Is anyone in Lightweights yet ??

[Horseback Rider]

My TB is out 24/7 now on good grass in a 250g rug with hood, only he seems to be getting a bit hot so have taken the hood off, but am wondering if I should just stick a no fill rug on and may be get a hood to go with it ? It's definitly warmer here just a bit wet ??

 

[Donkey66]

Yep, this morning. But we only have a very thick heavyweight or a rainsheet.

 

[appylass]

Of six, four have no rugs on now, two very elderly ones have lightweight rugs on. It has been very mild here and they were all getting too warm. Don't think I've ever had rugs off this early before though.

 

[miss_c]

Yup, for a few weeks now! Clipped out horse, rainsheet when out, lightweight stable when in.

 

[haras]

I'm not a fan of lightweights, I believe they actually make them colder by flattening the coat.

However, my pregnant arab is out in a 100g rug. Other two are still in medium weights and will be for a few more weeks.

 

[Rose Folly]

Yes, for weeks now (but unclipped so perhaps different to yours). They were sweating in their middleweights.

 

[katherine1975]

My two have blanket clips and have been in no fill rugs for a couple of weeks - just to keep them dry and clean as they like to sleep in the mud!

 

[ISHmad]

Ours were in their rainsheets a few weeks ago but then changed back to 40g rugs when the temperatures plummeted again. Even in the thick of winter the maximum they were wearing was 200g.

If they were clipped then that would have been a different matter of course. It's a lot milder here but very very wet.

 

[chestnut cob]

Mine has been in a LW for ages! He is the warmest horse I have ever known and I struggle with his weight so he always has the least rugs I can get away with - if I let him get warm, he just piles the pounds on.

He has been in his LW since at least the end of Jan, if not before. He has a blanket clip, BTW.

 

[Faithkat]

Mine has a lightweight on unless it is really chilly but she's out naked today as it's so warm.

 

[S-J]

Medium weight today - without the neck cover, which I may regret! Definitely the lightest rug he has been in so far, Spring may be around the corner yet

 

[RuthnMeg]

Naked in the day now with M/W at night. MW will change very soon to LW, I've just been lazy and haven't swapped them over yet - oppps!

 

[christi]

My horse has been in her 40 gram Fal for most of the winter, its still snowing here and the temp sitting around +2... spring is no where near for me .

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Both of mine are in rainsheets and naked on dry days

Well naked under all the mud they pack on......

 

[Horseback Rider]

Thanks all. I bit the bullet last night and swapped him into a no fill ! I hope I am not this bad when I have a baby ;-)

 

[miss_bird]

Did not use a h/w once this year, most of tb's have spent all winter in l/ws and are all moulting, so will be having rugs off soon

 

[gillianclaude]

My horse has been in her 40 gram Fal for most of the winter, its still snowing here and the temp sitting around +2... spring is no where near for me .

Where in Scotland are you?

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

One is in a lightweight only because he is up for sale and I want to keep him as clean as possible. The other one is out naked.

 

[Tr0uble]

Yep! Grey horse just has a no fill sheet on - I'd happily leave him without but he lies in poo! (vain I know, so shoot me)

Even Brown horse is just in a summer sheet tonight because he was sweated up this morning in a lightweight turnout...and he has muscle problems that mean he has to be over rugged!

 

[spotty_pony]

Both of my two are in their LW stable rugs overnight and naked during the day at the moment!

 

[kelly_s1]

My boy is fully clipped, and in his 100g rugs now. Its meant to be getting colder again soon

 

[treacle_beastie]

well mines been in with a cotton sheet or a l/w since about mid jan cos she got hives from being too hot in a m/w after the cold snap.

She is in a medium lite in the day but she is too hot and have considered rainsheet for a while now but I didnt want another rug getting dirty! Makes a change to last year where she was in a H/w with neck and 2 stable rugs!

 

[christi]

Where in Scotland are you?

Dumfriesshire