Well it was a$$-freezing cold for like two weeks leading up to BC Day, so I'm thinking that had a lot to do with a lot of it.

However, some horses just "fur up" at the first sign of chilly weather. I had a horse (a nice hunter, too) that would get all fuzzy the minute the California climate dare even threaten to dip below 60 degrees! Out here, for example, I see lots of still short coats and others that have already been body clipped. Of course nobody expected the Indian Summer we've had for the past few days, but when it was cooler some got furry and some didn't. And no, I don't think it has anything to do with the quality of the help. Some of the fuzzy ones came out of some of the most reputable (and well-blanketed, mind you) barns.

In Lava Man's case, I think he didn't like Louisville...