Cairo was for the first time this year. Chancer has his summer t/o on as he is showing this weekend and I am trying to keep him cleanish as we are still on winter mud paddocks.
Today - summer t/o for both - Cairo is old and needs to be kept warm and dry for his joints.
Not long and it will be hot weather and fly sheets - I hope.
My TB's living out at the moment and not in work, Mum was all for whipping her rug off completely on Monday, but seeing as it is still cold here and getting down to 4 degrees at night and she had been in her winter weight up to then, I thought that was a bit mean!! So she has her lightweight on now, but I'm hoping to take it off on friday when it's meant to get a lot warmer
She'll then stay naked whatever the weather until the autumn, I can't be doing with changing it every day, but I do like to give them a bit of time to acclimatize gradually!!
some of mine are and some arnt. they have been out 24/7 all winter and its just my old retired mw hunter who has one on now, gone down from one with a neck cover to standard neck.
the livery horses who have been allowed to keep them out at night a few weks now, tend to either still be rugged at night or all the time.
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some of mine are and some arnt. they have been out 24/7 all winter and its just my old retired mw hunter who has one on now, gone down from one with a neck cover to standard neck.
the livery horses who have been allowed to keep them out at night a few weks now, tend to either still be rugged at night or all the time.
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Ooooh, do you think anyone would notice if I snuck May into one of your fields for a few days?????? lol - she barged out this am and ran off up the yard to go and flirt with the boys in the top stables!
Me too Accy, it was lovely this morning and now its been raining for a while, if it stops it'll be ok otherwise I'll have to get the soggy boys in to dry off before the have their pyjamas on.
Old horse was naked yesterday.
The others all have their medium 200g spring/autumn rugs on with no necks.
Twas pouring this morning so wasnt going to chance them getting too cold (they are clipped out).
Am considering turning them out full time come next week tho.
Somedays yes but today it was raining cats and dogs, so after I had ridden I put some L/W waterproof ones on them. Then tonight I will change them back to the warmer, waterproof ones! I wish i worried about what i wear as much...x x x
Was naked during the day till today as is freezing up here. Still rugs on at night at the mo. can't wait till it warms up so they can be off all the time.
Naked during the day this week.........but now it's drizzling
Just to add, all the horses are naked at work - all yr round! And the mares already have excellent fine summer coats, And yet Ellis, who has been rugged, is about half way through shedding.
I think most horses are over rugged nowadays! - They are horses after all.......