All about horses

When temperatures are dipping down into the single digits…

Special care is needed especially overnight.

Check to make sure that your horses are warm and out of the wind .

Layer blanketing making sure that the straps are secure and neither tight nor too loose .

Check on your horses as often as possible doing at least one late night check to crack ice in the stall buckets .

If your horses live outside make sure they have plenty of access to unfrozen water for example fast flowing stream and /or electric water heated trough .

Make sure your horses are not getting shocked by having proper grounds connected to your outside water trough heaters .

Stand there and watch them drink .

Plenty of dry bedding in their stalls and run in sheds will help to insulate them from the cold .

Late night check also to make sure they feel warm (feels ears and middle front of chest )and they are acting normally not shivering or stressed -change blanketing if needed.

Encourage drinking to avoid dehydration.Warm water can be added to their buckets or removing the ice .

I don’t recommend heated water buckets as the are unsafe in the barn due to risk of fire .

Do not use any type of element or space heaters in your stables even if tempted to !

Good Luck