I caught this terrorist with an Aluminum TubeDo you think they are enriching plutonium in the garage???
I don't blanket and I don't stall my horse and she's survived the harsh northern winds of Canada to the deep snows of Wisconsin without any issues except getting fat from being on a round baleSo long as the horse has shelter, plenty of food, and a constant source of water (YAY for new automatic, heated waterers this year), a couple of buddies, that should be enough for them to keep warmThat being said though, there is always the exception to the ruleOld, sick, or thin coated horses should have a blanket and/or be stalledStalling a horse isn't the worst thing in the world and many horses don't mind it at all, but if a horse is going to be cooped up all day because of bad weather, be prepared to deal with piss and vinegar when you go to work with him/her.
We start blanketing when it hits the freezing pointWe use a med weight blanket during this tempNever use a light weight during the winterIt will flatten your horses hair and end up making them even colder then if they had no blanket at allWhen it hits the teens we take off the med weight blanket and put on a heavyAs for stallingif there is a bad storm with rain or freezing rain we bring them inIf its just snowing we leave them outWe have a run in shed that they can go into if they want out of the coldHope this helps :)
When To Blanket Your Horse
If the horse can grow a nice coat and isn't being worked regularly, then they can go naked (however, if they're old you might want to consider blanketing anyway, they have to work harder to stay warm and keep weight on) If your horse has a thin coat/will be worked regularly, then you should blanket them I live in Pennsylvania, so it gets pretty cold here but not like Canada, for exampleI put his medium weight blanket on at 30 or below, then his heavy weight blanket at the teens and belowHe wears a light weight blanket when it's around 50 or below He is stalled at night and then turned out all day and he does perfectly fineYes, it is ideal to have them live out 24/7, but that's not always possibleIt's also easier to monitor an individual horse's water/hay/feed intake if they come into a stall at some point They should also ALWAYS have shelter, blanketed or not, to get out of the rain/snow/wind.
Absolutely notGarages are the FIRST place cops look for plutonium enrichment facilitiesEspecially garages with aluminum-wielding terrorists in front of themMuch too obviousNo, today's new-age terrorists have a much more devious hiding place: Even BIGGER aluminum tubesIt's trueA terrorist exile told meWe'll have to invadeOn a separate note, I once caught a terrorist in my father's pajamas, though he wouldn't tell me how he got them or why my father was grinning so much.
