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Readers Respond: Readers' Tips for Caring for a Horse in Cold Weather

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By Katherine Blocksdorf, About.com

Share your tips for keeping your horse healthy and happy through the cold winter months. Share Your Tips

insulating your water bucket

www.wildangelcozy.com Try the waterbucket cozy - will totally reduce the amount of ice in buckets and stock tanks get thru a 15 degree night with drinkable water!
—Guest Melissa

Blanket Them!

If your horses live outside all the time or most of the time, blanket them. Especially if you get snow and if it gets below 0 Degrees!
—Guest EdgewoodGirl*

Beet Pulp

I feed beet pulp in the winter so my horses are eating something with moisture in it besides dry hay. I make it pretty wet.
—Guest HappyQHs

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