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I've seen the exact same thing... about 3 horses at a ride 
who got into a bit of trouble.   Not as serious as 2 days at 
the vet hospital, but bad enough. They were not front 
runners... all pulled mid ride.   One was a first loop RO pull 
that still had some trouble.   Also, heard about two other 
horses who had finished fine (top 10 I think) but who were 
showing signs of colic post ride.   Person said they got them 
to eat and drink and then the horses were fine.   

Front came through, temp dropped about 20 degrees or 
more from one day to the next.   Probably had a sharp 
barometer drop as well, but I didn't have one of those 
along.   :)   Vet's office said they had cases of colics from 
horses standing in the pastures.

Perhaps, though, we as endurance riders should learn to 
slow down a bit under weather conditions such as these.
I think the risks do go up.   Your horse might be fine, but 
then again he might not be.   The hard part will be to 
remember to slow down since everything else appears 
to be normal.

Kathy Myers
in Santa Fe, NM