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When I the last Norco riverdance we had extreme heat. It was my first 
ride and temps were well over 100 with high humidity. I did perhaps the 
stupidest thing I have done on a ride due to DIMR. I galloped through a 
rocky dirt road in Jurupa park when I shouldn't have. Both the horse 
and I were tired, but I was so addled I couldn't see the forest for the 
trees. Mosh wound up taking a header and cutting her knee, while I took 
off some skin and landed in a crumpled heap. It woke me up enough to 
realize what I had done. We finished sound, the wound healed over, but 
I still feel badly about asking my mare to do too much at the wrong 
time. It was totally my fault, but I swear it seemed like a good idea 
at the time. Your judgment really flies out the window. I've taken care 
not to let it happen again, but I firmly believe that DIMR exists and 
allows your brain to decide stupid  things.
Be aware of your condition and your decision making abilities, if your 
don't it can come back to bite you and your horse on the butt.
Take care out there to remain lucid and with good decision making-your 
horse will thank you for it.
Tiff

On Aug 6, 2005, at 5:59 AM, Nancy Sturm wrote:

> That's a good point, Ed.
>
> When we were running, I always assumed it was from oxygen deprivation. 
>   I
> remember once running past the ranch of a neighbor we'd know for 15 
> years -
> I couldn't remember his name.
>
> My daughter couldn't divide by ten about 3/4 through a half marathon 
> and
> ended up in the first aid tent at the finish.

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