POLL: what do you do with your horses in the winter?

Question

For mine I stick a medium weight turnout on him. He grows a thick winter coat and is super tough but I feel better leaving him with a blanket as theres no shelter in his pasture where I board. On really cold windy nights the barn owner will put him in a standing stall at least a pasture with shelter.

Answer 1

I live in texas. There is no winter.

Answer 2

During the day if its really cold, ill keep the blanket on her but if its really sunny and a little warmer then i'll take the blanket off. During the night 98% of the time ill leave the blanket on and she stays out in the pasture all night and day so she can eat plenty of grass.. She also has hay and she gets fed about 2 scoops in the evenings :)

Answer 3

My horses are turned out 24/7 in the winter. Both of my horses grow a really good winter coat. One of them has a 300g heavy weight full rug on and the other has a waterproof canvas rug on with plenty of wool lining.

In winter they are always put in pastures where they have a lot of shelter and a walk in shed if they want it.



As for riding. After the competition period they get 6 weeks off and then I bring them back into work and we train to compete in a higher level for the next season.



I compete in show-jumping and mounted games.

Answer 4

My horses stay in the pasture 12 months out of the year unless I am riding them, they come to the feed trough 2 times a day and in the winter have hay under the pole barn and can go in and out of their stall as needed. I live in Florida so it stays fairly mild most of the winter.

Answer 5

Outside 24/7 with good run in shelters. No blankets.



In stalls only during blizzards, at night if temperature is below -5F, or if raining and below 35F (a wet horse gets cold; a dry horse does not).



Free choice hay, grain 2x a day, warm water at all times.

Answer 6

Stick them on the hill and check with binoculars! Sometimes I check in person, but not usually daily. They get hay in a couple of big ring feeders but tend to prefer scavenging through the moorland. The ones that are on the hill are there naked from about late October/November until March/April (weather dependent) then come down to start work again. I keep some nearer the house and they get a bit more pampering.

Answer 7

I live in northern Florida so I do a lot more riding in the winter. No blankets. It can get a little chilly at night but they grow enough coat. They have shelter if it's raining.

Answer 8

All three of my horses have a huge lean to come into in winter but they never come in. They grow winter coats and theyll out in the pasture wit their butts to the winter. They get fed hay once in the morning and once at night.

Answer 9

My horses are naked in the winter unless it gets very cold. They are turned out all day and in the barn at night. They have free access to the barn when they're out, so can choose to go in if they want. My mare starts to look cold when it gets below 10 degrees (F). When she looks cold, I usually just put blankets on all 3 horses.

Answer 10

a medium weight 220g fill turnout blanket... when we had this major

icy wind and blizzard like streak last winter, I had to add a fleece sheet

underneath that one when he went out. the horses mainly stayed in

during that time (late Jan/early Feb). they only went out because most

of the horses are young and need some exercise. when the weather

is normal (not too much snow, no wind), all horses are turned out with

blankets. my horse grows little hair and I've even seen him shiver with

two blankets on. also, I sometimes give him something warm like beet

pulp or alfalfa to eat.

Answer 11

We leave them out. They all grow a nice thick coat, but if it gets super cold at night we will sometimes throw a blanket on them..not very often though. We also make sure they get plenty of food and water.

Answer 12

Out day. In night w/hay and special lights

55*F or< Sheet

45*F or< Midweight with neck cover

35*F or


He's a show horse so I'm really picky about his blanketing and turnout schedule.

Answer 13

We have run-in sheds, windbreaks, and barns for shelter. They come and go as they please. Actually, our horses seem to prefer to stay out in the elements unless their is a severe wind with snow/hail, then and only then will they seek shelter.



No blankets needed. They have thick winter coats and with all the hay they get, they stay fat, sassy, warm, & wooly all winter long. :)

Answer 14

Fed twice a day.



Stable blanket on the bottom, and a sheet on top to protect the stable blanket.



Turn out in the day with hay.



Brought in at night with more hay

Answer 15

Out during the day (Blankets depending), inside at night. I always make sure they have hay available when they are inside, as well as grain twice a day. Sometimes, if it's really sunny out, I'll take their blankets off during the day so they can get a chance to breathe and roll around in the snow. (:

Answer 16

No one at my barn puts a blanket on, and we're in the midwest. If its really bad, they all stay inside. But otherwise they all prefer to be outside all day, come in for afternoon grain, then go back out.

Answer 17

Both of mine have winter blankets on unless its unseasonably warm and sunny.They both need them one because he doesn't get much of a coat and one because she is older.They both get increased hay and are turned out weather permitting during the day very rarely will they be out at night.They get the same amount of grain that they get year around,but my older mare does get oil put in her feed during the winter.

Answer 18

Mine are mustangs. I give them grain in the evening. They have free range and can go into my barn if they wish. They usually hang outside. Indiana winters are nothing like winters where they came from.

Answer 19

Other than feeding smaller portions more times a day, I do the same as the rest of the year. Only difference, their hair is thicker and I have on more layers of clothing.

Answer 20

Feed twice a day, in at night, Rugged when bad weather. :)

Answer 21

make shure it has a warm blacket on and feed it morning noon and night. it should be good.