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Cold Weather Horse Care Precautions Shared

January 22, 2010
Posted by Megan Arszman

More than 1,270 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you do to help your horse cope with below-normal temperatures?” The responses varied for cold weather horse care.

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More than 1,270 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "What do you do to help your horse cope with below-normal temperatures?"

results of poll on cold weather management

Results were as follows:

Providing shelter (barn, lean-to): 88.82% (1,128)
Providing unlimited forage: 67.48% (857)
Heated water troughs/buckets: 62.28% (791)
Providing blankets: 60.87% (773)
Providing high-fiber feed: 44.33% (563)

Readers shared how they combat the cold temperatures in the comments below

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Megan Arszman

Megan Arszman received a Bachelor of Science In print journalism and equine science from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and loves combining her love of horses, photography, and writing. In her “free time,” when she’s not busy working as a horse show secretary or riding her American Quarter Horses on her parents’ Indiana farm, she’s training and competing her Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Swedish Vallhund in dog agility and running.