>>She gets really sweaty and wet
> when ridden on trail. If we did a clip on her, then should we blanket?
> She
> lives outdoors on grass with several other horses with a shared run-in.
>
> If I needed to blanket, then what blanket manufacture are others liking?
I clip Drifa a couple of times in the winter because we really don't get
"winter" here and she gets too sweaty when I ride. I will blanket her (and
leave her outside) if it gets cold and she hasn't grown much hair back yet
and I bring her in the barn if it rains. I know that she likes the barn
because if I put her in the stall with the attached paddock she will stay in
the stall as long as it is raining (sometimes for several days). I have a
blanket for her that I have had for years and I don't know the
manufacturer - but it has a wool lining. I walk out to the pasture and she
sticks her head through the opening and I slide it on - so I think she
likes it because she's certainly free to move away. In the mornings she
will be warm under it but not sweating. The rest of the Icelandics aren't
ridden so they keep their winter coats and are fine. I bring them up to the
barn when it is rainy and cold because I don't like to get wet and cold when
I feed them. Today they are in a pen on the side away from the wind.
I think it would depend so much on what the weather is like in your area and
how Tosca feels about that. My Quarter horses seem to be fine unless there
is a lot of rain and wind - then they shiver and look miserable (which
happens occasionally when I forget to check on the weather report).
Penny
