12/16/2025
It's National Ugly Sweater Day!
Let's celebrate with a some Cold Day Data!
During the winter months, it’s not uncommon for horses to be stall-bound. Often, this prolonged lack of turnout time – due to inclement weather, performance-related injuries and other factors – results in poor circulation. “The equine species is naturally in constant motion,” says Joseph Elias, President at Digatherm. “When confined to a stall for 23 hours each day, their entire physiology changes. The old adage, "a horse has five hearts", refers to the pumping action that each foot provides, returning the blood from the distal limbs back to the heart. When a horse is stall-bound, this pumping action is greatly hampered.”
Because circulation is responsible for delivering oxygen and nutrients to your horse’s entire body, you can imagine how important it is. Luckily, there are a few effective ways to keep his blood moving even when he’s not.
1.) Scheduling a session with an Equine Bodyworker (like me)
2.) Gentle exercise
3.) Lots of time grooming
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