I never blanket my horses unless I have been riding hard all day and it is cold and wet.
I just feed them lots extra.
A good friend of mine in Colorado, a ranch wife, says they never blanket either, just be sure they have plenty of good rich feed. They are in high country on the Front Range.
Fed them this a.m., sweet feed and oats, and I will be going down again shortly to feed again. I am breaking ice on the stock tanks, it is 29 and falling.
The dog is in the garage and the horses are blanketed in stalls. I cancelled class. We are expecting sleet. Okie was in the back pasture under a small tree at the fence line. He was all hyper like he was confused. Kept looking around. He and I were both sliding in mud. That is an eye opener to see a horse sliding side ways toward you. Sarah Lee was huddled behind a hay stack. She was a little spooky too. After I got them in the barn she was ok though. He still couldn't stand still. I was thinking I was going to have a fight on my hands with the blanket. I didn't and a few minutes later after on he was all calm and mellow. The owner said he was cold. Anyway she moved some stuff and made some more stalls available.