Re: Cold ride questions

["Lynette" <helgeson@ndak.net>]

The only time I have ever seen any of our horses shiver from the cold was a
few winters ago when the temperature, (not wind chill) but actually
temperature hit -40 below 0 F. I started hauling them down warm water from
the house and that helped a lot.

As far as cold weather, nothing beats wool to keep you warm. The army
surplus stores have a variety of cold weather wear and blankets. The wool is
comfortable. I even have wool long johns that I got from the Army surplus
store. I can't imagine silk ones keeping you warm. But them I have never
tried them.

Lynette
Diamond-H Ranch - North Dakota


>   By 2, I'm counting the first vet -in and the mid ride check.    And
> thanks everyone for the cold replies.  Scarlet is just as bad as I am.  I
> have tried to let her grow a winter coat -- let her shiver for nearly 3
> days, with all the other horses getting shaggy and not an extra bit of
> fluff on her, before I gave in.  Now she gets blanketed as soon as it
> goes below 55 and has a really heavy blanket for the 30's.  We're both S.
> Texas born and bred. :o)
>
> Rae
> Tall C Arabians -- TX
>