Winter Riding: How cold is too cold to ride?

My instructor won't teach or ride when it's less than 27 degrees (fahrenheit) out. So I was just wondering what the cut off temperature is for you, and why (too cold for you? Or too cold for the horse?)

I would personally ride no matter how cold as long as it wasn't dangerous to the horse. For instance, I wouldn't ride for a long time and get them all super sweaty when it was literally freezing cold out.

Its to cold for the horse, when it gets really cold, its harder on the horses expecially with there lungs. I wont ride when its colder then -30 c because its too hard on my horse and well I can be a suck when it comes to the cold. But if it is fairly cold outside you should make sure to give your horse a long warm up and don't work them too hard (Keep it to flat work and not to much cantering)I always have a Quarter sheet on to keep there back warm also.

Hope this helps :)

i dont work them if its under 10F

If you use a quarter sheet and cool them out I would say as long as it's above 27 degrees F its ok, but I agree with your trainers. There is no point in putting more wear and tear on a horse's lungs than you have to.

ive always heard you shouldnt ride under 20 degrees farenheit

I like to ride no lower then 15F. No hard work though just walking.

haha we would hardly get to ride ! my cut off for light jumping is about 15F. but its also what temperatures the horse is used to. obviously if the horse just moved up from FL i wouldnt do that

I ride in all weather. Sometimes out of necessity. I don't believe that it is ever too cold to ride. I have had to stop riding when the snow got too deep last winter but that is the only time I have stopped riding over the winter.

i get cold easily, so usually in the winter, if i think i think i'll freeze ( and i get cold FAST) than i wont go out.
I dont ride to much in the winter and if i do, its not that cold out and i am comfortable with the weather and i onlyyyy do a short walking trail ride or light light work out :)

Its not always the temps, that get me, But whats under the snow. Here in Wisconsin it gets soooo cold! But I do manage to get out fairly often. But Many times when I thought I could go for a short ride I found ice underneath the snow. So Ride , but be careful.