Horse Winter Waterproof Rug

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Frequently Asked Questions...

Keeping horses out all year round?

I'm buying a horse and plan on keeping him out all year, or most of the year and bringing him in during the winter months.
I'd like to do regular shows in the summer, but i've heard that horses living out shouldn't have a full groom? is this true? i can understand that in the winter they need as much protection from the elements as possible, but can a horse remain healthy if he is groomed/bathed properly just for shows? obviously i wouldn't bath him in the winter, but give him a full groom.
Would he not be protected enough by a warm waterproof rug?
Any advice is really appreciated! :) Thankyouuu


Answer:

Unless you are showing at halter and the coat cannot be exposed to UV rays, your horse can be kept out year round. Use of cleaning products should be restricted to stained areas, and all coat conditioning is done through grooming. Brushing actually stimulates blood flow to nourish skin and hair follicles, and also stimulates secretion of the natural oils that protect the skin and hair coat. The horse's skin has an "acid mantle" formed from the sebum and sweat secreted onto it, and the pH must be maintained to protect against infections and hypersensitivity reactions.
There is also a protective bacterial flora present which means there are helpful bacteria on skin that prevent harmful bacteria from growing. Use of any products that disrupt the acid mantle and bacterial flora can be harmful. But brushing the coat only improves biologic functions already in place to maintain healthy skin and hair coat.

What you may be referencing regarding full grooming of horses kept out has to do with brushing a horse when the coat is damp and fluffed up to provide insulation. By brushing a damp coat you would be allowing the dampness to contact the skin. Millions of air pockets are formed by the hairs standing on end, and these serve as insulation, providing a barrier that keeps body heat in and environmental cold out. The oils on the coat shed water, and keep rain and snow away from the skin, but if you groom the wet horse, your brushing/currying will bring the moisture into contact with the skin. So, while grooming is always beneficial to the coat and skin, if the horse is wet, then it is best to forego grooming if the horse will be turned back out into the elements when it is cold. The hair needs to be able to stand on end in order to provide the insulating barrier against the cold.

I never blanket my horses, and it gets down to minus 30 F and below where I live. My horses are out 24/7 with a very nice shelter, and choose to stand outside when the wind is roaring and snow is flying, and in rain and bitter cold, and they never get sick, never shiver, and never need blankets.
I provide good quality grass hay fed on mats in the shelter 24/7 year round. Hay is fermented in the hind gut, and as it ferments, heat is released which acts as an internal furnace. As long as you don't interfere with the thermoregulatory functions well established in horses, they handle the cold just fine. Blanketing flattens the hairs which destroys the insulation from air pockets, and can lead to sweating, so the horse is actually often more likely to chill with a blanket on.

I never understand how people think that the horse's hooves, legs, neck and face can all be exposed to the cold but the area with the most flesh needs blanketing? It makes no sense. By blanketing one area of the body, overall thermoregulatory function is impaired. In order for the mechanisms of thermoregulation to keep the exposed areas warm enough, the blanketed area is likely to overheat and sweat.

Other considerations are nails driven into hooves to hold shoes on. Metal nails conduct cold into the hooves, which are well designed to handle standing out in the cold via complex vascular shunting systems within the hooves. by violating the barrier of the hoof wall, that well designed system is compromised. Barefoot horses are better able to handle being kept outside 24/7 for this reason, and the barefoot hoof has better traction and is less likely to accumulate ice and snow balls.

Just don't use shampoos or other products that can damage the acid mantle and strip the natural oils from the skin and coat any more than absolutely necessary, use good judgement about grooming when the coat is wet, and provide a shelter and 24/7 hay over the cold winter months, and your horse should do fine. I also have a heated water trough in the shelter, along with a salt block and a mineral block. Providing adequate water at drinking temperature is very important over winter.
I also run fans in the shelter all summer, so they can come in and chomp hay whenever they want to escape the bugs and heat outside in the pastures over the hot summer months.

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