POP QUIZ

c. No matter where you live, your horse’s spring coat has already started to grow, and clipping does not affect this cycle. Coat growth is tied to photoperiods, so when days started getting longer at the end of December, his body begins preparing for spring. Your horse won’t begin to shed out until the spring hair is long enough to push his old winter coat from the follicles, but have faith that his new, sleeker coat is already working its way to the surface.