I'm going to be interviewing an animal communicator for my podcast, The Thinking Horse and Rider. Have you ever used one? I'd love to hear what you thought! I have not because I'm sure the same as a lot of people, I'm not sure I want to know what they have to say 🤣. That seems pretty selfish though doesn't it? Maybe I will give it a go one of these days 🤗 Don't forget to invite your friends!

Your horse doesn’t experience winter as a setback. Why do you? - Horses don’t measure progress by saddle time. - Winter naturally lowers energy—that’s biology, not laziness. - This season is ideal for noticing: Today, notice one thing that you think you NEED to do with or for your horse. Ask yourself, do you really NEED to and does your horse WANT you to? If winter has slowed you down, you’d probably enjoy the conversations happening inside Reconnect, Rebuild, and Ride with Heart. No pressure. Just better questions. If you're in Reconnect, Rebuild, and Ride with Heart what is ONE thing you've gotten from Seed 1~Awareness?

Here was Karen's question and once I figure out how to download and post videos from the chat, I will. Bear with me guys, it's a new platform 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️ The short answer. No. Blanket your horses when you think they need it. Err on the side of letting them be a little cold instead of warm (unless you have a diagnosed health issue that says otherwise). Once you take the blankets off a horses coat will rebound and "fluff" up again.

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