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To: ShakeNJake

Your horses don't look like they're growing a winter coat yet either.... isn't it starting to get cold there?


1,706 posted on 10/24/2005 12:38:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

We just had our first cold weather this weekend. Last night, it got down to 38. I blanketed last night for the first time.

If allowed to Jake will grow a very shaggy coat. I usually keep him blanketed so that he doesn't grow too much coat. When he sweats during work, he could get chilled and a thick coat is difficult to dry out in cold weather. He is a prolific sweater.

Henkell is a Trakhener who grew up in Canada. He doesn't think it gets very cold around here so never grows a long coat. His coat does get thicker but never gets long, and it has thickened up this past week.

Our normal temps this time of year are high of 75 and low of 55. So, this weekend was more typical of January or February for me.


1,709 posted on 10/24/2005 12:46:57 PM PDT by ShakeNJake
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