Preparing Your Older Horse for Winter
…be expected to manage yet another year of winter conditions. Take into consideration your horse’s current health status and the severity of the winter conditions in your area. Be sure…
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Prepare your old horse for winter
…ration—starting by adding forage first —to ensure he goes into winter in a healthy condition. • His teeth. Digesting forage helps a horse stay warm during the winter months, but…
Winter Feed: Water Intake Is Key
…provide these. Bottom Line Overall, most horses tolerate winter weather well. However, they do need added hay to produce adequate body heat during the winter. You also need to ensure…
Warm Up to Winter Riding
…sparkling winter day, when winter riding is at its best. Take a look at the latest toasty riding apparel and accessories in “Weathering Winter” in the December 2005 issue of…
Winter Riding Tips
…trails to ride. Whether you’re venturing off for a winter snow riding holiday or taking on the snowy trails close to home, here are tips to prepare for your winter…
Streamline Your Winter Horse-Care Program
Healthy adult horses with thick winter coats, shelter and plenty of hay usually make it through the winter with little difficulty. But horses that are particularly young, old, clipped or…
Gloves: Get Set For Winter
Our ideal winter glove is comfortable in a range of winter temperatures without being excessively bulky. It’s sturdy enough to hold up to chores but flexible and sensitive enough for…
Seven Winter Trail Riding Hazards
…winter, consider shoeing your horse with traction in mind. Consult your farrier for options. (For more on winter shoeing, see ?Winter Hoof Care,? Safe & Sound, January/February ?06, or visit…
Winters Captures 2009 Road to the Horse Title
Richard Winters at the 2009 Road to the Horse | Photo courtesy of Road to the Horse March 18, 2009 — Richard Winters of Ojai, Calif., was crowned Road to…
Encouraging a Thick Winter Coat
Q: I live in northwest Colorado, where winter temperatures can drop as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I’m concerned about keeping my 13-year-old horse Romeo warm enough during those…