Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Sweat, Conditioning and -40 C Weather...

We keep our horses out all year here in Wisconsin.  We do not blanket at
all.  We do condition in the cold.  We put a rump rug (butt blanket or
quarter sheet) on the horse, warm up relatively slowly, cool down for a mile
or so at a walk and turn the still wet but cool horse out.  We have never
seen a problem with this.

I think part of the reason is that we turn them out not allow them to stand
around in a stall and get stiff.

Ed.
Ed and Wendy Hauser
1140 37th Street
Hudson, WI 54016
715.386.0465
sisufarm@xxxxxxxxxx


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