> MM>My driveway was plowed yesterday for the first time of the season.
> This is
> MM>really quite early for this stuff though.
 
> Geeze!  It has gotten cold here early, too.  No white stuff yet, though.
> We're headed for another tough winter like last winter around here, they
> say.  Neither of my horses seems to have an exceptionally shaggy coat,
> though.  I have abstained from blanketing here yet. I want them to create
> their own warmth.  Last year I started blanketing way too early and was
> really sick of it by the end of the winter.  I decided that I will
> blanket when it gets into the mid to lower 20's here. At that point, the
> barn will be about 30-35 when it is closed up.
 
 
Well since someone has already mentioned ventilation, I won't. However 
remember that if you're blanketing to keep the coats down or shorter, you 
also have to keep them under lights for 16 hours a day...
 
 
If it's only for heat, I understand since CJ does better if she's kept a tad 
on the warm side.
 
 
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