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[RC] Drinking rate on trail/the hottie Pt 2 - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Mary Kornwolf mkornwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Duh, I just remembered when Heather Reynolds was training for the 2001 Pan Ams, she reportedly rode Red with a HORSE BLANKET while on training rides. It worked; she won and he got BC. My Hottie already seems better acclimated after a week of heat, although temps here in VA have moderated somewhat. Moving or training further to FLA isn't an option! My 2 jobs keep me pretty tied down. Interested factoid for all of us who have ever been asked by a vet "how much did your horse drink on trail?" Cherry Hill's book on horsekeeping says a horse drinks about a gallon every 30 seconds (which is a LONG time on trail - time it and see). My horse usually just drinks for less 15 seconds, or about a half gallon at a time. SO now we can all tell the vets with reasonable accurancy how many gallons were ingested during the loop : ) ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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