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I was going to say something similiar. Have you got a cooler (ideally two) you can stick under the turnnout rug to help wick away the...

I think you have to take the phrase with a pinch of salt. Letting them feel the cold a bit and use some calories keeping moving and...

I would be very careful, its difficult to get them dry without under cover housing. A thick native coat can take at least 2 to 3 days to...

I am a "rainsheet is plenty" girly and I am right 99.9% of the time but the village idiot (refuses to use her shelter, only stands in...

Just make sure you take it off and reset it if your not leaving it off. Have seen horses with rugs left on for ages without them being...

I would invest in a good 50g rug and get a liner that you can up it with if necessary. This year and rain has been relentless - I have...

You can take it off again, apparently not much of this rain left!

If I knew he could get under cover it would be so different. February is the only month he ever drips any weight so that’s where the...

I've had to rug my NF pony this year too. Despite having a coat like a grizzly bear and hay inside a shelter, he was still cold when he...

I have a new-this-year fully waterproof lightweight on the native fluffy ones. Keeps them dry. Not exactly warm, but they don’t need...

Thanks. It’s just been so relentless.

If you are feeling concerned I would absolutely rug - just make sure it is a good quality rug as what is even worse is if they get damp...

Errr, he isn’t getting any younger, and it isn’t going to get much drier any time soon, and you know he feels cold…. Maybe the old boy...

Yup Equafleece are amazing. Megs literally worn her out after six years of hard wear. I’ve just taken it apart to have a go at making a...

My 19 year old highland is never rugged we live on south coast. With the relentless rain I’m just wondering if I should cave and rug. He...