That's a very good idea:). I've been wondering if I'm even going to bath him at all if it's chilly. That's going to be one of the wait till we're there things to decide.
The more I think about it, I may have put my blanket on him last winter.....I did on him or Rusty one, I can't remember which. But which ever one of them was staying in the arena got the blanket.
Bay sounds like how Belle was with her blanket. The first few times I had to halter her and have someone help, after awhile she didn't even have to be haltered. Just scooped it up over her head on her own when I held it out to her.
My DIL's horse Rowdy has never grown much of a winter coat. Makes Kristy crazy, because he'll stand out in the pasture and shiver. I think that odd, you think he'd grow a coat. She has to not only keep a blanket on him all winter but one of those hoodie slinky type things that zip over his head and neck.
Why would a horse need a winter coat but not grow one??? Genetics??? Or would that be considered something that is wrong with him??? Rocky grows a good winter coat, but sheds it out way way ahead of the other horses, and way before I think he really should. But I've never seen him shiver. and I've never blanketed him, but he has always had a shelter.
Becky
I think it's genetic. Some of the finer bred horses, perhaps thoroughbreds, don't grow so much coat. But that doesn't explain Cyn, who is Arab/Mustang not growing one.
Most of the Arabs I've known have grown pretty thick coats in winter, but many QH's... particularly those Appendix QH's with more TB in them don't so much.
It's odd the way some do grow winter coats and some don't. An Arab mare I had, straight Egyptian and only second generation from an import grew so thick a coat she looked almost like a mustang. Two of my app mares have very thin coats and appaloosas started out as mustangs more or less. I guess it could be crosses to Thoroughbred back in their lines but it doesn't seem to run in a particular line at all.