11/06/2025
That cold weather (some of us asked for ๐โโ๏ธ) is coming!
Here are my "go-to's" for cold weather and extreme temperature changes:
* EXTRA HAY!!! Feeding a horse hay is like adding logs to a fire. The act of digestion creates metabolic heat, allowing the horse to heat itself from the inside.
* Electrolytes help increase thirst and support hydration levels. Optimum water consumption occurs between 45-65F, so as water temp increases or decreases outside that range, water consumption is likely to decrease.
Increase in dry matter intake (aka hay) + decrease in water consumption = colic risk
My go-to choice is Hydrate and Recover, because while all electrolytes help increase thirst, not all actually hydrate at the cellular level (