Re: RC: Heat and Humidity

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Hah!!! Then DON'T come out east to ride.  It is hardly EVER below 150!!!!
(temp & humidity factor)

Teddy

Lynette Helgeson wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> There is a very good article in the July issue in Equus called
> "Keeping Cool." The article says, (and I quote,) "that horses
> are better at keeping themselves warm then cooling themselves
> off. Temperatures that seem delightful to you may be downright
> uncomfortable for your horse. That's because humans evolved in
> subtropical climates; our energy-neutral range - the
> temperatures at which we feel most comfortable - falls between
> 50 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. But the horse who hails from more
> northerly climates, has an energy-neutral range of 15 to 60
> degrees and a body uniquely adapted to generate and store heat."
>
> It also states that," The downside of all this wintertime
> efficiency is that, in summer, your horse's metabolism has to
> work much harder to cool his body off."
>
> The article has a formula to work off of. You add air
> temperature (Fahrenheit) and humidity and subtract wind speed to
> get the current rating. (For example, 80 degrees + 50 percent
> humidity - 10 mph wind speed = 120.)
>
> If the total is less then 130, your horse isn't in danger of
> overheating.
>
> If the total is around 150, you may want to forgo or cut back
> the exercise, esp. if humidity makes up more than half of the
> total.
>
> If the sum is more than 180, don't work your horse at all.
>
> A good article that I learned a lot from. Well worth the
> reading.
>
> Lynette
> In North Dakota where we have been having temperatures in the
> 90's F, with 80% humidity, and thunderstorms with winds up to 90
> miles an hour during the night.
>
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