I'm thinking of boarding my horse at an indoor this winterMy horse normally grows a very thick winter coat so I don't blanket herIf I board her I'll clip herMy horse is a draft and is easily overheatedI've clipped her before in the early spring and she wasn't cold at allI'm in a cold climate where it can get down to the -20s but is usually in the 20 and 30sI want to make sure she's warm but am concerned about her overheatingWhat weight blanket would you put on at what temperature?
I live in an area with those same temperaturesIf you start keeping a blanket on her from the time it reaches about 28 degrees and below, she shouldn't grow that usual thick, rough coatShe'll get some but not what you've seen in the past Mine used to get very thick coats and would start to lose weight without blankets as they get too much air in their stalls even with the doors closedNow I keep them in 1200 weight quilted blankets and they maintain their weightThey do grow just enough hair so that I can take the blankets off for short turnouts Your mare may need a heavier weight blanket (above 1200) since you are going to clip her.
The aluminum foil and the brown paper have the same purpose: condensation barrierInsulation helps keep heat from being conducted through the walls by preventing the air in the wall from movingAir is a poor conductor of heat when it doesn't moveAir is fairly good at conducting heat when it movesThat is why you car's radiator has a fan behind it.
the foil acted just like how aluminum foil works keeps the heat to the inside of the house, the brown paper was used as a heat sink i believeAnyways insulation is like cotton candy tons of open spaces in it the air travels into these open space s and is traped when you place the new plastic coatin and drywall onThat trapped air becomes dead air shich act like a heat sink to keep either the heat in and to take it out during the warmer months (take physics classes they have a little blurb on thremal transfer and heat conduction it out ines it in there)
