Re: Climate and Altitude changes

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> what about higher altitude changes? would that not effect the horses
oxygen?
> How can you get past the slower recovery times since the oxygen would be
> somewhat thinner than what they are used to?


The oxygen is NOT thinner at altitude, there is just as much of it at 20,000
ft as there is at sea level.  The difference is that there is less
*pressure* at altitude to help drive it across the lung membranes and into
circulation.  OK, enough useless trivia. <g>

The research at Cal Poly demonstrated that horses are very good at adapting
to altitude changes, semi-instantly.  There are long-term changes as well,
but you have to start looking harder to see them.

Susan G