After clipping what rug do you use on cob/native?

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Going to clip my lad this weekend and was just wanting to konw what sort of rug will he need?

He's 4 y/o, lets face it a fatty cob
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, that will be out 24/7. When I got him he had never lived out we have left him unrugged to get a coat (which he has done fab!) But when I got him in summer he got a cold from living out, so what rug do I use after clipping???
 
my cob is in a trace and a midweight but she was weaned in a lady's kitchen and is a bit nesh having grown up with a bed by the arga!!
 
My native cob x will get a bib/Irish sort of clip (think that's right, some people call clips different things, effectively just chest and belly clipped out) in next few weeks. Where he's kept he has to be in at night during winter though until the age of 7 he'd never seen a stable. He's a very good doer. Depending on the weather he's either out in a lightweight or if arctic I go to a mediumweight. Our winters are so mild though now the majority of the time it is a lightweight. He has such a great winter coat of his own. First year I had him I didn't rug but just couldn't cope with the amount of mud he'd get himself covered in as restricted my riding. If he had to be out 24/7 I think I'd start with a lightweight and see how he goes, maybe judge it by how he copes with what winter throws at us this year?
 
Genie has a hunter clip and is still out at night in a lightweight rain sheet. I tried her in the mediumweight but she was too hot. Depends on the horse really.
 
My heavyweight cob was clipped a couple of weeks ago, took it all off apart from his leg hair (well sis did, thanks
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) . He is currently out day and night in a lightweight sheet as hate to over rug him and get him too hot. Check his/her ears and make sure they are comfy.
 
Depends how long you want the clip to last.

I usually have to sedate mine to clip soooo i put heavy rugs on to stop him feeling the cold at all to save hair growth and lots more penny's on vets fees!
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He's not that heavy being a X so he does get chilly.
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It is not being cold that stimulates hair growth it is the change in light so overugging is just going to make your horse hot and uncomfortable.

My pony is chaser clipped and out 24/7 in a LW but his field is sheltered and I would be quite pleased if he lost a bit of weight too.
 
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It is not being cold that stimulates hair growth it is the change in light so overugging is just going to make your horse hot and uncomfortable.
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Please do not judge how I care for my horse! If he was hot and uncomfortable i would drop weights!!!
 
the only reason our cob is in a medium weight is he shreds those lightweight rugs. Last time he had a new one he shredded it after 3 hours. Cant afford £40 every 3 hours...
 
Day length isn't the only factor in coat growth - temperature is as well. Day length does trigger the summer / winter coat change but if you leave them cold in winter the coat will grow faster. Doesn't seem to make a difference in the summer so much.

I have a mid weight cob completely clipped and hogged all year round. I've experiemented for years on rug weights and if I keep him warm - not hot and uncomfortable, but nice and warm - then his winter coat growth is slower than if I let him get cold. Right now he is in a fleece and light weight (I like to use under rugs to keep the turnouts clean inside) and a midweight stable rug at night. He could just easily be in a mid weight turn out without an under rug.
 
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