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Originally Posted by Gander
I have a solution. Race the horses with no jockeys. The horses can handle the cold weather, they love it. If the jockeys cant take it, let them have a day off. Just slap the numbers on there and let them race. They'll find their way to the finish line and the results wont be much different. Contessa's horses can do just about anything these days.
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this is not true...it has been scientifically proven that even cantering in sub freezing conditions can damage a horse's airway...
"Our data show that exercising in cold air can provoke airway changes in otherwise healthy horses and may in fact be a part of the cause of the eventual development of chronic airway disease in equine athletes," explained lead researcher Michael S. Davis, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle....her%20exercise