Re: Temp under saddleblankets

[Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

>That's the No Sweat Vent Pad probably.  I've used mine in very hot rides, 50
>and 75 mile, for a couple of years, as well as cold rides, and wouldn't be
>without it.  Even my horse with thin sensitive skin likes it. It keeps a
>nice air flow between skin and fleece pad--another advantage is you can get
>by with less expensive synthetic fleece pads rather than the wool.
>
>Betty
>So. Oregon
>

Anyone on the internet carry this pad so that we could take a look at it if
interested?  It might be a good thing for Blue (who is nearly black) to
help keep her cooler.

Also, precisely *where* did the temp probe end up?  I picked up a couple of
the thermometers at Radio Shack and I'm setting them up myself...haven't
gone out yet and want to have the spot figured out before then.  I'm also
going to carry a rectal thermometer in each pack so that I can do some
comparisons...then there's that clipboard so I can write all of this stuff
down (along with HR, respirations, route, time, notations, etc.!)  [Just
kidding...being a bit too AR. ;-)]   

Sue

"If all you can do is what you've always 
done, then all you can be is what you are right now."
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sbrown@wamedes.com
Tyee Farm
Marysville, Wa.