tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post8371471440934023601..comments2023-04-01T09:27:47.701-04:00Comments on Coffee Clutch with Dutch Henry: "Another Reason I'm Anti-Horse-Blanket"Dutch Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-22737665666340128402014-03-30T00:29:53.171-04:002014-03-30T00:29:53.171-04:00Horses DON'T NEED BLANKETS! Period. God gave t...Horses DON'T NEED BLANKETS! Period. God gave them what they need, just like other outdoor animals. Ugh on the fools who pile on unnecessary coats. :(D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-24599545419685198512014-03-08T12:45:32.063-05:002014-03-08T12:45:32.063-05:00You bet, ReneeYou bet, ReneeDutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-79280082635150386142014-03-08T12:44:50.779-05:002014-03-08T12:44:50.779-05:00Thanks, Tina! - From the horses!Thanks, Tina! - From the horses!Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-45398800345185762432014-03-08T12:37:18.534-05:002014-03-08T12:37:18.534-05:00Thanks, Anon :)Thanks, Anon :)Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-51501475766952418162014-03-08T12:35:38.902-05:002014-03-08T12:35:38.902-05:00yup ...
yup ...<br />Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-14846894432896452702014-03-08T12:35:03.364-05:002014-03-08T12:35:03.364-05:00Welcome to the Coffee Clutch, Tana!!Welcome to the Coffee Clutch, Tana!!Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-26513569527601909842014-03-08T12:33:45.141-05:002014-03-08T12:33:45.141-05:00Good job, Richard!Good job, Richard!Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-80954341179768504262014-03-08T12:33:07.745-05:002014-03-08T12:33:07.745-05:00You bet Robynne, Let them be horses! -You bet Robynne, Let them be horses! -Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-67990920009217164312014-03-08T12:31:01.563-05:002014-03-08T12:31:01.563-05:00Lisa, everything about horses should be for the ho...Lisa, everything about horses should be for the horse. No horse should be confined to a stall. Stalls are for humane convenience, not horse's well being ... I do see your point.Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-80537001255008945212014-03-08T12:24:41.716-05:002014-03-08T12:24:41.716-05:00You bet, Compassion 2You bet, Compassion 2Dutch Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573659544816648399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-29134422484964994452014-02-27T18:55:52.191-05:002014-02-27T18:55:52.191-05:00Horses that are insulin resistant can be helped by...Horses that are insulin resistant can be helped by supplementing them with magnesium chloride. Good levels of magnesium are necessary for horses to be able to metabolise simple carbohydrates. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-77351849902949553342014-02-25T16:31:02.622-05:002014-02-25T16:31:02.622-05:00Living in the UK temperatures rarely reach the hea...Living in the UK temperatures rarely reach the heady heights experienced in the US, but the use of rugs, particularly the New Zealand/water resistant variety are used extensively. The main reason being the prospect of daily drying and brushing, too labour intensive for the majority of working horse owners. Sadly, a great many owners do not decide on a day to day basis, whether a rug is really necessary. I was brought up with a simple assessment, rain washes away condition and the sun improves condition. Horses don't need rugs to keep warm, they will always grow their own blanket for warmth. Rain however is alien to equine evolution, so their owners are obliged to provide protection when rainfall is persistent and rolling in mud does not provide a temporary protective layer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-85841243327941604002014-02-25T14:24:58.115-05:002014-02-25T14:24:58.115-05:00Was just thinking after my post what really is a h...Was just thinking after my post what really is a head scratcher... blankets hanging off the side or under them; dragging on the ground is a huge risk... so like what were they trying to do? hmmm, just sayinCompassion2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016362233737877318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-42362999745250493552014-02-25T14:21:02.078-05:002014-02-25T14:21:02.078-05:00My little rescue filly Hyla, well not a baby anymo...My little rescue filly Hyla, well not a baby anymore went so fast she will be 2yrs. She is an escape artist, thought back then as a baby and we had late winter really cold here last year I would blanket her. Well cross straps underneath, huge velcro strap in front, came out the next morning and it was on the ground. I said, "well alrighty then," I got the message, no blanket. My thought always goes to should we go up in the mountains and blanket all those wild horses? God loves them too, well no guess they survive. just sayinCompassion2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016362233737877318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-19804891571400028462014-02-25T12:42:48.721-05:002014-02-25T12:42:48.721-05:00Hi Dutch
This is my first time reading your artic...Hi Dutch<br /><br />This is my first time reading your article and I love it! I too believe that horses don't really need to be blanketed. If I blanket my horse (Mr. Jiggers) it's usually when the temp is down to the teens. Jiggers does well with out a blanket otherwise. When I was a kid, I never blanketed my horses and they survived. I love my horse. They adapt to weather very well.<br />I will be reading more of your articles. I like them<br />Have a great day!<br />Tana Warrington -Deer Island, Oregon<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-14614903345423578692014-02-25T10:10:56.564-05:002014-02-25T10:10:56.564-05:00I agree that way too many horses are blanketed too...I agree that way too many horses are blanketed too often. I pass by a woman's horse farm on my way to see my horse every time and every one of the horses are blanketed in thick winter blankets. I won't lie my horse gets a blanket when the windchill gets to be past -30 Celsius, but when that sun is out they are off! people I believe sometimes are just to o lazy and leave them on, not bothered enough to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-63104336359518171942014-02-25T08:49:45.879-05:002014-02-25T08:49:45.879-05:00Being a horse boarding facility, I discourage hors...Being a horse boarding facility, I discourage horse owners from blanketing their horses at all. I provide them with copies of the most recent studies and date about the magical abilities of the horse's coat. In other words, I teach them what I have learned from a lifetime with these wonderful animals.<br />There is only one horse here that occasionally gets a blanket and she is twenty seven years old and doesn't get a good winter coat. When we have single digit temps and wind, she gets a blanket but we monitor the temps close and take it off as the day warms up.<br />Thank you for doing what I do,,,teach. RichardRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113758194316990855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-60687644564496682502014-02-25T01:16:22.302-05:002014-02-25T01:16:22.302-05:00Grrrrrrr... My sentiments exactly, Dutch. Sick or...Grrrrrrr... My sentiments exactly, Dutch. Sick or old is one thing, but as a general rule NO other horse should be forced to wear anything. Good grief, who takes care of the wild horses in the Pryor Mountains, or high in the Sierra Nevadas, or Siberia? It irks the living daylights out of me that people continue to ignore the needs of their horses. It's not a matter of opinion, folks, it's scientific fact. Let them be horses! Robynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639577919723119349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-41270642298013386082014-02-25T00:17:02.038-05:002014-02-25T00:17:02.038-05:00Horses in the wild walk up to 25 miles daily while...Horses in the wild walk up to 25 miles daily while grazing to regulate body temp. Stalled horses with no hay throughout the night get cold and shiver. The day we decided to stick horses in stalls with no hay throughout the cold winter nights...is the day we needed blankets. Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122325723562203229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-76767423741370352992014-02-24T22:06:26.488-05:002014-02-24T22:06:26.488-05:00Actually even in that cold of weather their backs ...Actually even in that cold of weather their backs are warm and their legs are freezing. Haven't you ever done that with a jacket and a skirt no less below freezing and your legs are like ice. So what happens is it really messes with their thermo regulation which is extremely important in that type of weather to the point of sickness. If you don't trim the top of their tails they fan them out and turn their backs to the cold and stay quiet along with being warm. You go Dutch I have stopped many times even at shows if I see abuse and if the Lord puts on my heart to go help or teach an owner another way I will. One time at a roping saw this guy the calf was stuck in the shoot cause he was too fat and lifting it by the tail, I'm like banging on the window "hello that is his spine." Makes me crazy. So the gal blames the boarder for the blanket and needs the money so she goes along with the abuse; then the horse colics and "oh well you wanted the blanket on>" don't start me. Dutch you know who I am you just friended me. hugs and we will keep on. :)Compassion2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016362233737877318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-69827379828092380642014-02-24T21:52:05.657-05:002014-02-24T21:52:05.657-05:00actually to blanket like that causes a worse situa...actually to blanket like that causes a worse situation with their thermo regulation as the top is warm and the legs are freezing. What they do if you don't trim their tails at the top is it fans out and they turn their hind end to the wind and it keeps them warm. It really is important for their well being, as we worry and love them so, is to leave the blanket off. Mine go in and out of the stall or they crowd together. Running keeps them warm but they stand and their whole system takes care of the cold. just sayin. Dutch I do the same thing will pull off the road if the Lord tells me to and "oh sorry just the messenger". Have done that at shows also if I see abuse and one time with a roping group saw this guy lifting the calf by the tail and I banged on the window "hello what are you doing that is their spine." Road gets narrow. hugsCompassion2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016362233737877318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-51783165394167598392014-02-24T20:12:44.602-05:002014-02-24T20:12:44.602-05:00Well, let's see, if you didn't SHAVE your ...Well, let's see, if you didn't SHAVE your horse, it probably wouldn't need a blanket; if you PROVIDED a shelter for your horse to get out of the wind and rain/sleet/snow/hail, it wouldn't need a blanket; if you TOOK THE TIME to RESEARCH how a horses' body works, it probably wouldn't need a blanket. I probably could go on, but the point has been made. I research EVERYTHING! lol So when I thought a bad winter was going to be upon us, I picked up a blanket for Dakota at the local sale barn. It's been darn cold for quite a few days in a row this winter, with this Polar Vortex and all,, and it's truly amazing,,DAKOTA is still standing!! strong, healthy, and...I guess warm and he never has seen the blanket. Matter of fact, it's still in the back of my truck - I've never taken it out! Horses in the wild endure cold temps - God provided for that when He created them... we need to just learn to leave well enough alone,,, and like Tina said, just let the horse be a...Horse! That's my opinion and two cents worth! LOL<br />Tina Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-54238447268871751462014-02-24T19:18:14.939-05:002014-02-24T19:18:14.939-05:00Love your thoughts Harbor Lights!Love your thoughts Harbor Lights!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-48102218881688593952014-02-24T19:14:32.487-05:002014-02-24T19:14:32.487-05:00I always find this topic interesting. I grew up i...I always find this topic interesting. I grew up in the mountains of California. Nearing 7,000 feet elevation, even in summer, the nights got bitterly cold. Winter chills could easily drop into the single digits, but most nights were in the teens. Other than out newborn foal or illness, we never blanketed them. We only had a run-in shed and the woolly equines never had a problem coping with the cold, even in bad weather. When I moved off the mountain, things changed somewhat. Now our horses were still kept outside, but in small corrals with roof. We covered our horses at night with a lightweight blanket. This eliminates the need to body clip. Even in winter, California can reach temperatures in the 80s, this is way too hot for a horse riding tough terrain. They sweat heavily and cooling them off when arriving home is a big long chore, because that lovely 80 degrees in now in the 30s. When we moved to NY, everybody at the boarding barn is blanketed. (and wear shoes, but thats a different topic). We moved in mid-January so our horse was well blanketed and lived the rest of her winters this way. When I adopted another horse and rescued another, things changed again. Horses are individuals, not all needs are the same. Our senior gelding is a bit of a hard keeper in winter, he grows an okay coat, but he looses weight, so he gets covered. Our large rescued pony, even though she is a fatty, does not grow a coat. I have rescued her shivering body from the cold too many times, them getting them warmed up and praying they dont get sick. We all know these big creatures and extremely fragile. So, pony gets covered too. I prefer to have their blankets pulled when the temps are planned to go above 40 degrees. This trick is to watch the horses and see how which one copes with the temps, the weather, the wind, available shelter . . . . I dont body clip my horses, but the majority of the working horses at my boarding barn are. Like most horses here, they are stalled at night and turned out all day, covered. My boarding barn is very concerned about the horses well being and uncover horses as often as practical. The upside of keeping horses covered, they dont get as dirty.Its easier to maintain their coats when there isnt 4 inches of fur to groom, especially if its been caked down with dry sweat. So bottom line, I prefer to see horses<br /> in turnout with some covered and some uncovered. It tells me that somebody is monitoring the horses. You didnt mention if the horses covered you saw were body clipped. Thank you for reading this.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415767941880306113.post-38218389432914255752014-02-24T18:51:55.202-05:002014-02-24T18:51:55.202-05:00I was taught that the best way to keep your horse ...I was taught that the best way to keep your horse warm is to provide more hay. Digestion keeps the horse warm. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975186627884362273noreply@blogger.com