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Re: [RC] Hose your horse in winter for insulation? - Chris PausOh 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 ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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