Prince has a stall/paddock living arrangement and even though he is 27 years old, I don't worry about blanketing him until we have temps at night in the teens and daytime temps in the 20s or it is raining/snowing and windy. He has a heated water bucket and does get his calorie intake upped when it is cold. His stall has at least 3" of shavings on... See More the floor so he can lay down and still be warm. I do have a hair dryer and lots of towels on hand in case he gets wet. He really loves the hair dryer.

My 30 year old still likes to stand outside and get snowed on, but she seems to sweat under a blanket, so we will have to see how she does. Her caloric intake (and appetite) are both increased, and so far she is holding her own weight wise. She has a LOT of bedding and if the weather gets really bad, I can close the door to her (very large) stall and just turn her out inside the barn! My Tenn Walker is a tubby boy, the cold weather will do him good! :-)

I only blanket a horse if haircoat is light and the horse seems to be shivering. It is my understanding that horses produce heat by digestion of hay. Like feeding the furnace when a horse is working on eating hay their body warms up. My filly of 5 months was shivering when we had unseasonable lows in October. Blanketed her at night and if really cool. She gradually became more tolerant and now is doing fine without a blanket at all.

That helps, My Tomi does every once in a while

my horses ulcers were so bad that he has been on gastroguard and carafate from the last week of august and just finished this Monday. When they scoped him it showed multiple large ulcerations. if you switch to previcox, make sure you get the dog pills because they are cheaper than the equinox

my 11 year old quater horse gelding got ringbone and nevicular :( but i got a new horsie

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Join your local Horseman's Council. We have to keep our trails open!!! By letting your State/Federal & local parks see that we are using them they have a better chance of staying open. Don't just ride them we also must help to maintain them. Get out there and help with trail maintenance. If we don't do it they are going to be closed. It's happening every where.

Love John Lyons.

Ditto! Was sad when his mag was suspended but am glad he will be part of The Trail Horse.

Helmets are a great idea!! Safety first always!

Head injury survivor. No helmet that day. Now I protect my melon with a helmet every ride and all my kids are helmeted. 4-H requires for all mounted events.