Ok thought I was doing something good, turned out worse than spilled over mess in ovenAnyway just got a new oven already had one item spill over so this time before I used I placed a sheet of aluminum foil over the botton tray that covers the burner on bottom of stoveAnyway now I have a bigger messFoil melted to the tray and I have no idea how to remove itAny ideas?
We blanket our horse from fall to springThey are out during the day and in at nightIt is true though that if a horse has a winter coat the blanket does more harm then goodBut if your horse doesn't have a winter coat the blanket will keep them warm.
All my horses live out all day all year with access to open field sheltersThe only time I'd rug would be if a horse was very lame or sick and there was freezing, driving rain and if I was worried it wouldn't be able to negotiate a space in a barn, ie hardly ever and then for the shortest time possibleHorses have a thick hide which is thickest on the back and a large body mass relative to their skin surface so they have more trouble losing heat than retaining itTheir digestive system generates heatThey can raise and lower the hairs to trap air against the skin and they produce a lot of oils which help waterproof the coatHorses in Siberia live out all year and as long as the owners knock the icicles off their coats so they can lift the hairs to trap air, they surviveIf the weight of the icicles drags the coat down, they freezeA well fed healthy horse with a good layer of sub-cutaneous fat and access to shelter can survive most things the weather throws at themI have some horses that stay out in all weathers only going into the shelters when they are completely soaked and others that'll head for shelter when they as much as smell cold rainThey're lucky though - they get to chooseI have neighbours who leave their horses in rugs all day - and here it can get really hot during the day even in mid winter - the poor things have no shadeTrouble with rugs is that the thickest part of the rug sits on the thickest part of the hideIf the belly is clipped out and the coat on the back left, you have a thermo-regulation problem - freezing belly and hot back.
We live in SoCalifI never blanket, because it rarely gets below about 40I see a lot of folks here blanketing their horses with heavy winter rugs that would be appropriate in a blizzardThe poor animals stand and sweat all nightThese same well-meaning but silly people seem to think that if they feel chilly, the horse must feel the sameThese same people frequently don't get around to pulling the blankets off early in the dayThere is nothing more miserable than a horse with a thick winter coat and a 0 degree rated blanket on an 80 degree afternoon.
wow.just wow!!! next time just leave a cookie sheet underneath what your making
Blanketing has its advantages and disadvantagesDepends where you live as well as the winter coat the horse growsSome horses do not grow a thick coat; others doHorses need to have their hair stand up to protect themIf you do blanket your horse, be sure the blanket is insulated enough to do the job because your horse will not be able to have his hair stand up Therefore, if the blanket does not keep the horse warm enough, your horse will be in big trouble and you will be defeating the whole purpose.
