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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] New to sport too - Diane - Laurie DurginNorth Ga. here. Rascal(fullarab, and Scout, just 2, 1/2 arab ,1/2 Apen.QH get fullbear coats. Honey 1/2 arab(98%),and Champ TB get hardly anything but a little fuzz undercoat.I have to clip Rascal , because he gets so wet and dirty, grooming takes more than riding and he'll sweat (but only in winter!!!) too much , and cooling down would take too long. The hair could add another hour or so to grooming, cooldown time, blanketing is easier for me.Honey shivers if wet, and Champ loves a stall. They have a large overhang shed , and I used to open their stalls (before the barn flooded this year). I think it is more genetics. Light also affects coat growth(and chicken laying too!), horses kept in artificial lights I believe don't grow as much coats (read that a couple of places).(course my barn has no lights (do skylights count?). Laurie 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. _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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