On 20 Aug 96 12:54pm, DEBBY TAYLOR wrote to ANN NICHOLSON:
*>>   Smokey now has shoes and is sound again.  We are reintroducing him to
*>>   work slowly so as to not stress his shoulder.  I did catch him, though,
*>>   down on his shoulder trying to get to get grass under the fence. I'm
*>>   sure that this wasn't doing him any good.
I'm happy to hear that the shoes solved his problem. They can get creative
about getting to that grass can't they? 
*>>   Tuesday it was 112 with 78% humidity.  98 feels nice and cool.  Today 
*>>   it was in the low ninties with low humidity and the wind was from the 
*>>   west so it felt great and the smoke cleared from the valley.
Where do you live? I thought Texas was hot but you seem to have us beat.
I think I would literally DIE with that temperature and humidity. In fact,
I lost my favorite horse to heat stress colic a few years back. He was
feeling fine when he went out, bucking and playing like always, and within
an hour he was down with the worst case of colic I have ever witnessed.
The Vet was here within thirty minutes and stayed with him all day. He
tried everything but nothing helped. We finally took him to the clinic
that afternoon and the Vet tried rehydration but it didn't help. We finally
had him put to sleep the next morning about four AM. That was tough and I've
been really cautious of the hot weather ever since.
So you take care ...
                        Ann
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