So long as a horse is dry they can handle temperatures down to -40 degrees!

The coldest it usually gets is only -5 to -10 degrees Celsius in Whistler so our horses never get cold. However, when it is cold they do well because they have such massive bodies they can easily keep the heat in. They also grow long thick winter coats that are so insulating they can be covered with snow and it won't melt!

If our horses ever get sweaty, when working, the first thing they do when the harnes comes off is roll in the snow to dry off. Blanketing a draft horse is not necessary. However, we do have horse blankets, on hand, just in case we think they are chilled.

Their feet also never get cold even standing in the snow because the outer wall of their hoof is a thick material that doesn't have any feeling, much like our finger nails.