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Your Aging Horse: Winter Horse Care

By Christine Barakat, EQUUS Magazine Horses, like people, tend to have more trouble handling cold weather as they grow older so practicing proper winter horse care is important. Snow, sub-freezing temperatures...

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Winter Clothing

Riders everywhere are bundling up in heavy coats, woolen scarves, insulated boots, mittens, long underwear, ski masks, and whatever else falls out of the closet. But there are always...

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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...

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Winter Care

Winter care of your horse - Learn how to feed, clothe and keep your horse stress free and healthy in winter, no matter what the weather....

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Meet Winter Head-On

If you’re experiencing severe cold and the horse can’t hold its weight with free-choice hay alone, start to gradually add or increase grain. Beet pulp is another good choice because...

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Removing Mud Stains During Winter

[/caption] Mud and manure stains on your horse’s coat are never easy to get out, but when winter weather makes a full bath impossible, the chore is even more challenging. Stains...

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Equine Winter Skin Care

[/caption] By far the most common problem with long winter coats is Dermatophilus infection (rain rot, mud fever). It begins as small areas of scabbing which come off on scratching with...

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Ride Through Winter

Shelter need not be elaborate. Many western horses do perfectly well with only a cottonwood grove for shelter. Dry cold is easier on horses (and people) than humid cold. A...

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Minimizing Winter Colic

[/caption] When asked to describe the most common wintertime equine health problem in their areas, veterinarians and horse owners around the country respond with near unanimity: colic. Even in the Southwest,...

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Slip Slidin Winter Hoof Care

Ice, snow, mud: They're all liable to cause some unforeseen hoof and leg problems. To prevent your horse from slipping, shovel walkways between paddock and barn, and...

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