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Comment by Joe Robertson on October 11, 2011 at 9:16am

Hello out there. Pretty quiet around here everyone must be out riding. The weather sure has been great for riding here in central Ontario. Just like summer. Good news on my last cancer check up my tumors are continuing to shrink.  I hope everyone is well.

Comment by Jackie Cochran on July 27, 2011 at 9:48am

Good news Cindy! I especially like that you won't have to do BP meds.

Comment by Cindy Jeffery on July 27, 2011 at 2:48am

Thanks for all your good thoughts and prayers sent my way, it really helped :-)

Comment by Cindy Jeffery on July 27, 2011 at 2:47am

Well all tests done except colonoscopy and all things are working well. The stress test was a breeze and terribly funny, at least I thought so.  The more I laughed the more the doctors scowled and looked at me funny.  Finally one asked if I had any anxiety...hah who wouldn't have a little in that situation, the question seemed absurd so I laughed somemore.  I didn't mean to tease but I was just filled with joy bubbling out of me.  Finally they told me that I should exercise like a demon, get a BP monitor (which I did and have been keeping track since), get a treadmill for those down times in exercise, like winter or times I don't get out of the house.  Anyway, it feels great to know my "numbers" as Dr. Oz says, and what I need to fix.  Oh and no BP meds, yipeeeee!!!!

Comment by Gail Morse on July 22, 2011 at 2:54pm

I have not even been out of the house since Sat. when I had a small version of heat stroke.  We are to get a break for a few days and then off we go again.  My b.o. has been hosing mine down.  Hope to ride Sunday!

Comment by Shirley on July 22, 2011 at 2:49pm

What do any of you do for your horses when the heat and humidity are up like this?

I like to sit under a shade tree and let Cash graze in the yard but I can only handle that for so long when it's this hot. We had a little cooler evening and this morning we got some rain and things cooled some. The temps are suppose to go up again but I can hope for a little moderation.

Comment by Gail Morse on July 22, 2011 at 2:34pm

Welcome to the world of high blood pressure.  One more thing for us to put in our bag of ailments.  I am on something for that also.  Just got a a new doctor who is starting from the bottom up, so to speak.  We have the first cut done now but the dryness is nasty.

Comment by Cindy Jeffery on July 22, 2011 at 2:23pm

Wet, wet, wet, I'm turning into a prune!!!!  Oh wait that's age wrinkles lololol. Anyway update on health tests: stress test revealed I have hypertension, so exercise like a demon, cut back the stress, get a BP monitor and go on BP medication, lovely.  Turns out high blood pressure runs in my family, so I have to be on top of it all the time now.  I wish I could ride, if I even think about it the water pours out of the sky, what the heck? Don't get me wrong I'm thankful for the irrigation but no one has been able to get their hay cut and in, usually that is done by June/July, here we are coming into August and hay is not up.  Although predictions promise lots of sun first two weeks of August, I hope it is all through August, then we can get our hay in.

Comment by Gail Morse on July 22, 2011 at 10:54am

We are really hot here also!  We broke a heat and humidity record here in the Toronto area.  I experienced heat stroke systems riding Saturday and have not been outside the door at all since.

 

Good thing I have a barn owner who looks after my horse the same as she does her own.

Comment by Jackie Cochran on July 22, 2011 at 10:43am

You have my sympathy Joe, would you believe that it was cooler yesterday down here in the sunny south? Not by much, and at least I have air conditioning.
I rode Wednesday, and told my teacher I wouldn't be riding today. So glad I did, it is supposed to be even hotter today.
Of course our heat indexes are up over 100 F, 112 F in the county seat. I bless the guy who invented air conditioning!

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