Can horses cope with sudden cold weather?
Horses can survive and even thrive in what we consider to be very inhospitable conditions, but they do need plenty of feed to fuel them and keep them warm.
Winter hydration for horses
When the weather turns cold, horses are less inclined to drink. Coupled with sudden changes in management, such as more time spent stabled or eating more hay, this can increase the risk of impaction colic.
New Year, New Horse?
Welcoming a new horse, whether it be your first or your tenth, can be an equally exciting and worrying time.
Environmental Enrichment for Horses
To help make being stabled less tiresome, environmental enrichment for horses involves small changes we can make to take the horse a little nearer to its origins as a free-roaming, herd-living, obligate herbivore.
Finding a little extra oomph during winter
What do happy hackers, endurance horses and showjumpers all have in common? Well, other than them all being equines, the vast majority of them have a change of pace during the winter months.
Winter weight loss, good, bad or something in between?
When the temperature decreases horses need more calories to keep warm so it is important to ensure our horses have enough food to sustain them.
Managing changes in routine during winter
In winter it can be hard to strike a balance between horse ownership and day-to-day life; less daylight means many horses spend an increasing amount of time indoors and may also have less interaction with their owners who are dashing back home to thaw out
Feeding the poor doer in winter
Winter can be a challenging time for our poor doers; grass quality declines offering much less nutritional value than in the warmer seasons and the cold weather makes use of energy stores for generating heat and staying warm.
Enriching the life of a stabled horse | Supporting BETA'S Winter of Welfare & Wellbeing Campaign
For most people it is inevitable that our horses will have to spend a larger proportion of time than we would like, in a stable. This may be due to seasonal, grazing or routine restrictions at the yard or due to injury or illness.
Cold Weather Feeding & Management Tips
There are MET office weather warnings across much of the UK, bringing decreasing temperatures, hard frosts and snow to some parts of the country. This has the potential to disrupt our horse's usual routine and increase the risk of laminitis and co
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