| Let us say winter is here and you're warm and cozy | | | | they are also used as cushioning underneath the |
| by the fireplace, drinking the hot chocolate and reading | | | | saddles among other things. Which, by the way, is |
| a good book. Maybe you are enjoying some | | | | also needed in the winter and the blanket helps the |
| soothing music while ensconced in your favorite | | | | horse stay warmer while being ridden outside. |
| pajamas; all wrapped up comfortably in your soft | | | | Miniature horses have their own furry horse blankets in |
| blanket while the snow falls lightly outside. | | | | the winter. Even though all horses have thicker hair in |
| What about your horse? Is your horse in a clean, | | | | the winter, the minis look woolly! They sometimes |
| warm stall in the barn, with fresh hay and clean water, | | | | enjoy running in the snow just for fun! One type of |
| protected from the elements? Did you remember his | | | | miniature horse is the Falabella, which are said to be |
| horse blanket? It's not as though he can waltz over | | | | survivors of the Ice Age. They must have been an |
| to his little closet and take it out of the drawer! Your | | | | extremely tough breed of animal to survive the harsh |
| precious investment is depending on you to remember | | | | winters from that period of time. |
| the particulars of his care. | | | | Maybe you are wondering if the horses of the Ice |
| A cold horse in winter is a pitiful thing indeed. If you | | | | Age needed blankets. While I'm sure plenty survived |
| decide to buy a horse, even if it is just for the sake of | | | | without them, horses being gentled and tamed by |
| saying you own one, please take the time to provide | | | | mankind have also been bred somewhat spoiled or |
| proper care and housing, medical attention, and the | | | | weakened, if you will. I suppose you could compare it |
| right equipment. Part of that equipment and proper | | | | to a dog that has been kept inside with the central |
| care involves the horse blanket. | | | | heat since a pup. If you put the dog outside in the |
| A horse blanket is particularly needed in the cold, hard | | | | yard in the harsh winter, it will struggle against the |
| elements of the winter season. The horse has no | | | | cold. Besides, just because a horse survived the Ice |
| way of actually saying, "Hey, could you hand me that | | | | Age doesn't mean he should be forced to endure the |
| blanket, please?" It is a living, breathing creation and is | | | | winter without a horse blanket now. Humans |
| counting on the master of the estate to give it what it | | | | survived living in caves with no electricity or modern |
| needs to survive. | | | | amenities, but now we've spoiled and pampered |
| The horse blankets need not be elaborate, expensive | | | | ourselves and most would have a hard time surviving |
| pieces of valuable art. They simply need to be | | | | harsh conditions of nature. So, care for your horse |
| functional for the animal. The function here is to hold | | | | with the love and tenderness that is deserved. |
| in the animal's body heat in the winter. Of course, | | | | |