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Re: [RC] electrolytes and all advice - Jody Rogers-Buttram

Just come do the OD  !!!!!!    It is a very doable trail.  Of course, now that I say this, I for sure will have a curse on me and not finish this coming June !!!
 
I agree, a horse can do hills and altitude much better than a horse handling humidity.

Tx Trigger <txtrigger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't think "in general" they would do very well. MUCH easier for a horse
who has been trained in humidity to handle heat and climbs, than a horse
trained in mountains to handle humidity and the climbs. Even tough for
mountain horses to handle humidity and flat in MY opinion.

The canyons at Tevis can get humid at times, but nothing like I imagine OD
can be in June. And, this would sure be an example of what might have been
working at home, may not work at the ride with a huge change of conditions.

I'd love to give OD a try some day, but *I* don't do well in humidity. And
as far as the drop offs at Tevis, they are indeed, hard for some folks to
think about. But if you have a really wonderful horse, who handles that kind
of thing well, never takes a misstep, then they are not as much of an issue.
2004 I rode one who tripped a LOT, and THAT was not fun at all.

Jonni

----- Original Message -----
From: Jody Rogers-Buttram
I will go challenge more. I want to see a west coast horse come to the OD
100 in June. Just want to see how they would fair in the heat and humidity.
I mean this in a nice way people, I am NO way saying your horses are not
good.
Frankly, I would LOVE to go do the Tevis, but those narrow trails with the
BIG dropoffs is what keeps me here.


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