After seeing all these threads about rugging/not rugging in this weather...

[katie_southwest]

I toddled off to the field to see my two...
My mare was fine (porky cob) , my little companion pony ...came off the moor..never been fussed over...was shivering

Ill let him off because he is about 30
He had his fast fibre and chaff soup tea which he wolfed down, had his little rug on and he stopped shivering.
Strange because it's mild here ... guess when you get that old you cant keep yourself warm so well

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

Awwwww bless him!!

I think alot of people don't realise that horses shiver sometimes to flick the rain water off X

 

[katie_southwest]

This was definately a proper shiver

Feel a bit like its my fault, I gave him a bath when it was really warm the other day and probably washed away all his waterproofness he had

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

This was definately a proper shiver

Feel a bit like its my fault, I gave him a bath when it was really warm the other day and probably washed away all his waterproofness he had

HEHE cruel mummy!! How cold is it where you are?? It's currently 12C here between Taunton/Exeter XX

 

[katie_southwest]

Its probably about the same! Im only down the road in Plymouth
Its been quite windy too which is maybe what made him feel it a bit.

Cruel mummy indeed, I thought I was doing him a favour giving him a bath
Although the state he was in when he came to me...a bit of shivering is probably nothing for him

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

Awwww dear thing! Don't blame you for bathing last week, the weather was truly tropical!! X

 

[katie_southwest]

It really was I have the sunburn to prove it

 

[flirtygerty]

There is always the exception to the rule, us oldies feel the slightest drop in temperature, cos it's mild here just now I'm on top of the quilt covered by a light fleece, Oh is covered by a heavy feather quilt and sleeps sound, I would toss and turn with that weighy