Winter Riding - quick question???

mftowner06 · 10-27-2009, 09:33 AM

If you're riding in the winter and your horse is sweaty, isn't it a good idea to put cover him up with a cooler sheet?

cowgurly02 · 10-27-2009, 09:38 AM

If the weather is cold, yes. I have a heavy winter blanket for mine. I cool him out so he's not hot anymore but there's no point in trying to wait for him to dry because it's too cold and just gets frosty anyways.

morgannut · 10-27-2009, 09:39 AM

I always do after I finish riding -- helps keep their muscles from cooling too quickly which can cause cramping, also wicks away the moisture so they dry faster.

mftowner06 · 10-27-2009, 10:02 AM

So something like this would work?
http://www.sstack.com/shopping/produ...ProductID=6590

A winter blanket would be too much right?

cowgurly02 · 10-27-2009, 10:08 AM

I'm guessing you probably have very cold winters, so that cooler would work good

I use a fleece cooler in spring/fall.

JBandRio · 10-27-2009, 11:23 AM

How often do you ride, and how sweaty does he get?

If it's often, and quite, then he needs to be clipped, and then blanketed accordingly.

10-27-2009, 09:33 AM	#1
mftowner06 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 109 Images: 6	Winter Riding - quick question??? If you're riding in the winter and your horse is sweaty, isn't it a good idea to put cover him up with a cooler sheet? __________________ Thank you, Brandi - owner of 2 MFT's

10-27-2009, 09:38 AM	#2
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 10,973 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 450	If the weather is cold, yes. I have a heavy winter blanket for mine. I cool him out so he's not hot anymore but there's no point in trying to wait for him to dry because it's too cold and just gets frosty anyways. __________________ When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid, I figure its a sure sign that the animal has outfoxed them. ~Tom Dorrance

10-27-2009, 09:39 AM	#3
morgannut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Winchester VA Posts: 382 Images: 10	I always do after I finish riding -- helps keep their muscles from cooling too quickly which can cause cramping, also wicks away the moisture so they dry faster. __________________ Timing is the essence of life

10-27-2009, 10:02 AM	#4
mftowner06 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bartlesville, OK Posts: 109 Images: 6	So something like this would work? http://www.sstack.com/shopping/produ...ProductID=6590 A winter blanket would be too much right? __________________ Thank you, Brandi - owner of 2 MFT's

10-27-2009, 10:08 AM	#5
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 10,973 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 450	I'm guessing you probably have very cold winters, so that cooler would work good I use a fleece cooler in spring/fall. __________________ When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid, I figure its a sure sign that the animal has outfoxed them. ~Tom Dorrance

10-27-2009, 11:23 AM	#6
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 32,000 Images: 196 Blog Entries: 12	How often do you ride, and how sweaty does he get? If it's often, and quite, then he needs to be clipped, and then blanketed accordingly. __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173)

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