What helps keep ponies warm??

[Horsey.rachel]

Which one would help keep Ponies warm??

A) Drinking water
B) Eating plenty of pony cubes
C) Digesting hay

Thank you for all suggestions xxxx

 

[*hic*]

Eating hay, wearing rugs, keeping on deep litter.

 

[maccachic]

Digestion of fibre

 

[amandaco2]

Forage.
Decent rug or some kind of shelter.
Unclipped coats

 

[webble]

Lots of good quality forgae, shelter or a stable and a rug

 

[Shysmum]

Digestion of forage - the chemical reaction in this produces heat which keeps the horse warm - only know this as I read it in a Top Spec leaflet in the bath last night

 

[Stripy]

Definitely eating hay, like is said above, when it is digested, it produces heat

 

[Pinkvboots]

Eating hay

 

[Brightbay]

Fermenting hay in the hindgut

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

Eating hay. Approx 80% of horses warmth is I read provided by eating forage and digesting it - rugs only provide 20% max. Also if horse is used to being unrugged and field is reasonably sheltered they might even be colder in a rug as rugging stops their coat hairs fluffing up to create an insulating layer.