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The ongoing winter blanket question

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Vickie
Reg. Jun 2005
Posted 2015-10-04 5:51 AM
Subject: RE: The ongoing winter blanket question



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Location: Florida		Winter, what winter.  We had two days around freezing last year, that's it.  (bragging, not complaining)  LOL 
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moapajetrider
Reg. Sep 2009
Posted 2015-10-04 2:06 PM
Subject: RE: The ongoing winter blanket question



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Zanadoo88 - 2015-10-01 1:42 PM Ok all. I'm sure this has been asked before and I probably have asked this. But do you blanket your horses in the winter and why? I will be riding quite regularly either out in the weather and/or hauling to an indoor. My horses live in a fairly large grass pasture but do have a hay shed/barn they can get into to get out of the weather. And I live in Eastern Washington so winters get cold but not horrible and not very wet. Or would it be smarter to just use coolers or fleece blankets after riding to wick the moisture away and then just turn them out with their wooly winter coats? Thanks!

 Some I do and some I dont. Our teenage grey mare yes she never grows hair like a quarter to half of what the other horses do and shivers bad and looses weight (wimpy genetics). She suffered for a few years and now she gets a blanket. I blanket per temp and weather factors. I pull all blankets during the day unless weather is bad. I dont use lights and  I only blanket at 40 (grey mare) to (normal horses) 30* and below. I usually use a mid weight but have a heavy weight. I blanket my personal horses cause I think Im going to ride every winter but usually dont haha. Plus I feel better and it makes me go outside more.
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lonely va barrelxr
Reg. Apr 2005
Posted 2015-10-04 2:10 PM
Subject: RE: The ongoing winter blanket question



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Riding horses yes, when the weather demands it, or the mud.  Non-riding horses rarely, except the harder keepers get a blankie around Christmas thru late February.  
 
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dream_chaser
Reg. Jun 2006
Posted 2015-10-04 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: The ongoing winter blanket question



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Location: Alberta		 As mentioned if you not home to monitor horses who are blanketed rethink....whether people think it or not(and I've seen this) blanketing is a FULL TIME JOB! 

We blanket horses that are getting ridden steady in the winter...im not looking forward to rotating blankets (each horse has at least 3) on 3 horses all winter but it's what works. The rest of our horses do not get blankets and we have a weanling to 26 yr old in our herd.

Edited by dream_chaser 2015-10-04 5:24 PM
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