Horse Winter Coats: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

When it comes to winter coats, most of us think of the long hairs that end up down our shirts, up our noses, in our mouths and eyes, and all over the floor during springtime shedding. However, there’s more to a winter coat than shedding aggravation. If we want to better manage our horses’ winter coats, first we need to understand what they are and how they grow.

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