01/12/2024
For Vancouver Island, ‘feels like -12’ is cold! But the horses are doing great! In fact, horses have an amazing ability to stay comfortable in severe weather and their digestion plays a big role. As hind gut fermenters, horses ignite their internal furnances while they eat and digest fibrous foods such as hay. Read more about how horses conquer the cold 👇 Stay warm friends!
From growing a thick winter coat to producing heat as they digest forage, here's how horses are inherently designed to cope with cold weather.
From growing a thick winter coat to producing heat as they digest forage, here's how horses are inherently designed to cope with cold weather.
