As I’ve mentioned before one of my favorite parts of the Vermont 100 is watching the horses. The owners take such good care of their animals, at the Tracer Brook Aid station they stop to let the horses cool off in the stream. Here’s a little photo story I put together.
Sometimes it takes the horse a little while to want to enter the water.
Water is pretty cool on the feet after the hot ground.
But it tastes so good. It’s a genuine Vermont Spring.
This bay looks like it’s sticking out it’s tongue to the crowd.
The riders have sponges attached to a rope that they lower to soak the horse and cool it down.
But this guy had his own idea about splashing to cool things down.
The riders try to push the horses into a deeper pool.
Not so bad eh buddy?
It actually looks quite refreshing.
Next time I’m feeling overheated I’ll just remember how relaxed the horses looked in that chilly stream.
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