My New Zealand TB was not blanketed all winter long and he never came in coldNow all of a sudden, the past 2 rain's that we have had, he has come in shivering and coldOther than the shivering, he is completely normal with a healthy appetite, no fever, and his usual demeanorThe first rain was extremely humid so I don't understand that one but the rain we had last night was a little coldWhat could be going on?
Sometimes when there is rain, the horse is fine while he is out in the rainHis skin and coat oils do a good job of keeping the wet away from the skin, and the rain rolls right offBut when the rain stops,or you bring him in, the air begins to allow evaporation.especially if the winter coat has already shedThe evaporation allows some loss of body heatthe muscles can then shiver to increase the amount of body heat to compensate for the heat lost to evaporation When this happens, don't run and blanket himLet it happen, since this is how his body learns to adapt to the climate you live inEvery time you intervene, you prevent his body from developing its adaptive abilityOn the other hand, a horse needs continual fermentation in the hind gut to maintain the furnace effect, since fermentation heats the bodyHorses kept out should have access to forage all of the timeWithout it, they can't maintain enough body heat to sustain them Next time your horse shivers, give him more hay If it rains heavily over long periods, the horse is not likely to be able to continue grazing the grasses, so a sheltered area with hay is the best way to assure he has plenty of fiber fermenting in the gut to keep him warm.
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