It sucks, it went from -2C on Tuesday to -25 on Saturday. The general rule of thumb in the barn is that we don't work the horses hard when the temps are -15, and we don't do much at all at -20. We have been known to saddle up and walk/play over trail stuff when we haven't been able to ride for over a week, but the temp change was so quick this week I haven't ridden since Tuesday.
Its just as well, my new helmet won't be in until Monday, and we are supposed to get a major storm on Sunday so it will most likely be Tuesday before I get to ride again.
Its days like this though I am very thankful for my office job! I can go to the barn and do my weekend work then head home to get warmed up! I don't have to stay in the cold all day and try to work horses that don't want to work!
P.S - to all my southern readers, today was the first day all the horses poop froze. I know its colder out west, but it still sucks to be breaking ice out of buckets in January!
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The temps you ride in are blowing my mind! Here in the south we are wimps. ;D
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