Casting winter coat?

[Twisted willow]

Hi, does any one else have a horse/pony starting to loose their winter woollies already? I can't decide if she knows we are in for a long,hot,dry spring/summer(fingers crossed) or if the more likely reason is this is the first winter in which she has been stabled

 

[ponynutz]

They do it based on the length of the days I believe not the weather

 

[Dave's Mam]

Days are lengthening. Dave is throwing his woolly bloomers.

 

[Trouper]

Well my tulips are coming up and I saw long catkins on the trees this week. I think we are all topsy turvy.

 

[GypsGal1718]

One of my girls is starting to moult her blaze

 

[setterlover]

My cob is throwing off his coat in handfuls white patches like snow all over the field !
Hope he does regret it later!

 

[Pinkvboots]

No moulting yet but I found a tiny bee in my kitchen yesterday I think the light attracted it in but how on earth are they going to survive in January

 

[Spotherisk]

Harley always used to start moulting before January, he lived out and was I assume very sensitive to the days getting minutely longer!

 

[Backtoblack]

Yes mine has

 

[Bobthecob15]

Yes! Mine is itchy and starting to lose winter coat. She’s got an irish clip too!

 

[dottylottie]

this thread makes me glad mine are clipped! it always seems like they keep their winter coats for about a week, then spend the next 6 months stripping them off

 

[Jambarissa]

I bought a yeti quite recently. Young and healthy with sooooo much double coat so I thought I'd leave him to it.

Despite grooming whenever he was dry and being in over night he has been so itchy I decided to do a low trace and he's got little patches of rains scald everywhere.

Poor bugger was lifting his leg so I could get right in under his belly where he was itchy.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Hi, does any one else have a horse/pony starting to loose their winter woollies already? I can't decide if she knows we are in for a long,hot,dry spring/summer(fingers crossed) or if the more likely reason is this is the first winter in which she has been stabled

Nice to see someone else using the word casting,. Was always taught dogs and cats moult horses cast their coat.
Mine is loosing some fluff but not sure if she as actually started.

 

[Portly]

Yes, im pleasantly suprised the Shetland has started, as he looks like a mammoth it will take a while

 

[Goldenstar]

Yes I always expect to see the start of casting just Christmas in some horses .

 

[Goldenstar]

Yes, im pleasantly suprised the Shetland has started, as he looks like a mammoth it will take a while

Probably until last August

 

[Donkeyslave]

My cob is throwing off his coat in handfuls white patches like snow all over the field !
Hope he does regret it later!

 

[Donkeyslave]

One of my donkeys has the most awful coat this year. It looks dull, dry and is a bit dandruffy Any suggestions of herbal remedies? I'm afraid that linseed may be too heating and fattening.