surf with beaches closed along the coast.
> tia - Kathy Brunjes, Bethel, ME
>-- End of excerpt from Katherine J. Brunjes