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Re: [RC] Heat & humidity - Heidi SmithWell, I guess I'm the "oddball" in this too. When I lived in the SE I always did some of my conditioning in the afternoons in the hottest part of the day. My reason being, I never want to ask my horse to do anything in competition that he hasn't done in training -- if he's going to compete in the heat of the day, he needs conditioning in the heat of the day, to build up the ability to handle it. I'm with you on this, Joe. Although I don't live in the SE, I try to do at least SOME riding in the worst heat of the day (which wasn't tough to find this summer <g>) because I don't know what I'm going to run into at rides. (Every once in awhile we get one of those hot, humid humdingers as well--just not all the time, like the SE.) Likewise, if I'm gonna ride in rocks, I try to condition in rocks. If I'm gonna ride on hills, I try to condition on hills. Etc. I'm convinced that the main reason our horses stay sound on gravel roads and rocks is because they are used to them. Ditto heat and humidity for SE horses. Sure, there comes a point of common sense--one doesn't overdo it. But one can't protect the horse from the conditions entirely and then expect it to go out there and perform in them on ride day. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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