Re: [IceHorses] Turnout Sheets
Minus forty-five? I'll pray for you dear. Nancy
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Minus forty-five? I'll pray for you dear. Now, Nancy, remember that's -45C, not F. Let me just quickly do the conversion Ok, -45C is only...WHAT? MINUS FORTY-NINE F! Oh my god, Wanda, how DO you stand it! Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.22/ - Release Date: 11/5/2007 4:36 AM
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hey wanda did you ever go out and find your horses underneath the snow because they are short and the snow was deep?? Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
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Now, Nancy, remember that's -45C, not F. One degree C is a larger change in actual temperature than one degree F. The two systems have to cross paths at some point and that point is at 40 below, -40°C and -40°F are the same temp. After you get lower than 40° below the same number is colder in Celsius than Fahrenheit, just as above 40° below Celsius is warmer than the same number Fahrenheit. Hope that make some sense. Cheryl Sand Creek Icelandics Icelandic Horses Icelandic Sheepdogs website: www.toltallyice.com
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Oh yeah. I always have trouble with the C/F conversions. I feel so much better now. Nancy
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On 05/11/2007, IceDog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After you get lower than 40° below the same number is colder in Celsius than Fahrenheit, just as above 40° below Celsius is warmer than the same number Fahrenheit. Hope that make some sense. None Wanda
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On 05/11/2007, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, -45C is only...WHAT? MINUS FORTY-NINE F! Oh my god, Wanda, how DO you stand it! I remember once hearing Ophra say that she loved rainy days because then the pressure was off. The weather was too bad to be out in it. I love cold days because the pressure is off. Yes, I might have to go to work but when I get home, I know I'm in for a cozy evening of reading. Wanda
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None No need for it to make sense, when we have: http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html Ah, life is so easy these days! That one lives in my favorites. :) Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.22/ - Release Date: 11/5/2007 4:36 AM
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Where are you that deer season ends?? Here it is just beginning with bow season now, deer and turkeys then normal opening day is Thanksgiving day. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
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On 05/11/2007, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you that deer season ends?? Here it is just beginning with bow season now, deer and turkeys then normal opening day is Thanksgiving day. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo Here in Saskatchewan it was over on November 2. Thank goodness. Wanda
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Now, Nancy, remember that's -45C, not F. One degree C is a larger change in actual temperature than one degree F. The two systems have to cross paths at some point and that point is at 40 below, -40°C and -40°F are the same temp. After you get lower than 40° below the same number is colder in Celsius than Fahrenheit, just as above 40° below Celsius is warmer than the same number Fahrenheit. Hope that make some sense. Cheryl Doesn't matter ... minus anything in either system is too bloody cold. I know; I worked on a couple of ranches in Alberta for several years prior to heading south ;-). I frostbit my nose. Penny (I am NOT a sissy! NOT! NOT! NOT!)
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On 01/11/2007, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now tell me again - the majority of you are not blanketing your Icelandics except in extreme weather ?? If that's correct, what do you consider extreme? Nancy, we've never blanketed, even during a blizzard this past spring. The horses just went for the trees and they were fine. When it gets really cold we just feed more and make sure that they have plenty of water available. The lower the temps, the more hay is given... Extreme weather? -45 Cbut that's rare. -20 is normal during the dead of winter. We make sure they have a place to get out of the wind when necessary. The only time I worry is when it's rained first and they haven't had a chance to dry before the temperature drops. When that happens, usually Kria (the old one) or Peppy (the little one) need to go in the barn for a few hours. But no blankets are used even then. The only time we do blanket is to wick of moisture after a ride or driving session... Wanda
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On 11/1/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now tell me again - the majority of you are not blanketing your Icelandics except in extreme weather ?? If that's correct, what do you consider extreme? We get some below zero temps, freezing rains and snow. Even with a hard keeper QH/TB, I have never left a blanket on any of my horses for more than an hour or so. They have access to shelter 3 sided run in type barn 24 X 36 with 3 stalls (one for hay) and two 12 X 12 stalls left open. The QH/TB would sometime be shivering at morning meals. I would put a blanket on him and let him warm up. Once he ate his meal and started eating more hay, especially if he could stand in the sun, he would warm up and the blanket came off. During rain or snow, the horses would be in the barn, but sometimes Gloi would stay out in the rain or snow. The snow stays on his back and doesn't melt so he has plenty of insulation. If its raining, it gets the top of his hair wet on his back, but his belly is dry and if you feel down in his coat, it feels dry. It's almost like water on a duck's back. I have never seen Gloi shiver. He does not get clipped until spring and the worst of snow/freezing rain has past. I do have blankets and coolers for my horses, but never had to use one for Gloi. The problem with blankets left on, is that they mash down the hair and the coat loses it's insulating properties. My understanding is that once you start blanketing a horse in the winter, you have to keep blanketing them because now their own coat won't work as well. Kind of like dressing in layers works better because the air between layers helps to keep you warm. I don't brush my horses a lot in the winter. I never leave them matted with mud. This negates the insulating properties. I will curry the mud out, but I don't brush them excessively. A light layer of dirt on the skin helps protect the skin and also helps with insulating the horse. I keep free choice hay for them in the winter and they do eat more. I can't remember what the ratio is, but I remember figuring that it meant for my 3 horses that I needed to feed 5 lbs more hay per day for every 10 degrees below 20 degrees. The extra hay helps warm them from the inside out. I think it works better than a blanket. I've not had big weight fluctuations (thinner/fatter) using extra hay for warmth. -- Anna Southern Ohio
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Has Janice seen the orange one? Deer season ends here tomorrow (thank God), but I'd be tempted to buy the orange sheet. I usually keep my horses/ponies in the barn opening morning. Now tell me again - the majority of you are not blanketing your Icelandics except in extreme weather ?? If that's correct, what do you consider extreme? Nancy
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Now tell me again - the majority of you are not blanketing your Icelandics except in extreme weather ?? If that's correct, what do you consider extreme? I have never blanketed an Icelandic. I have a cooler, and I think I put it on a horse once, for about 5-10 minutes. Our temps on average are pretty close to Portland, OR, if that helps. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.16/1102 - Release Date: 10/31/2007 4:38 PM
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the majority of you are not blanketing your Icelandics except in extreme weather ?? I don't blanket here in So CA, but I probably would if riding hard and coming home in cold or bad weather. Luckily, in Arizona, we had room in the hay shed to put a horse. One Easter we had a TWH filly born at dawn, which was a beautiful morning, but a few hours later it started hailing and turned really cold, so we quickly put the mare and filly in the hay shed. Judy
