I am pretty certain that is an old wives tale that has been disproven. I would perhaps wait a bit to feed any grain, but hay immediately before and after a ride should be fine.
In January, I let mine approach 6 on the scale bc January is the coldest month of the year. We can have wind chills below the actual temperatures of sometimes -20 degrees F. They will naturally drop weight in April/May bc they won't need the fat anymore. Arabian Beauty, you don't have your location in your signature. If you live in the SW your horse probably doesn't need any more weight. There are few if any chronic health problems from keeping a horse slightly underweight, but this excludes hard keepers, which some Arabians are. Hard keepers have to have extra calories if you work them, and yours looks healthy, but out of shape. Keep that in mind if you start working your horse. =D
Im from Saudi Arabia We do have winter but not as cold as everywhere else.
At night is colder than the mornings and afternoon
Morning from 7am to 9am 13, 15, 18 Than it goes from 20 and above
I suspect summer is more of a weather issue for the horses there.
Your horse is very beautiful.
It's fairly warm here this morning, -1C, but I'm looking at temps of -25C by mid week.
We have a bunch of students at the University in town from Saudi Arabia. It's hilarious watching the boys get their first taste of a New England winter. At first they try to be tough but very quickly layer upon layer of clothing is added. I'm sure they were warned about winter but it's not something you can imagine without experiencing it. The few girls are more sensible and add layers right away.
Thank you I think she is beautiful too. I will post more pics of her soon.
Summers is like your winter.
In winter in Saudi its so nice to ride anytime of the day in summer we mostly wait tell 4 if we want to ride. Witch its not a problem for me since i get off of work at 4.30
hehehe For me i travle a lot since i was young. My father loves to travel and London is a second home to us. So Im used to the cold and I Love it. any wether to me would be better than the humidity we have in my city. Plus I love love snow.
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