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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 464620" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>I've been to Rio Vista. Not real severe weather in that area as a rule. Best thing for horses is that they can stay dry in below freezing, damp/wet, windy weather. Same for cattle if possible. Our horses have loafing sheds and even when it's in the 20's and upper teens they tend to spend a lot of time out in open with no ill effects. As long as they have a choice to get shelter they usually know what they need to stay relatively comfortable. I wouldn't blanket a horse in such situations unless it was EXTREMELY cold...don't want them to SWEAT and get chilled. As long as they have plenty of hay to eat (creates internal heat) and have already started to get their winter coat, they should be ok.</p><p></p><p>P.S.: Yes, I'd put a tarp over the wood frame of the pending shed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 464620, member: 9"] I've been to Rio Vista. Not real severe weather in that area as a rule. Best thing for horses is that they can stay dry in below freezing, damp/wet, windy weather. Same for cattle if possible. Our horses have loafing sheds and even when it's in the 20's and upper teens they tend to spend a lot of time out in open with no ill effects. As long as they have a choice to get shelter they usually know what they need to stay relatively comfortable. I wouldn't blanket a horse in such situations unless it was EXTREMELY cold...don't want them to SWEAT and get chilled. As long as they have plenty of hay to eat (creates internal heat) and have already started to get their winter coat, they should be ok. P.S.: Yes, I'd put a tarp over the wood frame of the pending shed. [/QUOTE]
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