MiniDashofBlue
Well-Known Member
I have a 9 year old B gelding and a yearling A filly that are starting to completely blow their coats. Almost like shedding out their winter coats. They still have hair but when they get groomed the pile of hair looks almost as big as if they had been clipped. They are stalled next to two of my other minis but neither of them, or anyone else, is shedding. I know they can shed their summer coats to grow their winter ones but they have been quite hairy for winter for a while now. I am wondering if any of you have had this happen with your minis? One thing I have thought of is that we have a light in one stall and across another, but the gelding does not get hardly get any light. The light is turned on when we go out at about 7pm and is turned off about 9:30pm when we are finished plus they are usually out during that time. Since the time change this would mean that the horses are getting an extra hour of light. So their brains could be telling them to shed for spring since their "days" are longer. The filly's dam however, gets most of the light so this theory is kind of odd. Sorry for the long speech. Any help is appreciated.