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We've been having the same issues with heat here in SE Texas (an hour north of Houston).  Hubby and I did 13 miles yesterday.  To make it worse, I'm riding my little chestnut horse, who looks like someone's pet tick.  LOL  He's slowly losing the grass belly and some of the lard, but we're keeping it slow, as he's not done anything since March (I was concentrating on my Tevis horse).  The whole herd is going through salt (both loose salt and the salt block) like I would go through free-choice chocolate.  We have a ride coming up in a week and a half...I'm doing a 50 on my Tevis horse...a very conservative 50.  Fat Boy won't do anything till late October, when he'll do a 50.  But right now, it's just too darned hot to do any really long rides on him, till he gets back in better shape.  I'm just holding my breath, waiting till the third week in September, when we can start hoping for that first cool front of the fall...

 

Dawn Carrie, Texas

and Epic Sundance (did you call me Fat Boy?!?) 

 

On 8/20/07, Spottedracer@xxxxxx <Spottedracer@xxxxxx> wrote:

With many of us roasting in this southern oven, what recommendations do the experienced RM and/or DVMs have for us?

Currently, even if I work the horses at 7 pm - it's still 99 degrees plus humidity.. Those few mornings that I can train - it's in the 90's by 9 am..(have to wait until after 7 am to even start riding - after getting kids on the bus...)   I've had one horse get mild muscle cramps - 24 hours AFTER a short training ride. Since then, I've been going through a pound of table salt per week on my 5-horse endurance/lesson herd. Haven't had any muscle cramped horses since - but I'm not able to put as many training miles on them as I normally can. (due to heat..)

- LP