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Hey. I'm in Florida and Sally(1/2 mustang 1/2 QH) and Sebastian(Paso)
grow HEAVY winter coats. Katie-mule grows a shag carpet for winter!  I
have to clip Sally for endurance.  Katie-horse doesn't get much of a
winter coat, but she is fine outside 24/7 rain or shine.  She never
gets blanketed either.  They just love the weather when it is in the
40's and 50's.  
I am just assuming that you are more south than I am because we got a
lot of cold days last year (for a FL winter).  There was a period of
about two weeks that it went below freezing at night - right after I
clipped Sally...  She does get a light blanket when it gets below 40
(but she really is nekkid)!  
Now, Sally DID get cold when we went to the Camp Osburn Pow Wow ride in
GA last year.  It was in the teens and we were breaking the ice on the
trails:O  She sure didn't like the icicles that formed on her whiskers.
She didn't know what that was all about!  She got a big thick wool
blanket then.
My horses are used to staying out in the weather 24/7.  Maybe if you
keep your horses in a stall more - maybe that would have something to
do with not getting a winter coat?  Genetics?  Length of days?  Feed? 
Someone once told me that you can feed corn to keep their coats slick
and shiny in the winter???  Not sure if that is true or not.  Guess it
could be a lot (or not) of different things that could cause lack of
winter coat. 

Jackie 

--- Diane <bella777@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>         Hi, thanks for the info. but you do not understand.
>  Florida bred horses, & Florida bred dogs for that matter
> do not get a winter coat. We hardly get down below 50*, although I
> sure wish
> we would. It is cool here if it gets down to 70* and I wear a
> sweater.
> Something to do with the blood thinning in a warmer climate.??
>    Help me here Florida people???
>              Thanks again, Diane &  Brazz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:35 AM
> Subject: [RC] [RC] New to sport too - Diane
>
>
> > "Also since he does not get a winter coat, he gets sheet at
> > about  55*  and blanket at 50* and under. "
> >
> > He never will get a coat if you blanket at such high
> > temperatures!  I field board my horse in Northern VA: no barn,
> > just thick evergreeen to get in under.  My vets says there is no
> > need to blanket until the temperature gets below 15 degrees, and
> > to blanket as little as possible.  IMHO, 50 degrees is way too
> > warm for even a sheet!  Do your horse a favor and don't oput
> > anything on until the temps get below freezing: he will get a
> > coat!
> >
> >
> >
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