Winter Horse Care

Winter Horse Care Need Not to Be a Challenge If You Remember Two Key Things.

1. Horses get dehydrated in winter

The first thing to remember about winter horse care is that horses easily get dehydrated in winter, because getting them to drink can be a tricky business. The water in their troughs or buckets gets too cold, and they avoid drinking, which can lead to horse colic. How can you coax them to drink?

Suppose you've just finished a horse training session or horse riding on a cold winter day. Your horse worked up a sweat. Should you now give him warm water or cold water to drink? Read more.

You can find find waterers that I recommend here.

2. Horses burn an enormous number of calories just to stay warm

The second thing you must consider is that horses burn an enormous number of calories in winter just to keep warm. This means you have to either heat your barn (expensive!), dramatically increase their food rations (expensive!), or blanket them to help them stay warm (much cheaper!)

Maybe you're not convinced that blanketing is necessary. After all, wild horses don't wear blankets in winter.

Here are the pros and cons of horse blanketing in winter, according to the pros.

But don't just take their word for it. Here are 4 reasons why blanketing is a good idea.

There are dozens of horse blankets on the market that promise to give the best in horse care and vital protection for horses in horse training.

Here are 5 factors you must consider when choosing and using a blanket for your horse.

You can find horse blankets that I recommend here.

3. Stay Warm In Winter The Way Olympic Athletes Do.
Don't forget to take care of yourself when riding in winter. Here is the best cold weather apparel for outdoor sports. Read more