This message is from: Ms Denise C Barron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, Jean. It has been the coldest March for us too - down here south of you in Knik, Alaska.
It looks like I can finally post messages to the group - now that I have a Yahoo acount. At least I hope I can! lol I have a question for everyone. I would like to buy a new headstall-halter combo for my gelding, Einar (I'm a begining horse owner and want to trail ride a lot). Which is better, leather or beta-biothane? Or do both have advantages and disadvantages? Vic in Knik with Einar (0 last night, but -10 a few days ago) --- Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: Jean Ernest > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Rosemary, > > I have a 100 gallon stock tank which is insulated > with 2" blue > styrofoam panels under and around the sides. Then I > built a plywood > box around that so the fjords wouldn't eat the > styrofoam. It also has > a cover with a large hole at each end. I heat it > with a 1500 watt > tank heater that sits on the bottom. It won't > freeze up even in -55 > degrees. of course this adds about $40-$50 to my > electric bill in > the coldest months, even tho it has a thermostat. > > This first half of March is the coldest on record, > as was the last > half of February. Normally we would be having > temperatures above > freezing or in the 20's during the day. but it only > got up to about > -3 today. Sun is warm and d the Fjords are > shedding, I see loose > hair on their backs. but it is too cold to go out > and comb or scrape > the hair off. > > Jean in clear and cold Fairbanks, Alaska > > > >Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in > -25 weather. Do you keep > >your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? > I could imagine it would > >get very hard to keep up with everything outside > when it is that cold. I > >can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with > some coffee and a good > >book. > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
