It only takes 17 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise in hot, humid weather to raise a horse’s temperature to dangerous levels.
Prof. Michael Lindinger, an animal and exercise physiologist at the University of Guelph, explains: “It only takes 17 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise in hot, humid weather to raise a horse’s temperature to dangerous levels. That’s three to 10 times faster than in humans. Horses feel the heat much worse than we do.”
The heat and humidity continue to be at record Dangerous levels yet the carriage horses are still being forced to pull heavy wagons full of tourists on steamy asphalt.
Below are some eye-witness comments. Please read and then act.
City Council and Mayor Tecklenburg need to hear from you and from your pals:
Please post this letter on your social media. Forward to friends who care about the humane treatment of animals. If you live in Charleston please contact us and hang a banner in support.
And please help us pay for what we are doing. The banners cost $47 each. We can’t keep paying out of our pockets…but that’s what we are doing because we care. Please help us help these horses and mules.
Thanks!
CCHA Team