It’s here. Maybe it’s where you are, too. Snow, ice, wind…and worry. How do you know what to do to protect your horses when bad weather sets in? What can you do to prepare yourself, and your horses? Here are a few tips.

Scenario #1. You’re at work, and you suddenly see sleet starting to fall. “I left the horses out,” you moan to a co-worker. “It was so warm this morning!”

She just shrugs and quips, “Don’t they just turn their tails to the wind or something?”

“It’s not their tails I’m worried about,” you mutter. “It’s their shoes on that darn concrete pad by the barn. It turns into a skating rink every time there’s a freeze.” You start thinking of an excuse to go home early