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Re: [RC] How cold is too cold? - Claire Nystrom

I am certainly no expert, but I've read of lots of riders in Canada
that ride when it's -30 or -40 or something equally unimaginable like
that.  Horses handle cold temperatures better than humans.  Since your
horses are blanketed, I guess you should try putting a rump rug or
quarter sheet on until they're warmed up.  Another interesting thing I
read once (can't remember where and correct me if I'm wrong), that
horses do not have to burn any extra calories to stay warm down to
20F.  So at 10 or 15, it's far more miserable for the human than the
horse.  Being in an indoor, you won't have to worry about the wind, so
this will help as well.

Good Luck (sounds like you're tougher than I am),
Carol

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