Brrrrrr…it’s ff-ree-zzing out there. This cold weather has chilled me to the core
and I can’t stt-opp sh-shiver-ring. Luckily for me, my caretaker is bringing me inside and covering me with plenty
of blankets. Maybe there will be a
fireplace inside, too! It’ll warm me up
AND provide a lovely romantic setting for my Valentine’s Day dinner with HugMe
Christi. It seems she can tolerate the cold much better than myself and I have
no idea why. 
Winter is approaching and just like the acorn-scavenging
squirrel, horses similarly increase their nutrient (food AND water) intake. So,
it’s perfectly acceptable for me to have an extra doughnut or two…or
five! For every degree the temperature drops below a horse’s critical
temperature, its hay consumption must be increased by 1%. It is important that
only the hay is increased because that is the food that ferments inside their
body and lets off heat to keep them nice and toasty.
