Anna, those pictures are beautiful...sometimes I really miss the snow. I had always wanted to take Quahog up north in the winter just so I could see him play in it!! He was such a kid at heart...I know he would have never wanted to come in doors if he had all that snow to play in.
Like diane...I dont miss early AM and praying the car would start, or shoveling driveways/walkiways driving on ice covered roads but it sure was pretty waking up in the AM!!
Cassie, I too would like to join the "Great Mommy Cassie Brigade" your doing wonderfully with her, Smartie and Penny. Blanketing gets very confusing especially when temps drop and rise so quick then you get the damp wet snow..cripes you'd spend 1/2 your day out rubbing cooling warming..putting blankets on and taking off. IMO I would really try to never have to blanket and I think they would just adjust. That is if they were never soaking wet down to the bone LOL
Unlike Diane all horses here have blankets,sheets and coolers and slinkys. Only b/c when its really cold I just like the looks of seeing them all standing outside w/matching blankets. Very stupid reasoning but its me. But the problem is that I really have to be sure to get up early to remove blankets b/c they do get very warm rather fast under there. My blankets are not even the real heavy duty ones but are fine for the Florida kind of winters....believe me...maybe not snow but I am often freezing my tush in the wee hours!! Much unlike what you will be feeling next week in FIJI!!
