Heat Bumps

[Rakshasa]

I have noticed that if my horse gets too hot under her rugs, she'll break out in heat bumps along her back. She's quite a warm thoroughbred, and we have learnt this recently.
I have cleaned all of my rugs, ready for winter to try and prevent this however I was wondering if there was anything else I could do to help prevent these heat bumps? Anything I could put inside of her rugs etc.

I am open to all ideas and advice

Thanks!

 

[cobgoblin]

Lighter and less rugging?

 

[Rakshasa]

Lighter and less rugging?

She's in light rugs and I hardly rug her. However sometimes like with the really bad rain we had and it was cold, I just put a rain sheet on her. But then the next day she was running around excited, got warm and had those lumps again :/

 

[Shay]

Horses have a greater thermal range than humans. The common thought is that it is better welfare wise for them to get cold than to be too hot. They can move around to warm up - but they can't take a rug off. If she is getting so hot that she is getting sweat rash then she really doesn't need the rug - not matter how cold you think it is.

 

[HeyMich]

Some horses just don't do well rugged.

My mare is so much happier totally clipped out and naked, or very lightly rugged. She simply hates being hot! She lives out 24/7 and is in a max 100g rug, mid-winter. She used to get sweat scald on her flanks and shoulders (lots of scarring there from her previous homes, presumably from being over-rugged), and there's been no new occurrences since I've had her, thankfully.

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[Rakshasa]

Some horses just don't do well rugged.

My mare is so much happier totally clipped out and naked, or very lightly rugged. She simply hates being hot! She lives out 24/7 and is in a max 100g rug, mid-winter. She used to get sweat scald on her flanks and shoulders (lots of scarring there from her previous homes, presumably from being over-rugged), and there's been no new occurrences since I've had her, thankfully.

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Thankyou so much! My yard owner has TB's as well so she was rugging them like her horses, however its clear my horse is just a warm horse!