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Re: [RC] Hose your horse in winter for insulation? - Chris Paus

Oh  brother! This one is over the top!

My horses have gone through several cold rains and ice
storms this winter and I can tell you, my old stallion
might have died had I not bundled him up in blankets
and put him in his shed and fed him a warm beet pulp
mash.

I think this concept is way over the top... I go by
shivering. If the horses are shivering, they get
blankets.

Our young colts got through the ice storms without any
blankies. They did just fine, but I certainly would
not recommend letting a horse get soaked to the skin
in a cold rain if you can help it!

chris
--- Connie Owens <koinsavvyup@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi List,
I am in need of info, hope you sages can help! On
another list which is pro "all natural"
horsekeeping, one poster is insisting that allowing
horses to get wet to the skin in cold weather
actually creates a warm "wet suit" effect. According
to her logic, when a horse is in a cold rain and the
horse is getting wet through to the skin (not where
the rain runs off the long coat and the undercoat is
dry), the horses body heat will warm the cold rain
through the coat and the horse will be insulated
through a layer of warm water, thus why you should
not blanket your horse in cold wet weather.

Now I understood that as long as the horse is not
wet to the skin then they are still naturally
insulated (provided lots of hay available for
eating). So is there any truth to this concept?
Myself, I find it hard to believe. 

Connie
CT region
"There's only one King and it's not me"... Elvis
Presley



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