Georgia Horseback News

Shedding Winter Horse Coats March 23 2016

"The horse actually has three different hair coats. A summer hair coat and two winter coat growths." One method of tracking the horse’s health condition is to observe the coat hair. Many may ask why the horse’s coat covering is called hair and not fur. Animals with a coat covering that is denser were utilized in garments, hence those coat covering were called fur. The horse’s coat covering is not...