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same. a sheepskin half pad next to the skin stopped them getting rubbed/irritated

this. small hole nets or pillows on floor with a mix of hay and straw in will take ages for them to pull the best bits out then start work on the rest.................but i do just think they need much more in general whether its soaked or straw mix. my 380KG pony is eating 1.25 big bale...

risked what? there is NO RISK in rugging a wet horse, all modern rugs are breathable. this is another daft old wives tail that needs to die (along with not offering cold water to hot horses, and the good old washing a hot horse will cause the water to hold heat)

is it always the same horse that comes in first? would that owner bring yours in too (as presumably he's not THAT wound up by this stage) if you paid them?

cheshire started last night hasn't really stopped, OH bought the horses in around 2.30PM so they are happily warm and dry and munching..........glad i came to work in the pick up so dont have to worry about floods!

just dont. no good physically or mentally

also on clay but mine are in half the day all year round to minimise wear and tear on the land. i am hoping to make it new year before they have to come on to the all weather pens and tracks

without help this is absolutely not going to work, sorry (written as someone who teaches between 10 and 15 people a week and rides horses for other people also) if you don't have the muscle memory or core strength to rise to the trot in the same rhythm every single step of every single circle...

more likely to just be coincidence......i had to swap my 2 back to MW rugs yesterday as they had gotten warm under the HW they have been in for about 10 days!

my TB was ok on it for a while (ingredient in a mash) swapped to oil and it gave him bad Fecal water, and now it seems ALL linseed products affect him badly.

leather bits and chamois are not BD legal FYI bit tape generally works well (just dont wrap over the link/joint thats not allowed)

sorry should have quoted this post above....doh

these 2 replies just seem so at odds with each other. not trying to be THAT person but i teach a lot of people each week and thus see a lot of goings on at some big yards and with barely any exceptions the horses with these kind of issues turn out out to have pain issues. are the good days...

if he is absolutely fine on the floor and a coiled spring to ride (every time) then its almost certainly pain somewhere, you just haven't found it yet. theres hot horses, and buzzy horses who just want to crack on, get moving and do the job, but the feeling you are constantly about to be decked...

Bates is unlikely to work for that shape of horse. my TB is similar (wide fit, 34 tree),long withers and short (16 max) he is an Erreplus WR Mono dressage but its going to be much more £££ than a Bates.