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And don't forget, here in Georgia we are also under a health watch for 
bad air quality due to ozone and fine particles. Time to move. What is 
the most horse friendly towns/states out there anyway? :-) with good 
enough weather and enough trails to ride?? Has anyone ever compiled a list?

Kathy R - SE

L gin wrote:
> I am watching my thermometer, it's now 88 degrees, humidity 70%, oh, 
> good it is dropping, it was 90% humidity and hour ago at 78 degrees. 
> The last couple days the hroses are sweating just walking in to get 
> their suppliments. Everyday they have dried salt on their backs. I 
> injured my shoulder don't ask me how I woke up last Monday and 
> couldn't move without alot of pain.
> Finally up and around on Aleve and trying not to use my right arm for 
> anything strenous. It's in my shoulder blade and neck--I did 
> 'something" last year while pulling our RAMM fence and it has come and 
> gone since then---So this heat wave hit and I had the younger son 
> feeding the old horse.
> Finally got outside and noticed his neck is wrinkling, so I did a 
> pinch test and it's not as good as it should be-- he has dropped some 
> weight, but don't think it is that(that was a month ago when he 
> accidently got locked in for 24 in his stall and then was anxious 
> about eating for a couple days unless I stayed with him and hand fed 
> him. He can loose weight if he misses one meal (big Tb--24 years old 
> or so).
> Anyway , I added table salt to his food last night as I figured he 
> isn't drinking enough perhaps. He has been gimping around again-- I 
> beleive he has arthritis in his back or shoulder. He has a old healed 
> synoval injury to his left knee, but he has been showing lamness that 
> looks like it is higher up. Never any heat or swelling, I don't think 
> it is in his feet or legs----- then it goes away. He'll run around 
> with the arabs, even rearing and kicking out like a bucking horse. 
> Then he pays for it . May be lame like this for a two weeks.
> He is on 24 turnout and has to navigate a slope to get to the water 
> trough.They all come in together to drink several times a day.
> He gets MSN daily and a multivitamin suppliment for horses on grass. 4 
> lbs of plain beet pulp soaked. And about 6 lbs of Alphalfa pellets and 
> 1 cup oil-- then some Flax seed and BOSS.Plus all the grass hay 24 
> /7--fescue/orchard. Not much pasture left, he does nibble tree bark, 
> but always has no matter where he lives or what he has to eat, and 
> teaches everyone else to do it.
> The weather is goiing to top 101 today and close to that all week, 
> Humnidity in the 50-90% range. This is GEORGIA heat- 
> umidity--wave...........
> I am thinking the plain salt block and the mineral blockette is not 
> enough--- I just hadn't gotten around to getting loose salt--- but am 
> wondering if I should get electrolites and add those to his feed or 
> jsut throw in some loose salt. Most around here are NOT the endurance 
> kind. But I did see some Acculites in Chattanooga .
> Wow, I just looked again. it is 92% and 66% humidity and it's only 
> 10:30 am..Can't imagine hot it will be at 4 pm when we are usually 
> hottest part of the day. .
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