Anyone Else Rugging??

[AmyMay]

As the title really.

Thumper is back in a rug - in July, which is quite ridiculous.

Anyone else rugging their poor nags??

 

[stencilface]

Nope, they are all out 24/7 and naked - Mine might get clipped in a couple of weeks before the next comp - although will be rugging for the first couple of weeks after that

 

[Spyda]

Mind are too. Wearing light weight combo rugs. Our stables and paddocks are exposed and over looking the sea at the top of cliffs. If the weather is bad anywhere else, it is 100 times worse up there. Got my yearling in on Saturday afternoon (about 4pm) and her coat was staring with the chill. Yikes. In JULY!

 

[catherinep]

Mine are in lightweight turnoutds and we lit a fire last night at home!!! it certainly wasn't cold enough for the HEATING (what are we talking about in July!!) but needed something to take the chill off after I got in from the horses soaking wet.....

 

[ticobay831]

Yep, put light weigths on last night weathers been awfull, the old boy hasnt had his off for ages

Debs x

 

[arwenplusone]

Yep - lightweight on the foal. The others are naked though

 

[TGM]

Have put a LW turnout on my old mare, as she tends to come in really shivering in heavy rein. Daughter's pony doesn't really need one, but has one on to keep her clean. My mare is still out naked though!

 

[AmyMay]

Of course, I'm now looking out the window and the sun is comming out!

Argghhhh

 

[imyourstalker]

Henry is naked.

dad doesnt allow me to rug up in the summer as henry is 'an outdoor animal' lmao! His words not mine

 

[nikki_07766]

Both mine are out at night naked still, my theory is the rain is warm and they have enough months with thick heavy rug's it's nice for them to have a break, ok if there old etc i can see the point otherwise i just like them to be horses for a few months...

 

[Sprout]

My lot are all in LW rugs today, paddling round in a field resembling a lake, its not right!

 

[BlackDiamond]

My TB is naked.

 

[lisan]

Mine are both LW's today - had to wade through the mud to check them this morning :-(

 

[Thistle]

The competition horses are out at night in lightweights and the ponies are naked (fat and hairy though)

 

[pinktiger]

fed up of bloody rugs now!!!! one min 'on' next 'off' 'on'off'on'off'on'off'on'off'on'offfff' AGGGGHHHHH!!! wheres our summer!!!?????!!!!!!

 

[jewel]

yes back to rug by day and in by night as he was just stood at the gate shivering.

 

[suej102]

Sharing your pain with what to do for the best here. Desperate to avoid 'mollycoddling' but sitting at work looking out at the driving rain and now wishing I had put a LW rug on my boy this morning instead of turning out starkers! Just hope that sun breaks through soon!

 

[seche]

YUP!!!! both old boys were out shivering in the field - even the fatter of the two! - so in they came - driers on and into summer sheets!! they are out in reproofed NZs and thin night rugs when in!!
Youngster is 24/7 wrapped in fly sheet and with stable rug on top

CRAZY!!!

 

[FAYEFUDGE]

Yes, have rugged all weekend...haven't time to wait for the boy to dry, so I can ride...it usually takes him over 2 hrs!!!

 

[KatB]

Yep mine is in LWT TO in day and Stable rug at night. He has no coat though as is clipped

 

[SpottedCat]

Out naked - it's still 15/16 degrees even in the rain which is pretty warm IMO, and I don't wait for him to dry to ride him either as I have never, ever understood why rain is worse than sweat and his back is always wet from sweat after riding. I just sweat scraper him before I tack up.

 

[ihatework]

my little TB is wearing a rainsheet, the other 2 are naked

 

[hellybelly6]

Nope, once his rug is off for the summer it is off. He spends too much time of the winter in a rug and Jake doesn't like them. It is also helping him to loose weight which is a bonus!

 

[lastresort]

Well i have rugged my new horse who stood shivering yesterday and so was pony. Other 1 is naked and other has rain sheet. (i have 4 all very different)

It was 12 degrees here yesterday and yesterday night it was 9 degrees. They are out 24/7 but brught one in today so i can ride later!

 

[Sali]

Mine are in lightweights. They're even coming in at night?!?!

 

[AnnaandStella]

Middleweight for my horsey, with a coolex for the day.

 

[lucym]

mine is in today as his field is like a bog, and now resembles his winter field afer he ran round like a lunatic, the weather on dartmoor is as bad as it was in the winter (just not quiet as cold!!)
i know he's a horse and all that, but what can you do? he will not stay out and be sensible in bad weather

 

[kit279]

No, but the TBs are embarassingly porky and could do with losing a bit of weight! *Hardens heart*

 

[SunSmile]

I had to get my TBx in today as she was shivering out in the rain

so she will have a LW on until this stupid weather clears up!

 

[Damnation]

Rainsheet for my TB.
Any form of rain and she comes in shivering with rain scald

Why did I buy a rather delicate TB again?