Re: RC: adjusting to altitude

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/30/99 6:23:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
capape@worldnet.att.net writes:

<< My question is: what should we do for our horses going from 600 feet
elevation to 8-10,000 feet elevation?  Actually, one horse will be coming from
sea level.  Sometime I remember hearing that you needed to get there either 2
weeks before the ride or the day before the ride so the horses could
acclimatize.  >>

This is true for climate (read temp) changes. It may be true for altitude as
well. 

ti


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