August 2006

Get Ready To Glow All Winter Long

Dense winter coats are more functional than flashy, but there’s no reason your horse can’t still glow, if you enhance nutrition now.

When the weather begins to get cooler, it’s a mistake to cut back on grooming time and to assume that your horse’s nutritional needs are still being met. Just knocking off the surface dirt isn’t enough. Break out your favorite curry. Get all the way down to skin level so you remove trapped dirt and dead skin cells. Once the dirt and debris are loosened, a vacuum makes removing it infinitely easier.

Regular exercise is also important. In cold weather, circulation to the skin surface is greatly decreased, and with it the production of sweat and skin oils. When you exercise the horse, circulation to the skin picks up. Benefits…