Winter is Coming: Are Your Horses and Farm Ready?

Three equine professionals offer tips for preparing your animals, facilities, and yourself for the deep freeze ahead.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

Winter is Coming: Are Your Horses and Farm Ready?
Getting horses and facilities ready in advance can help ensure you weather the transitions from fall to winter to spring without a hitch in your horse care routine. | Photo: Jennifer Whittle/The Horse

Caring for horses when temperatures are below freezing, a foot-and-a-half of snow covers the ground, and another storm is on the way is simply not fun. Facing that scenario with frozen water tanks, a dwindling forage supply, and a horse that’s dropping weight can quickly make you rethink horse ownership altogether!  

While there’s not much you can do about Mother Nature, there are steps you can take to prevent her from ruining your winter days. Whether you’re a horse owner, a property owner, or both, we’ve got valuable tips from three equine professionals with lots of winter-weather experience to help you prepare your animals, facilities, and yourself for the deep freeze ahead.  

Ready Your Steeds

It’s no secret that some horses handle frigid temperatures and polar precipitation better than others, but there are several steps you can take to help the cold-weather wimps endure winter as well as they possibly can

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Erica Larson, former news editor for The Horse, holds a degree in journalism with an external specialty in equine science from Michigan State University in East Lansing. A Massachusetts native, she grew up in the saddle and has dabbled in a variety of disciplines including foxhunting, saddle seat, and mounted games. Currently, Erica competes in eventing with her OTTB, Dorado.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How much time do you usually spend grooming your horse?
440 votes · 440 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!