Do I give in and put his rug on tonight?!

well, in all honestly that's a bit of a silly comparison. I wasnt built to stand on a hillside in a wooly jumper in the snow.

Native ponies are
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and we provide them with hedges and shetlers. At least, we're supposed to.

I strngly believe you should not mess with what nature intends in circumstances like this.
 
If I were you I would not rug till you have clipped, there usually fine without, its just we feel they would like a rug, I am exactly the same as you allthough pickle is now full clipped so I no longer need to resist!
 
mine is out hairy and unrugged (altho im dying to try my new ones even tho i swore he was not being rugged) but is being clipped saturday due to his sweatiness when working then i shall reconsider the rugging option - in at night tho so would be lightweight only then max im offering him is mediumweight through the winter, cant have him become reliant!
 
Leave a rug off as much as you can if you have a good doer like both off mine I do not rug they are fine. Do not feel pressured by other folk putting rugs on their horses, you will know when its best. Keep you weight tape handy and unless he or she starts to lose lots of weight keep the rugs off. You want to be going into spring with the least ammount of weight you can to stop the weight problems you had last year. These native horses were bred to be in the hills in all weathers a good coat is the best protection they can have. I dont clip either because in the winter I only ride at the weekends and I have time to dry them off, so if you like him fluffy and are not doing lots of fast work I wouldn't clip either but that,s just me lovely horse by the way
 
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anthropomorphism
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1. The ascribing of a human form or human characteristics or attributes such as behaviour, feelings, beliefs, etc to animals, gods, inanimate objects, etc.
 
loving the long word TGM
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Murphy defo wasn't cold yesterday, he just didn't like being wet, but I do know I need to get the extra weight off him over the winter so will try to leave him unrugged - he does have a big hedge at the top of his field. I just hope everyone at the new yard doesn't think I'm a mean mummy!
 
Although the top of his coat may feel wet, you should find with a thick coated native that if you slide your fingers through the hair, the skin underneath is nice and warm and dry
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. My old Sec A was like that but I still had to put up with non-horsey neighbours telling me she should have a rug on, even though she only went out for a few hours a day (due to being laminitic).
 
When you bathed him did you notice how greasy his coat was? That's ponies natural barrier against the wet
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. Hence why, if you do keep him naked you shouldnt groom him too much, because you'll remove his natural waterproofness.
 
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