JediHorsemanship » cold http://jedihorsemanship.com May the Horse be with you! Fri, 10 May 2013 19:29:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Should you use a horse blanket in the cold weather? http://jedihorsemanship.com/horse-health/should-you-use-a-horse-blanket-in-the-cold-weather/ http://jedihorsemanship.com/horse-health/should-you-use-a-horse-blanket-in-the-cold-weather/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:18:21 +0000 Michael Lewis http://jedihorsemanship.com/?p=273
Blanket

Horse's fur acts as it's own blanket to keep the horse warm.

It’s going to be cold, should you use a horse blanket? Friday night here in Spokane we’re looking at 16 below but you won’t see blankets on our horses. They have barns and plenty to eat – the rest is up to them. Horses are made to handle it (so long as you don’t body clip them). Blankets actually work against the horses natural mechanisms for staying warm.

Warm your horse from the inside out — High-fiber, low-protein hay is the way to go. When I was a teen working on the ranch in California, my boss (and now good friend of over 30 years) used to tell me stories of their horses in Montana. He said you’d never see blankets on those horses even in the sub-zero weather, belly deep in snow. I’ve never forgotten many things I learned from him.
- Michael

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