Not everyone takes their horses south for the winter. So what about those who stay in chilly New Jersey? They have to cope with the snow, frozen ground and a plethora of questions: When is it too cold to ride? Should the horses be blanketed? What about clipping…? Carey Williams, the Rutgers extension specialist, noted “Every person has their own level of what’s too cold and so do the horses,” saying it should be evaluated on an individual basis. “We have a hard time breathing when it’s really cold; so do they. When I ride my horses, I look at how they’re breathing. Is it labored? If that’s the case, slow down to a walk or maybe decide not to ride that day,” she suggested.
Archives for January 2014
Group comes up with artsy way to promote rain barrel use at the shore
The people who try to make a splash each year by naming New Jersey’s 10 best beaches are sponsoring a new contest this winter – to find artists to design the state’s 10 coolest rain barrels…And to help spread that message, they’ve started the 2014 Top Ten Beaches Rain Barrel Art Project. The Sea Grant and its partners are calling for artists to use plastic barrels as the circular canvases for designs that “feature iconic coastal, beach, bay, ocean and boardwalk scenes, and images celebrating the Jersey shore…” The value of that stipend hasn’t been announced yet, but all the details of the contest – and access to the actual applications – are available on the website of its partners in the project, the Water Resources Program at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Girls of three reject fat dolls: Researchers find children consistently prefer thin versions and think larger ones are ‘sad’
At three years old little girls can’t quite tie their laces or read a story, but they’ve picked up one thing – that being fat is not good. Presented with dolls of different shapes, girls in a study aged between three and five consistently preferred the…
Please, polar vortex, ice these garden pests
For all the forecasters’ frothing about the recent deep freeze, I’m hoping it means one thing: We get a break from some of the awful arthropods that stand in the way of total gardening nirvana. Deep freezes have an ability to knock back populations of …
Deep freeze to keep NJ shaking – and shoveling more snow
Don’t expect the deep freeze blanketing New Jersey to melt any time soon. Forecasters say temperatures will stay below freezing through next week. Adding to the frigid weather, will be a dusting of snow Saturday and possibly Sunday night. "It’s rea…
Life Insurance Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
Living in the moment might be a good approach to life, but it doesn’t work in the world of financial planning and insurance. Financial planners are constantly stressing the need to plan for the future to determine what we can do today to protect oursel…
The Terrible Simplicity of Global Warming
Sometimes in the middle of the night, when I wake and can’t get back to sleep again, I look in on my 5-year-old sleeping so peacefully he practically glows, and take a deep breath to calm myself. There isn’t anything wrong with my boy. But since a frea…
Air Monitors See Spike in Pollution During ‘Bridgegate’
One night before local access lanes to New Jersey’s George Washington Bridge were closed last fall in an apparent act of political retribution that sparked miles-long traffic jams for four straight days, an air quality monitor run by the New Jersey Dep…
Odds are it will be cold during Super Bowl
Among the major storylines for the Super Bowl XLVIII matchup between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 2 is Peyton Manning’s quest for a second NFL championship and how much the weather will impact conditions. "I th…
N.J.’s top weatherman is ready for the Sup- er, the Big Game
David Robinson doesn’t wear a top hat or have a carrot for a nose. The role of New Jersey’s chief snowman, after all, commands a certain dignity. But with rank comes responsibility. And so, when the New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Managemen…