RE: [RC] re: Clipping (Leonard's comments) - Chastain, Shannon L.
I Agree too it was -15 below here
yesterday with winds up to 30mph and my horses only have a run in and low laying
areas to escape the cold/wind. I did worry about them yesterday morning and
checked on them before I went to work to see if they needed blankets, they
were toasty warm in their run in. Of course since I woke them up they got some
candy in return:-))
Shannon
Missouri
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Collins Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:33 AM To:
Ridecamp Subject: [RC] re: Clipping (Leonard's
comments)
Hi, Leonard. I always enjoy your comments and perspective, but
I have to disagree with you on the clipping issue. It is a matter of
personal choice, of course, but many very hard working mountain west horses in
the USA are never clipped. Yes, one has to be careful in cooling them out
in winter and meticulous in keeping girths clean and checking for galls.
Our temperatures out here often dip below 0 F AND we often have raging
winds. Many of these horses have a wind break or open shelter, but no
barn. I know that this is hard for horse people in more "civilized" places
to imagine, but we rarely see the kind of problems you are discussing.
