Scored for a fit adult horse in regular work; a fat pony or a senior minds the heat sooner.
Next 24 hours
12:00 AM
61°F
95
3:00 AM
58°F
60
6:00 AM
58°F
65
9:00 AM
53°F
88
12:00 PM
50°F
88
3:00 PM
47°F
88
6:00 PM
57°F
88
9:00 PM
68°F
100
Weather data: MET Norway · updated 12:16 AM · refreshes every 15 minutes
Riding around Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez is dry country: heat is the main limit, and dry heat is easier on a horse than humid heat as long as water and salt are always there. Dust and hard ground mean more attention to lungs and feet; shade in turnout is not optional.
How the score works
We start at 100 and take points off for humid heat (the heat index: air °F plus humidity %, trouble above 150, no work above 180), bitter cold, rain and the wet or frozen footing it leaves, wind and strong UV. A horse copes with cold far better than with humid heat; the score is for a fit adult in work. If your horse is blowing hard or not sweating in the heat, stop, hose and call your vet.
