Winter Fuzzies in Sept ???

BarnBum · 09-01-2008, 02:09 PM

Its still in the 90s and my mini just shed out the last week or two and is now starting to get his winter fuzzies !!!!!!!!! I just gave him a bath today and couldn't belive it !!!!!!! Anyone elses ???? I usually body clip him around Nov. each year b/c he just gets toooo thick.

zorble · 09-01-2008, 02:13 PM

I am up in colddddd Alberta, Canada, but all of mine horses started getting their fuzzies about a week ago!

Horse poor · 09-01-2008, 02:40 PM

I noticed the fuzzies started to come in a couple weeks ago. Short hair has been shedding for a month. I hope this isn't an indication of the winter to come

. I know the days are getting shorter but it's not time yet.

Horses&Soccer · 09-01-2008, 02:50 PM

We're getting fuzzy; trees are just beginning to turn, not actually showing color, just have that pre-change pale look; there was a wooly worm on the garage floor that, before I had a chance to sweep, has already pupated; hummers are gone, and the geese are arriving. The Farmers Almanac says it's going to be a long, cold, white winter.

horsegirl4 · 09-01-2008, 03:10 PM

my horses are also getting the winter fuzzies and my paint has been shedding her summer coat out for about a month

Horselessnomore · 09-01-2008, 03:35 PM

I just finally got the rest of the fuzz off my yearling and he had a nice summer coat -- now he is beginning to look a bit on the fluffy side. My TWH has started his winter coat as well.

country-mare · 09-01-2008, 05:43 PM

Nope your not the only one.
We are also still getting close to 90 or even higher.
mine are getting their fuzzies also.
Went to see a friend and all of her's are also.

Skylight · 09-01-2008, 07:30 PM

yep all of my minis, except one, are getting their winter coats coming in. They are all sweating and miserable. I have started the daunting task of clipping noses to shoulders. I clip the chests too but leave the rest of the body. The one that isnt shedding out yet is getting glossy and looks better now than she has all year. I've also noticed that The grass is barely growing. We got all that rain last week. The grass should have grown like 3 inches but nope. Got like 3/4 an inch in the yard. Pasture looks the same as before the rain *maybe due to too many little mouths eatting it all up*.

I thought it was getting dark way too early in the year. Not looking forward to it being cold. No heat in da house. Might have to invest in an electric blanket.

short_kid · 09-01-2008, 08:01 PM

They are getting fluffy here too.

I have also heard that it is supposed to be a really cold winter.

momofjal · 09-02-2008, 10:19 AM

So glad to see this post- my 3 are getting fuzzy as well! If their coats keep coming an at this rate, they will be fuzzy bears this winter! I am going to try to get one last bath in this week before they are totally shaggy...

Chevychic26 · 09-02-2008, 10:34 AM

I also am grad to see others are having this problem! I will be clipping this weekend, too. It kinda scared me that one is getting her woolies already. I don't know why it scared me, but I guess I am just a worrier.

Hideaway · 09-02-2008, 10:36 AM

We've got the fuzzies too! I sure hope it's not a terrible winter! Yuck!

Burnttimber · 09-02-2008, 10:40 AM

Yep everyone here is looking like Velvet! The foals just shed out,a nd now they have that wolly coat coming in!

arabiancowgirl · 09-02-2008, 01:45 PM

Up here in Alaska everybody's winter fuzzies are coming in

Oh well... I suppose it is what I get for living up here

I sure wouldn't move anywhere else! Not too many people get to go jetskiing in Prince William Sound, Whittier Alaska

. The horses are getting more frisky with the cool weather coming in

scrapchick · 09-02-2008, 01:52 PM

I saw a big fat black woolly worm crossing the road yesterday. That is never a good sign. Gonna be a cold one this year....

Sassy · 09-02-2008, 01:54 PM

Mine are suiting up for winter already as well. Loads and bunches off berries hanging on the bushes, more then I have seen in years. Hummmm, birds already flying south too!!? Oh boy, I think we are in for a long cold winter!!!!

HighHorse · 09-02-2008, 03:45 PM

Yea!! I am sitting here hot, dirty, and sweaty... I just came inside from feeding, where I have to add water to pellets, supplement wet bran, fight flies, spray wasp nests, hose the horses twice daily, add salt and cider vinegar to water troughs, add electrolytes, fight thrush, apply flymasks, and walk around in a jacuzzi of humid 96 deg weather. We can't ride during the day, or camp, or show. We can barely drag ourselves out in the nauseating heat to feed and care for the animals. And the vets/farriers have it really bad.

At this point, all I can say about winter is:

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!

I have said this before, and I will say it again. Our Summer is the equivalent of a northern winter. Sure there's things to do during our rough seasons, but we are so happy to see them go when the end nears. Just wait, when ya'll are complaining about winter, this will be us:

Rumonek · 09-02-2008, 06:06 PM

Well, I cant say any of mine are fuzzy

**Range** · 09-02-2008, 07:08 PM

Mini's are fuzzing up here, too. And it's HOT. Though, I want to say they fuzzed up earlier last year because I body clipped again in August. They're not quite to that point yet.

minis4me · 09-12-2008, 05:57 PM

Yes, mine are getting some fuzzies already too

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09-01-2008, 02:09 PM
BarnBum Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 3,609	Winter Fuzzies in Sept ??? Its still in the 90s and my mini just shed out the last week or two and is now starting to get his winter fuzzies !!!!!!!!! I just gave him a bath today and couldn't belive it !!!!!!! Anyone elses ???? I usually body clip him around Nov. each year b/c he just gets toooo thick. __________________ Murphys Horse Law - A horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching !!

09-01-2008, 02:13 PM
zorble Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta Posts: 162	I am up in colddddd Alberta, Canada, but all of mine horses started getting their fuzzies about a week ago! __________________ Even the most forlorn Thoroughbred, seen at a distance - like a woman outside the fence at an army camp - is flawlessy beautiful -Joe Flaherty

09-01-2008, 02:40 PM
Horse poor Started Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,134	I noticed the fuzzies started to come in a couple weeks ago. Short hair has been shedding for a month. I hope this isn't an indication of the winter to come. I know the days are getting shorter but it's not time yet. __________________ 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.' - Thomas Jefferson

09-01-2008, 02:50 PM
Horses&Soccer Started Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 2,789	We're getting fuzzy; trees are just beginning to turn, not actually showing color, just have that pre-change pale look; there was a wooly worm on the garage floor that, before I had a chance to sweep, has already pupated; hummers are gone, and the geese are arriving. The Farmers Almanac says it's going to be a long, cold, white winter. __________________ When life gives you lemons - find someone to throw them at!

09-01-2008, 03:10 PM
horsegirl4 Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Evergreen State Posts: 590	my horses are also getting the winter fuzzies and my paint has been shedding her summer coat out for about a month __________________ Don't Mess with Me, You will not Win! For I am a Wild Spirit, that no one can Tame!

09-01-2008, 03:35 PM
Horselessnomore Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,343	I just finally got the rest of the fuzz off my yearling and he had a nice summer coat -- now he is beginning to look a bit on the fluffy side. My TWH has started his winter coat as well.

09-01-2008, 05:43 PM
country-mare Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fred, Texas Posts: 1,420	Nope your not the only one. We are also still getting close to 90 or even higher. mine are getting their fuzzies also. Went to see a friend and all of her's are also.

09-01-2008, 07:30 PM
Skylight Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alachua, fl Posts: 244	yep all of my minis, except one, are getting their winter coats coming in. They are all sweating and miserable. I have started the daunting task of clipping noses to shoulders. I clip the chests too but leave the rest of the body. The one that isnt shedding out yet is getting glossy and looks better now than she has all year. I've also noticed that The grass is barely growing. We got all that rain last week. The grass should have grown like 3 inches but nope. Got like 3/4 an inch in the yard. Pasture looks the same as before the rain maybe due to too many little mouths eatting it all up. I thought it was getting dark way too early in the year. Not looking forward to it being cold. No heat in da house. Might have to invest in an electric blanket. __________________ -God made horses to be our guardian Angels in time of need and a reminder that he exists in time of \"close calls\".- -What kind of horses are in heaven?? Horses with wings.... www.geocities.com/skylight_minis/

09-01-2008, 08:01 PM
short_kid Started Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 2,064	They are getting fluffy here too. I have also heard that it is supposed to be a really cold winter. __________________ Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

09-02-2008, 10:19 AM
momofjal Newborn Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NC Posts: 24	So glad to see this post- my 3 are getting fuzzy as well! If their coats keep coming an at this rate, they will be fuzzy bears this winter! I am going to try to get one last bath in this week before they are totally shaggy...

09-02-2008, 10:34 AM
Chevychic26 Newborn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida Posts: 48	I also am grad to see others are having this problem! I will be clipping this weekend, too. It kinda scared me that one is getting her woolies already. I don't know why it scared me, but I guess I am just a worrier.

09-02-2008, 10:36 AM
Hideaway Coming two Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: PA Posts: 1,949	We've got the fuzzies too! I sure hope it's not a terrible winter! Yuck! __________________ Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History

09-02-2008, 10:40 AM
Burnttimber Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Strathmore, AB Posts: 556	Yep everyone here is looking like Velvet! The foals just shed out,a nd now they have that wolly coat coming in! __________________ Burnt Timber Paint Horse Co. http://www.burnttimber.com \"Breeding the best to create better!\"

09-02-2008, 01:45 PM
arabiancowgirl Long Yearling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,156	Up here in Alaska everybody's winter fuzzies are coming in Oh well... I suppose it is what I get for living up here I sure wouldn't move anywhere else! Not too many people get to go jetskiing in Prince William Sound, Whittier Alaska. The horses are getting more frisky with the cool weather coming in __________________ I thank God for my horses and german shepherds.

09-02-2008, 01:52 PM
scrapchick Seasoned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 4,828	I saw a big fat black woolly worm crossing the road yesterday. That is never a good sign. Gonna be a cold one this year.... __________________ Better living through chemistry.

09-02-2008, 01:54 PM
Sassy Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,332	Mine are suiting up for winter already as well. Loads and bunches off berries hanging on the bushes, more then I have seen in years. Hummmm, birds already flying south too!!? Oh boy, I think we are in for a long cold winter!!!! __________________ A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. ~ DUKE OF ENDINBURGH ~

09-02-2008, 03:45 PM
HighHorse Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 2,907	Yea!! I am sitting here hot, dirty, and sweaty... I just came inside from feeding, where I have to add water to pellets, supplement wet bran, fight flies, spray wasp nests, hose the horses twice daily, add salt and cider vinegar to water troughs, add electrolytes, fight thrush, apply flymasks, and walk around in a jacuzzi of humid 96 deg weather. We can't ride during the day, or camp, or show. We can barely drag ourselves out in the nauseating heat to feed and care for the animals. And the vets/farriers have it really bad. At this point, all I can say about winter is: BRING IT ON!!!!!!! I have said this before, and I will say it again. Our Summer is the equivalent of a northern winter. Sure there's things to do during our rough seasons, but we are so happy to see them go when the end nears. Just wait, when ya'll are complaining about winter, this will be us: __________________ I played with a clouded leopard

09-02-2008, 06:06 PM
Rumonek Newborn Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Leonidas, MI Posts: 33	Well, I cant say any of mine are fuzzy

09-02-2008, 07:08 PM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,724	Mini's are fuzzing up here, too. And it's HOT. Though, I want to say they fuzzed up earlier last year because I body clipped again in August. They're not quite to that point yet. __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.

09-12-2008, 05:57 PM
minis4me Newborn Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 35	fuzzies already Yes, mine are getting some fuzzies already too