What often seems to happen in No. Texas, is extreme
weather changes, fairly quickly. I was at a NATRC ride this weekend, and it was
89 degrees on Saturday. It dropped 45 degrees by Sundays ride start. Today
we are getting the cold front coming in from the north, and some precipitation
up from the south. It is slamming together in No. Texas, and we have freezing
rain right now. 21 degrees and dropping, and a wind chill in the single
digits. While I'd like to have the horses adapt, and not need to wear
blankets out in the pasture, when the cold comes in so fast, they just
have not got their system ready for the cold. Hank still has a fairly short
coat! I also always worry about colic with the extreme change, and
up my beet pulp mashes as wet as they will eat them, to keep that extra fluid in
them. I've seen many not drink as much, but keep eating hay, and get impaction
colic's.
Just looked outside again, and it is coming down
more than expected!
