riding in the cold

Greenall (greenall@vermontel.com)
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:06:02 +0000

We Vermonters hold a 25 mile CTR in January, just had it last
weekend. the only time it has been called in 14 years is because the
temp did not get up to 15 degrees. The "frozen lung" thing is a
concern below that temp and one year we had a lot of horses come down
with a nasty cough after the ride. The temp dropped during the day
and we attribute the cough to damage done during the ride. The
horses were just fine in two weeks. I ride all winter, but 10
degrees is my cutoff and I keep it short and do not overly stress the
horse. They cool out just fine with a cooler in a stall by the way.
John and Sue Greenall
greenall@vermontel.com