Wild Weather Riding Woes?

by Karyn "K.C." Cowdrey

We’ve certainly had a crazy week in the Northwest region as far as winter weather goes.

I normally make an hour-long drive each way to ride my young gelding four times a week, but with this cold, snowy snap it’s been a challenge due to road conditions. My rule of thumb is if the road it not a total sheet of ice, I will go. I have a 4x4 and studded snow tires and am used to driving in the snow.

The road conditions have been less than ideal road this week, and I did skip a day of riding, but for the most part I found that if I just arranged my schedule to try to ride during daylight hours, the roads were not too bad. If I bundled up, I did not even turn into a human iceberg.

What kinds of winter riding adventures have you been having? Have you found the perfect way to keep fingers and toes toasty and warm, yet still have feel on the reins?

Share your winter horse survival tips with us all. In the meantime, bundle up and ride!