tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post1439752240720819891..comments2023-10-26T08:22:08.041-07:00Comments on Dressage Training Journal: It's Cold, No Really, It's COLD!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-85952863403715737162013-01-30T08:39:16.908-08:002013-01-30T08:39:16.908-08:00I keep seeing an option to hit reply to individual...I keep seeing an option to hit reply to individual comments, but when I go back to use it it isn't there. So, here's my reply :)<br />Thanks for all of the tips on getting water into horses on the cold. Great ideas! TB Dancer I'm so glad your colic incident ended well.<br />Also, thanks for all of the encouragement on the arena. It's quite a journey.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-1638274543094828962013-01-28T06:00:47.717-08:002013-01-28T06:00:47.717-08:00Your arena looks awesome! Am so happy for you.
Pe...Your arena looks awesome! Am so happy for you.<br />Personally I ride until it is about -12C/10F so kudos for doing it until -20C. It doesn't matter though, that is cold! <br />To get my guys to drink more is very similar to what you did, I put about a gallon of hot water in some hay cubes and let them expand for about 10 mins then dump their grain on top and mix. Works for me anywayappydoesdressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-53506014308107852922013-01-27T14:39:46.427-08:002013-01-27T14:39:46.427-08:00The arena is looking good!!
We don't have tem...The arena is looking good!!<br /><br />We don't have temps even close to what you have up there, and I get cold just thinking about riding in anything below 40. I can't imagine what it's like to ride when it's that cold.<br /><br />Stay warm!in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-62819220183173081282013-01-27T08:29:47.346-08:002013-01-27T08:29:47.346-08:00To ride in those temperatures is pushing it in my ...To ride in those temperatures is pushing it in my book. No fun when it's that cold...for me or the horse.<br />Great progress has been made with the indoor. What is the material being used on the roof?<br /><br />My horses get warm water morning and night and fortunately, they are drinking. I had a heater in the water trough and they ignored it. <br /><br />Even a loose, warm bran mash (which is sort of what you are doing) would be good for adding water to their systems. Abbe and Berlin like warm anything.<br /><br />It's warming up to the mid 20s today and will be 50 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hope you catch a break in the weather too.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-65914300915665129532013-01-27T07:34:00.149-08:002013-01-27T07:34:00.149-08:00Oops--sent too soon: YOUR ARENA LOOKS FANTASTIC!!Oops--sent too soon: YOUR ARENA LOOKS FANTASTIC!!TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-86279484080620416922013-01-27T07:33:39.197-08:002013-01-27T07:33:39.197-08:00My horse and I started 2012 (January 4, to be exac...My horse and I started 2012 (January 4, to be exact) with a trip to the vet for impaction colic. "Huey" was drinking, pooping AND his guts were roiling and broiling (ear to barrel, both sides, much noise) but he was down and not happy. Horse dropped part of a load in the trailer ride to the vet's office. Adrenalin doing its job.<br /><br />Vet oiled front and back, said to add electrolytes to the feed even in winter. <br /><br />Huey doesn't mind cold water; I have a tank heater (the round kind that floats on the surface and has the wire to keep the heat element from hitting the side of the trough) and have used it this winter; we've had a couple of very hard freezes and just a smattering of snow but broken pipes and frozen faucets are not fun. <br /><br />So far, THIS winter (much colder than last year), no colic. Knock wood.TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-8595110425145252222013-01-27T04:15:16.965-08:002013-01-27T04:15:16.965-08:00The warm water and bran idea's really clever, ...The warm water and bran idea's really clever, it's one of those things that I am going to have to remember that! Gosh it sounds so cold I don't blame you for having a week off. The building works looks so good I can't wait for more updates about it :) AmberRose- Girl With a Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985661554315096806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-49333944631589959732013-01-26T20:37:07.820-08:002013-01-26T20:37:07.820-08:00I like your warm water over bran idea. I'm go...I like your warm water over bran idea. I'm going to remember that if I ever had trouble with our horses. When I was younger, I rode in all kinds of weather. Now, not so much. The journey may take a little longer but I'm just not as willing to be miserable as I used to be. I'll get there eventually - and I enjoy my rides more. So, don't feel guilty about taking a week off.Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-28370743798331066392013-01-26T18:55:49.599-08:002013-01-26T18:55:49.599-08:00I don't blame you for not riding, I haven'...I don't blame you for not riding, I haven't either. Good idea with the drinking water. How exciting to have the arena coming along so quickly. It looks great! Stay warm.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-63842082112114825872013-01-26T17:16:44.816-08:002013-01-26T17:16:44.816-08:00I too took the week off! It's been way too col...I too took the week off! It's been way too cold to ride, for me and the horses.<br /><br />Your arena is looking great! I ride in a coverall and it keeps us warmer in winter and much cooler in the summer, best thing ever for riding!Allison Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942809380963457857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528949271317164229.post-43187829323611941082013-01-26T16:27:10.649-08:002013-01-26T16:27:10.649-08:00Been wondering about you up there... I don't e...Been wondering about you up there... I don't even like to think about -20, C or F.<br /><br />I add several tablespoons of salt to Val's feed in the a.m. (and his mash in the p.m.) to keep him drinking this time of year. <br /><br />Things are really progressing on the facility - how exciting!!Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.com