Poll Recap: Winter Horse Care Concerns

Of the 556 respondents, 190 (34%) said their biggest concern is keeping horses’ water sources from freezing.
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What’s your biggest concern during the cold winter months? We posed this question to our readers in last week’s online poll. More than 550 people responded, and we’ve tallied the results!

Of the 556 respondents, 190 (34%) said their biggest concern is keeping water troughs from freezing. Another 181 respondents (33%) said they’re concerned about horses or humans slipping on ice, and 92 people (17%) said they are most concerned about forage feeding frequency. Keeping ice balls from forming in horses’ hooves is a major concern for 54 individuals (10%) and the remaining 39 respondents (7%) said providing warm, dry blankets was their biggest winter horse care concern.

Additionally, more than 45 people commented about their winter horse care worries:

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Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master’s degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

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