Which blanket for the horse?
hey
I wanted to ask how you handle covering the horses?
My horse is 15 years old and doesn't grow much winter fur, but she's used to being barebacked. I'd like to blanket her now, partly because she has back problems.
However, I don't know how thick I should make it. I have a 0g, a 50g, and a 200g blanket. Are these blankets sufficient? Should I even use the 200g blanket, or is it too thick?
She is not clipped and is kept in a paddock box and during the day in the paddock with the other horses.
Feel free to vote: How thickly do you cover your horses at 0 to -5 degrees when they are not clipped?
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You have fur. It’ll be more dense.
Yes, I also know that therapists like to and quickly advise to cover in. On the other hand, back problems (define the type of this…) do not just come like this, but can be avoided by sensible training and possibly before (back on track and the like).
I don’t even cover up anymore, since my horse (strength allergy sufferer) is miraculously significantly healthier, year after year a little more. Random? Hm.
It does not apply to “many” fur. Some have a coat like a mole, and the same very good with it.
Does your horse eat? If no, what should the ceiling… as it was written here, the back problems should be treated solely symptomatically.
If there are already blankets, 0 grams at plush grades, 50 grams at minus grades on the unworn horse are sufficient. 200g is too much.
If my back problems have – what I had after a strange stunt – I solve the back problems instead of shifting the symptom with a blanket.
We also work to solve the back problems with ground work etc. but can also cover up.
Why should this help if the subcutaneous layer of fat is degraded and the fell is crimped?
I’d take 150grams in your place. This is never too warm or too cold.
This is absolutely too warm for a horse!
No.
Yes. Why don’t you just read into thermoregulation or talk to a TA?
In principle, if I need a clean and dry horse, I’ll take a 50g or 100g ceiling.
A rain blanket that protects from wet and wind is probably enough, so manages ne colleague from me too. If you notice that the back is still not good at all when it gets colder then the 50g ceiling can be on it. 200g on an unworn horse which otherwise has 0-50g is too much. Then maybe only sweat under it