Exactly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What problems are you facing with this week’s below-normal temperatures?”

Results were as follows:

  • Icy conditions in paddocks and fields 60.30% (603)
  • Footing in arenas frozen 28.90% (289)
  • Other (please explain) 26.40% (264)
  • Automatic waterers/hydrants freezing 17.90% (179)
  • Frozen feed 8.10% (81)

Readers shared what they did to combat the freezing temperatures in the comments below.

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