Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Santiam Cascade ride cancelled/now smoke damage

Well, down here in Jackson County and most of Southern Oregon, it s
horrible. I have not been out to ride because I can't even see across the
valley. Ash is falling and it is upper 90's to boot. In fact I decided
yesterday to cancel my plans to ride the Orick, Ca. ride on Aug. 10 because
of the fires and the highway is closed going to the coast and mainly I
haven't had Cruiser out.

But, this morning very early while the skies were clear, I saddled him up
and we took off. Honestly, it was the best ride I have had on him, ever. We
did almost 10 miles in a little less than two hours, which included
dogwalking on pavement for a couple of miles to and fro to the trails. Now
for you Ayrab folks, that is no big deal, but for my 4yo TWH that was
excellent. His HR was awesome and other than walking on the paved part, I
was able to keep him in a good RW, Rack and Cantor the entire time. He did
not show any signs of fatigue or respiration problems, so I am back to ride
Orick.  My other horses including my sensitive 19 yo Arabian mare and her
two foals seem to be doing just fine too. But it sure is a nightmare outside
now. So, I will be riding at 6am each morning to stay in shape.

amber



> > Also, just a question for everyone who's been affected by fire this
year:
> > how have people been dealing with the smoke?  For those of you who have
> had
> > smoke for weeks--is there any indication of lasting damage to the
horses?
>
> We're thankfully not affected this year (so far--knock on wood) but this
> area went through some pretty awful smoke situations two years ago when so
> much of central Idaho and western Montana went up in flames.  We had just
> come back over here, and were getting the deal on our new place finalized.
> Smoke was so bad that one could not see the length of a city block some
> days, and there were days when it seemed like dusk even when the sun was
up,
> and when one could not locate the sun in the sky because of the smoke
> density.  Bottom line--previously healthy horses had no apparent lasting
> damage from the smoke.  Horses with preexisting problems had a tougher
time.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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