WHY Is She SHEDDING!!??

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 03-03-2006, 12:50 PM

I didn't know whether this was a health, grooming, or general thing...

It is COLD up here in New England!! And Lucy is SHEDDING!! A LOT!!! It just comes off as soon as you touch her! Why is she shedding when it is so cold? She has a very thick and soft coat...But I don't get why she'd be shedding right now when there is snow and wind...

Sissy · 03-03-2006, 12:51 PM

do you work her alot? They start to shed when the days get longer...

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 03-03-2006, 12:52 PM

She doesn't get worked out at all...she just roams around her area...She's the pregnant one so that's why she doesn't get worked...and she's a mini...hard to ride one of them LOL

irideazip · 03-03-2006, 12:53 PM

It is because the days are getting longer. Think on it, it is already March and warmer days are ahead. She needs to start a bit now and get a head start

No worries! Fancy is shedding to and the high was 25F today without the windchill LOL

prettyqtrs · 03-03-2006, 12:53 PM

I'm in NW Wisconsin and temps have been jumping all around- freezing cold one day, mid-upper 30's the next. But I've noticed our horses are starting to shed some too.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 03-03-2006, 12:54 PM

Why can't there just be one day when they shake all their winter fur just falls off leaving a sleak summer coat?? LOL

Sissy · 03-03-2006, 12:55 PM

yea that might be just a little hard..lol....yea its probly because the days are geting longer now....if your that woried about her geting cold just put a blanket or two on her....

MelissaH · 03-03-2006, 12:56 PM

Yep, longer days. It does not matter how cold or hot it is. As the days get longer or shorter the coats change. It has to do with the amount of light the retina gets.

prettyqtrs · 03-03-2006, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bay_blnd jmpr07

Why can't there just be one day when they shake all their winter fur just falls off leaving a sleak summer coat?? LOL

I wish....

(lol)

QHhorseluver · 03-03-2006, 01:07 PM

Spring is coming! "YAY!" all my animals are starting to shed! I'm in NY, not that far from you.

03-03-2006, 12:51 PM	#2
Sissy Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rainier, WA Posts: 1,574 Images: 265 Blog Entries: 4	do you work her alot? They start to shed when the days get longer... __________________ When I'm upon your back its just you and I in a forever dance that last a life time. Proud owner of Honor-5yr Shire gelding Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/whinnie1

03-03-2006, 12:53 PM	#4
irideazip Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the Pocono's (Honeymoon capital of PA!) Posts: 5,399 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 6	It is because the days are getting longer. Think on it, it is already March and warmer days are ahead. She needs to start a bit now and get a head start No worries! Fancy is shedding to and the high was 25F today without the windchill LOL __________________ Zipped Up Totally: aka. Fancy: One of HGS'S Top Stock Horses! 2006 NPHA Open Western Champion!

03-03-2006, 12:55 PM	#7
Sissy Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rainier, WA Posts: 1,574 Images: 265 Blog Entries: 4	yea that might be just a little hard..lol....yea its probly because the days are geting longer now....if your that woried about her geting cold just put a blanket or two on her.... __________________ When I'm upon your back its just you and I in a forever dance that last a life time. Proud owner of Honor-5yr Shire gelding Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/whinnie1

03-03-2006, 12:56 PM	#8
MelissaH Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,108 Images: 163 Blog Entries: 4	Yep, longer days. It does not matter how cold or hot it is. As the days get longer or shorter the coats change. It has to do with the amount of light the retina gets. __________________ So unless your normal riding route is a haven for wild tarps on the loose or domesticated tarps that someone has let off their leash, I'd give poor Dubie a break and let him have his one phobia.~Liz

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prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,905	I'm in NW Wisconsin and temps have been jumping all around- freezing cold one day, mid-upper 30's the next. But I've noticed our horses are starting to shed some too.

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