Hot

I went very early on Friday and drove Pepper. We went up the road and back, total round trip was less than half a mile. She has to be in good enough shape to get up nearly a mile of steep hill before the road gets more level. Then we can have a nice drive.

We went up the to "Road Narrows" sign, where the single lane becomes two. Coming down, its a good thing my cart has breaks. Most drivers advise against breaks on a cart because slowing the wheels increases the weight on the equines back. Pepper is very sensitive about too much pressure in the breeching, but she can carry me on her back at 125 lbs. (Sadly, a little, her conformation makes saddle fit difficult because her heart girth is forward of her withers and so the saddle gets pulled forward onto her shoulders. Neither of us likes the riding part anyway.)
She is fine with breaks on the cart.

Her nose wrinkle was better, but not gone completely. How "right" does a horse have to be to work? A good question. I think the heat is taking its tole. We got most of our drive done while it was still morning-cool. When it started to heat up, it went up fast.

One hundred and seventeen degrees Fahrenheit. That's 47 degrees Centigrade. Its hard to breath when its that hot.

I went out frequently all day and gave them a shower, then returned them to the shady oak trees.
Saturday it only got to 112 F,  44 C. There were pony showers, I took Yndi the the round en early in the morning for 20 minutes of walk.

Today the forecast call for 108 F, 42 C. I am going to a Rabbit Haven event in Sunnyvale so Dave is in charge of showering the ponies.