Aqueduct- No we dont

[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.

[Antitrust32]

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.

They will set track records for every condition!

[paisjpq]

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.

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

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

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

Pais,
I agree with you on that. Thanks for posting it.
To me, they run best at about 55 degrees...maybe even a little lower.
When it's a lot lower, it can do some damage.
On a side note, do you know what a leather saddle feels like when it's less than 20 degrees? Yikes!
Makes "warming the buns by the fire" take on a whole new meaning.