wingnut
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The previous discussion about being ready for winter reminded me that I still haven't decided what to do about bedding.
Our current setup is a converted 12x12 run in shed that we've divided in half and added a double set of dutch doors. The lower doors are set to "mini height". Each stall holds two horses (luckily, their temperments mesh well, so this worksfor us). This setup kept them pretty warm when we shut them in during the worst of the storms, rainy days and really cold temperature days. Only one of our horses needed a blanket, but that's our hard keeper who doesn't have a layer of fat keeping her warm
We had a pretty tough winter last year with 3 blizzards which resulted in 24-36" of snow each time (two of those were only 1 week apart!). We hope we don't have that kind of winter again, but we need to prepare as if it will be at least that bad or worse.
What do you do to keep your horses warm during the winter? Is straw the best option for bedding when it comes to warmth? My husband is after me to decide whether we're going with straw this year or some other form of bedding.
Our current setup is a converted 12x12 run in shed that we've divided in half and added a double set of dutch doors. The lower doors are set to "mini height". Each stall holds two horses (luckily, their temperments mesh well, so this worksfor us). This setup kept them pretty warm when we shut them in during the worst of the storms, rainy days and really cold temperature days. Only one of our horses needed a blanket, but that's our hard keeper who doesn't have a layer of fat keeping her warm
We had a pretty tough winter last year with 3 blizzards which resulted in 24-36" of snow each time (two of those were only 1 week apart!). We hope we don't have that kind of winter again, but we need to prepare as if it will be at least that bad or worse.
What do you do to keep your horses warm during the winter? Is straw the best option for bedding when it comes to warmth? My husband is after me to decide whether we're going with straw this year or some other form of bedding.