Question # 158: What is your opinion on blanketing? I don't like to blanket my horses, and I hate it when people tell me I am being cruel. Is it absolutely necessary to blanket them when it is cold out? (Chris)
Hi Chris!
Horses are amazingly adaptive! It is definitely not "absolutely necesary" to blanket horses in cold weather. As long as they are healthy and well fed, horses will adapt and grow a nice thick winter coat. Which will give them the ability to thermoregulate and adapt to constantly changing temperatures. Blanketing and clipping completely prevent the horse from being able to use their coats for that purpose. Once you do either, you must be diligent about changing blankets as the temperature changes, to make sure the horse is comfortable.
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