Owner of property does not have ANY protection from weather for young male and adult female.
Young male sitting up on the ground, temps are 105 to 110 with wind; 4 pm–how long is it ok for
this male or any horse to be “down” in the sun??
This is the technical help forum. You’ll get more feedback if you post this in horse care. Although I am confused what you mean by a horse “sitting”? What are the laws in your county about providing shelter for horses?
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Sounds like robot spam speech?
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Could be real. Pahrump, NV, near Death Valley and Las Vegas. Wicked hot there.
Do the horses have water?
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The horses need water, in the shade as the water will be so hot in the sun, too hot to drink.
The horses also need to be in the shade with their water.
Call animal control.
Call the nearest tv station and newspaper to get this publicized before those horses colic.
Water not protected by shade, Dr. Haddan, a vet , stated that a horses build and metabolism, helps it withstand the 110 degree heat…animal control states that “…they are always out there and don’t go into the shade…”; which I think –
IF humans had not corralled them they would move to cooler areas, like Mt. Charleston…NYE county only is
concerned about “humane treatment” but I need help with supporters stating what humane treatment would be…
to me it means do not put an animal (farm animal) in a weather condition I would not tolerate…and give the
creature options in life. ANYBODY IN NYE COUNTY TO HELP ME CHANGE THE ANIMAL CONTROL /REGULATION LAWS…APPLYS TO NV TOO.
UC Davis has a set of guidelines for the welfare of horses. Start there- also depends, how long are the horses out there? What is their condition? Were they raised or have they been in this area for a long time? Is this a high that lasts an hour or is the average for the entire day? Breezes oftentimes mitigate high temps. I do not tolerate heat well, FYI. Just two days ago it was 104 at our barn. When I was in the feed room (completely enclosed building with metal roof) I almost passed out. I had to trim up a show horse and pull his mane- I cross tied him in a covered area and the breeze actually made it quite comfortable. Even without the cover when I was walking to and from the stall it was much more pleasant outside IN direct sunlight WITH a breeze than in an enclosed “shady” room with NO breeze.
I’m confused. OP, can you tell us if you called animal control or the SPCA and if so what reply you got?
Also can you tell us what you mean by sitting up? Horses lie comfortably either stretched flat or lying on their sternum, curled up. They do not sit up or down like a dog unless they are in distress and stuck.
Is the horse in any visible distress, ie sweating excessively or panting breathing?
Well as it’s been two or three weeks since your original post and you don’t announce that the horses have died, presumably they are acclimated to the heat.
While it is certainly best practice to have shelter, all across the continent including in the mustang holding pens, horses are surviving fine in very high heat with no real shade.
OP as you are new to this forum perhaps you could also share with us a little bit about your own horse keeping background.
I say this because people new to horses often worry about situations that are in fact normal enough.
As far as applying human standards of comfort to animals, this can be misleading. For instance horses are very happy living out in cold snowy winter as long as they have food and water.
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This is fake
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If you’re not fake, call animal control. Pahrump is near Death Valley, so I’m sure it’s that hot. Shade is essential.
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It sounds like the OP has gone to animal control (in Nye County) and they say nothing is wrong. So now he or she wants to change the rules.
I’m with Scribbler on this one…
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