Re: Heat and humidity

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

When I was in Qatar, Grance Ramsey and the rest of us used PLEB+NTY of ICE WATER
on the leased french saddle horses.  We had  no ill-effects.  In fact, it still
took us 18-22 minutes each vet check to meet PR perameters.  As part of the crew,
I quickly discovered simply feeling with my hand the hind muscles of the horses
as they cooled.  I KNEW than they reached a 64 pulse just by the skin
temperature.

Teddy


CMKSAGEHIL wrote:

> In a message dated 98-05-05 16:20:10 EDT, ramey@wvi.com writes:
>
> << Truman, was there any concern regarding the use of ICE water on hot
>  muscles?  Out here it's sort of taboo, especially on the broad muscle of
>  the hindquarters.
>
>  Ramey
>   >>
>
> Actually, Ramey, the Nance family used ice water very effectively out here on
> the occasions when humidity was up, but they were before your time.  The main
> reason it is not normally used here is that we don't usually need it.  The
> Nances were from the Midwest, though, and understood how to use it--never saw
> a problem with it, and have used it myself on a couple of occasions when the
> humidity was well beyond our desert norms.
>
> Heidi