AN>I'm happy to hear that the shoes solved his problem. They can get creative
  >about getting to that grass can't they?
They sure can.
AN>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,
This summer has been unusual.  We've had more 100+ days this year than
we've had in over 50 years.
  >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 
inally
  >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.
What a terrible thing to have happen to your horse.  We are really
cautious and keep an eye on both the temperature and the humidity.  There
has been many a day that all we do is hose us and the horses down after
the horses are brought in from pasture.  We check them to make sure they
are cool before we hose them.
AN>So you take care ...
You too.
Debby
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