Daily Poll: Horses & Winter?

[Leelee]

1.) Do you ride at all in the Winter (when it's more chilly out)?
i ride at least once a week in the winter if the weekends aren't too bad and its not snowing too much or anything. i would go after school but i get home at 4 and its pitch dark out at 4:30

2.) Do you have a feeding and riding schedule for your horse(s)? If so, explain when you feed and ride your horses and dodging it all with school/work/etc. i don't have any kind of schedule. my horse gets free access to hay pretty much all winter.

3.) What type of feed do you feed your horse? How much do you feed him/her? Is he/she at the right weight, a little chubby or needs to put some weight on? she's super chubby lol. she gets hay i think its an alphalph mix *my trainer buys all the food i don't really ask what type but i trust her she knows way more than i do* and thats pretty much it.

4.) How much do you work your horse in the Winter? Do you ride indoors and/outdoors? Either or, how long do you ride for and what do you do with him/her? i usually go for an hour or so. i ride outdoors in the snow. we don't have an indoor ring.

5.) When turning your horse out and/or stabling him/her, do you blanket him/her just yet? If so, what type of blanket do you use (brand, thickness, etc). If you do not, why don't you just yet or even at all? i don't blanket my horse at all. she grows a thick winter coats and doesn't need one.

6.) When hauling your horse (no matter how long the ride is), do you blanket your horse in the trailer? Do you have him/her wear shipping boots? Wear anything else or even nothing at all? I've only had my horse for 7 months so i haven't hauled her anywhere yet. she was already at my barn so i didn't even need to haul her. i generally don't put anything extra on though.

7.) What does your horse wear out in the pasture? (Blanket him/her? Fly masks? Boots?) **Even though it's Winter. absolutely nothing. except her fur