Confused - rugging a *clipped* good doer out 24/7

[lucky7]

I will be wanting to rug my native very soon - reasons being to keep her clean (skewbald), and to de-courage a huge yeti coat that she normally supports throughout winter.
This will be the first winter that she will be in light work - so possibly she will be clipped (bib at least and blanket at very most) shes out 24/7 well sheltered field, plenty of grass and hay and shes a super duper good doer.
(think fat coming out of winter )

Now the confusing part - thought about a LW turn out while shes not clipped then depending on work load if she has a clip would change rug to a MW (with a neck)
BUT i have read that putting a LW on can make them colder in the winter?? so what do i do - don't want to put a MW on without a clip as shes very hairy and rather rounded so does not need rugging for warmth without a clip, but i don't want a mud monster neither nor make her cold!
Also i don't want her mane rubbed off - so a recommendation of some sort of mane cover would be useful!

Suggestions please?!

 

[Ella19]

rugs are very light weight these days, the thought of making them colder is a heavy rug that doesn't allow the hair to stand up. To be honest if you want her to loose a little weight and it's just to keep her clean go with a lightweight. Mine will live out naked this year as roughed off but when she comes back into work will have a bib clip and still be naked. Only if she was having a trace or more will she have a light weight as I need her to loose the weight before spring.

Regarding mane rubbing, I find amigo's very good, but any with a detachable hood is better than a fixed one to prevent mane rubbing.

 

[lucky7]

thank you

 

[AmyMay]

Rugging up early won't stop the production of the coat - it will just give that impression due to the coat lying flat.

Regarding LW rugs - they're great, and certainly have their place. But what you have to remember is that with no fill a horse can become cold on a particularly wet and windy day, because their coat can't stand up to allow air to be trapped under the coat - which keeps them warm. So my preference for bad weather is a rug that has a filling.