Ohhhhh nooo...say it ain't so..........
Linda ( who is owned by a black and several grays!!!)
"at night, all cats be gray.."
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:10:19 -0400 From: tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: endurogal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; coriopaxi@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Black is way hotter!
Absolutely not. All other things being equal a dark horse will have to deal with a higher heat load. However, it is very seldom that all other things are equal. Personally, I would not have a gray horse.
Truman
EnduroGal wrote:
What-evah… I’m just sayin’ that, in my experience, you don’t want to pass up a chance to buy a nice dark-colored horse simply because you think a gray coat will help to dissipate heat better! …And by the way, I now have a second dark bay, and he appears to do as well in the heat as the first one did! J
EG
P.S. – You’re definitely the most consistent responder out there… you must be working on your thesis in “Endurance Horse Studies.” ;-))
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