Are we in MW's now?

[NeverSayNever]

mine is fully clipped and still out and in a 300g

 

[shoo]

Nope! my three are naked and will be all winter, what a mean mummy I am
my TB hasn't been rugged in six years, she had a bad clipping experince with her previous owner so I keep her fluffy. The two boys are both natives so they don't care either

 

[Tinseltoes]

Neither my section A or my coloured cob have rugs on as its still mild here.

 

[rcm_73]

Nooo it's been far too warm during the day here so my four (2 TB's & 2 Welsh B's) are in lightweights at night and naked during the day when it's warm. They will be clipped soon and I need something to clip off! One of the Welshies is the only one that has grown anything resembling a winter coat yet so am leaving the MW rugs for when they are clipped as will get a LOT colder yet so need those HW rugs when and only when it does actually get properly cold!!

 

[Billsmam]

my yearling is in a MW (200g) and living out and my cob is naked and will be the entire winter. i did plan on keeping the yearling naked but he was cold so had to rug him, he doesnt seem to keep warm very well...hopefully he will grow out it as he gets older as i hate rugging.

 

[moses06]

No! still way too warm here 17 - 20 degrees in the day and about 13/14 degrees at night - far too warm to rug hairy natives!! They only get rugs if it rains anyway!

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

NO. mine are fully clipped. fit and working, but still out 24/7, wearing rainsheets. they are often too warm in the day and have to go naked for a few hours.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

My 4 year old ISH (mainly tb) is out naked, She will be wintered out as much as possible this year, as for the past 3 years shes been rugged up so shes toughening up a little and getting abit hairy . Once it turns really cold I might just rug her

Col x

 

[Jericho]

nope, not clipped and out 24/7 more or less. Its warm here - not dropping below 10c at night and was up to 20c and warmer when in the sun. My horses would be sweating if I had rugs on them. Amazingly there are some round here with them on and with full necks - feel rather sorry for them, even if they are fully clipped they must have been so hot!

 

[3DE]

Mine are out 24/7 and nakey and I live here...

But they are native and unclipped - mind you they are currently shedding as they have decided the week of sun we have had is too warm!

 

[Kao]

My Paint x is naked too. He'll be clipped so definitely in a MW combo

 

[Dizzydancer]

we are now back in MW after poor horse been very confused had about 1 week in MW then it went hot so into LW and on sunday was naked:O much ot his shock probably be moulting soon!! He in at night in MW has been for about 5weeks x

 

[digitalangel]

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lordy i hope not!! elderly pony is still out at night with rainsheet. Wussy WB is in 100g at night and naked or rainsheet. Less wussy WB is out naked and a sheet at night.
clipping this week cant wait! lol

 

[Ted's mum]

nope Suzy out all time with her flysheet on still (unclipped)...not time for rugs yet....they wont feel the benefit of them when the cold really does hit..

 

[KatB]

Mines out with a LWT under rug and a MW half neck, with a very lightweight full neck over the top (only because she has shredded her MW!)... she is 100% clipped out though, and very wimpy!!

 

[Louby]

My boy came in sweating today, he had a lw on. Its so hard when you are at work knowing what to do. Hes going out naked tomorrow though. Friends horse is unclipped, has full neck mw on and is fine!

 

[Dubsie]

I've had a rainsheet on the arab x pony if wet, but it's been dry for a week so he's naked day and night still,as barely dropping below 10. The fat NF isn't getting rugged, he's too hairy.

 

[pottamus]

No my lad is still naked during the day and in at night naked. I worry about him when I feel the cold hit me during the day at work but every morning and night that I check him he is perfectly warm in every way. Whilst it stays low wind and dry I aim to leave him naked so that he grows a good coat. I am unable to ride him in the week now with the dark mornings and night so am hoping he will maintain his weight naturally by me not rugging yet.

 

[Lexie81]

mine comes in at night now and has been naked during the day over the last few days as it has been so warm, and a fleece at night in her stable. Daughters section A hairy monster has had his lightweight on at night as he is an old boy.

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

No mine are still out naked but I might put a lightweight on them soon.

 

[kezimac]

well its seems i in minority but hell yes - last night in 200g full neck but she is 7/8th tb and lives out and has NO coat no fluff, nothing to clip and to be honest no excess weight i can afford to lose so i figure if i paying big feed bill and schooling her well i am not going to let her loose weight or let her back muscles go cold and tight bracing against the weather when i spendd so much time suppling them up

 

[peanut]

We're only just in a lightweight!

 

[claireandnadia]

Both my IDxTB and shettie are naked day and night at the moment.

 

[DragonSlayer]

Naked and un-clipped, feathers and the like kept tidy,...but I don't clip. If a horse gets sweaty then they will be dried off before out in the cold again, but I believe in keeping my life simple as I work F/T and have a family etc. etc....just easier for us! IF it gets REALLY cold though, ya know....really heavy frosts and snow, then I'll bung a few rugs on..... This goes for the Anglo too! They all get plenty of hay and hard feed of course.

 

[sammiea]

My girly is fully clipped and in a LW (no fill) during the day & a fleece at night. Will re clip at the end of the month (weekend the clocks change) and then if temps as they are now or lower the MW will come out.

 

[Theresa_F]

Farra is out with no rug but she is not clipped and very hairy. Stinky was full clipped last week and has a 100g rug on at night and a no fill during the day, though for the past four days has been without any rug during the day as it has been so warm. Both are living out for another few weeks. Even full clipped, Stinky is getting very sweaty when worked but at least I can quickly sponge him down and have him dry now that the hair has gone.

MW - 250s are for when it goes below 6 and they are full clipped for my two or they get too hot.

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

2 fully clipped are out in full neck fleece and HW combos, and snuggy hoods.

in at night in full neck fleece and HW combo stable rug, no snuggy hoods but leg wraps instead.

 

[guido16]

Good god, unreal how molly coddled some horses are!

What are people going to do when it gets really cold!!
**not directed at anyone in particular, just thinking in print**

Mine are all out, no rugs, cosy shelter.
One has a trace clip.
TBs and TBx `s

 

[posie_honey]

unclipped - thin coat - 200gm during day - 300gm over night - lives out 24/7
its dipping to freezing over night here now

oh and when it gets really cold she'll have 450gm full neck plus a 200gm full neck under duvet on

 

[LizzyandToddy]

My semi-naked horse went into his 200g yestoday Although he doesn't winter amazingly well, hunting fit, and it's so hard to keep the weight on him!
He is also in quite an exposed field