Are you in meds or lights tonight?

Mine are all out 24/7 and the only one with a rug (lightweight) is the 30 year old Arab. None of them are clipped however (All Arabs except for one TBX). If next week the weather really takes a turn for the worse, then I'll think about putting lightweights on them, but while the nights (here anyway, in South Bucks) are cold, but dry and still, they'll stay naked.
 
My boy has a hunter clip and lives out 24/7at the moment is in his l/w only, but i think he might need his m/w tonight as its supposed to drop colder.
 
None!
1. It's dry cold not wet
2. She is an Arab but getting quite furry and nature looks after its own
3. She's as fat as a mole so has plenty of blubber to keep her warm.
4. She's out 24/7 so can canter about if she gets cold!
 
2 in mediums as it's going to be 3 here and cob naked as she has a little extra weight and a fluffy coat to keep her going
 
ooooh I am a softie!! My unclipped cob x is going out in his Premier Equine 100g outer rug tonight :)
I know he's be alright in his lightweight but I don't want him to get too hairy this year as I only plan on a bib clip.
 
At the moment they are in mediums, but there has been the odd night where I've switched to a light, if it's a clear sky it's usually a sign it's going to be a cold un...even if it is much later on or early in the morning.

But you can't get em too soft though can you, I mean it's going to get a hell of a lot colder come Jan and February, so if there not clipped and holding there weight well then they should be ok without worrying too much I guess.:)
 
My tb is in a 300g combo, I couldn't believe it when I had to get it out! But in all fairness, he's still under the ideal weight and being cold won't help him put it on! My others are in their medium-lights apart from the fully clipped cob who's in a medium.

Isn't it meant to warm up next week?! :p
 
Suppose a lot depends on where you live.

Mines been living out with a trace clip in just a light weight combo until now, but Met Office say its going down to 3 degrees with wind and rain tonight so Im getting OH to drive me up there later to switch into a medium combo. I wont use a heavy until its minus degree.
 
My warmbloodx unclipped in a lighweight still until I clip her at weekend, the two hairy ponies with bib clip in lightweight combos. Probably wont put anything heavier on until temps get a regular 5 deg or less, they all live out and do well.
 
Lights. There's no wind though it's going down to freezing here tonight apparently.

The horses live out, and are not clipped. But the ex-steeplechaser is still pretty bony and hasn't grown much winter coat, and I don't want my cob to grow any thicker coat now - she's got a respectable amount but I don't want a complete Thelwell thatch as she sweats up so much hacking otherwise.
 
Both my warmblood and TB x are still in their lightweights. They have plenty of hay in the field and it's supposed to warm up again by the weekend!
 
Medium, as she has been all day through the numerous and violent hail storms!! In fact, I nearly hurled something at the weather reporter who said that "Most fo us have seen a fair share of sunshine today". Oh really???? Where was ours then??? It is seriousy cold here and has been all day. My gelding is in a lightweight though - he's a PRE but a good doer, whereas the mare is a TB and certainly not a good doer!
 
Sophie's coat was a rough and standing up so i put a lightweight on and she went to sleep!:D I checked her every few minutes to see if she was too warm but she was wasn't. Her coat is now sleek and glossy.:D Shes unclipped.
 
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Mines in, clipped and in a heavyweight stable rug, it's freezing here and even colder at the yard (it's up in the hills). We had a hail storm earlier :eek:

I want her to keep some weight on too. She was a little too lean for winter a week ago but putting a little on quite nicely before the grass goes.
 
We're due very low temps tonight so 300g combo & a lightweight stable rug underneath. Poor doer who's partially clipped,still out at night at the mo.
 
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