Winter White-out in Central Texas

 Brrrr

January 10, 2021 

This was a day of unusual weather. Here are some of the photos from our Pony Clubbers documenting the weather.











Central TX snow also brings mud!



Sign-in to your USPC account and checkout these links from the Pony Club IQ, sponsored by TheHORSE.com, on Winter weather care:

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