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Hauling in Cold Weather?

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#1 ·
How cold can it be and still haul your horse in winter? I have a team penning event on Sunday (first one) and the forecast is predicting the high to be -20 Cel. (-4 Fehr.) and the low to be as cold as -30 Cel. (-22 Fehr). I have a stock trailer which has the front bit closed off with no windows but the back 3/4 of the trailer is open on top. She is currently outside 24/7 with no blanket so the cold weather wouldn't be a shock but the air swirling in the trailer could be an issue. Would it be good enough if I would double blanket her? I also have a neck cover for her so it would just be her head uncovered (plus her legs obviously though I would have warm trailering boots on).

Please let me know what you all think. The coldest I have hauled before was -15 Cel. with one winter blanket on and no neck cover/boots.

Thanks
 
#4 ·
It's a good point, the wind is what bothers me the most hauling in winter.
So what would be the reasonable limit on temperature though? 30 F or something like that?
 
#5 ·
I totally get what you are saying. So then you think it wouldn't be a good idea? If she was facing forward do you think the wind would still be too bad? I have never been in a moving trailer before (neither have you probably haha) so I honestly wouldn't have any idea how bad it would be.
 
#7 ·
I totally get what you are saying. So then you think it wouldn't be a good idea? If she was facing forward do you think the wind would still be too bad? I have never been in a moving trailer before (neither have you probably haha) so I honestly wouldn't have any idea how bad it would be.
You said the trailer has no top on it? As in no roof? I would not be hauling at all in below freezing temps. Factor in the windchill at 55 mph. What is balmy standing still is not at all the same when moving.
 
#8 ·
No no it has a roof. It is a general stock trailer. Just saying that it has the open long slate kind of 'window', more of a general opening. Put it this way, it is a stock trailer and I don't have the openings covered.

I do believe I will skip the meet then as it seems that the general consensus is that it would be too cold.
 
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