Is anyone putting rugs on their horses overnight?

[Paint it Lucky]

At this time of year?

 

[3Beasties]

Ours only have rain sheets on if it is really wet, otherwise they are rug less.

 

[mattilda]

Itis raining right now but still quite warm. I have 1 mare out and she won't need a rug yet. Maybe next month as the nights draw in and it gets cooler. She comes in at night in the Winter. My other 2 are in at night and definitely don't need rugs yet.

 

[junglediva]

umm id have to go with dont be rediculous.

 

[Tiarella]

Don't be rediculous

 

[charliesarmy]

no i try ands leave them as long as possible...then as soon as they come in out come the clippers....

 

[only_me]

my horse has a summer sheet on at night, or last week when it was very cold he had a very lightweight stable rug on, but that was because more of a big show that was coming up.

During the day he dosent wear one unless it is tipping it down, where he then has a no fill waterproof rug.

That said, we are on top of a hill!

At rds, most horses were wearing sheets at night, and some had rugs on.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Occasionally a rain sheet, but not that often.

 

[Ziggy_]

Gonna have to go with don't be ridiculous.

 

[dwi]

Only if it is freezing cold and chucking it down. Probably only 3-4 times in the last couple of months.

 

[silvershadow81]

Summer sheet every night in the stable. More so to keep the darn flys off her x

 

[connie1288]

Mine are in at night, either a sheet or LW rug depending on temperature! During the day in the field they have fly rugs or LW turnouts if raining and chilly.

 

[Elle1085]

i have been until this week and they've been in at night cos in the mornings they feel a bit chilly if they're not rugged up but one is clipped and one is a wimp. they're out tonight with no rugs on. if they were hot under the rugs i'd take them straight off.

 

[Gingerwitch]

I did last night - the lightest weight rain sheets I could find- but we were forcast for terrential rain and one of mine is clipped and the other two are big softies.

 

[bushbaby28]

I have a wimp of a tb... if its raining and cold he will have rain sheet (he has 3 rain sheets (one thats too short and exposes belly, normal one and full neck to make sure he only ever has what he really needs. ) hehe is that fussy?

 

[Enfys]

It's 26C out there, probably 20C at night, and even the damn wind is hot, so NO.

Saying that, back in the wetness that is Wales my arab would be a shivering wreck without a rainsheet on at the merest dribble of water, so, it all depends on the individual horse as usual. Never put a rug on just to keep them clean, that is why hose pipes were invented

 

[amandaco2]

the 6 year old is a wimp shes got lw turnout on now.
the other two even wanted their lw to on last week.
dont normally rug in summer but we've had hail over last 2 months and they are on very bare fields.

 

[Puppy]

Hell no!

 

[pixiebee]

my new forst wont even see a lightweight until oct sometime-my tb ex racer who could do with more weight gets a no fill waterproof sheet on if its raining, just to prevent him from loosing any condition. saving the real rugging for winter when they will really need it!

 

[diggerbez]

i put yes but its literally a summer sheet. don't think this counts as a rug really

 

[millitiger]

definitely not! it is nice and warm, even with the boys out 24/7.

but i don't tend to rug unless it is under about 4 degrees.

 

[sally2008]

I'm in the "don't be ridiculous" camp. He's a horse, not a boil in the bag dinner!

 

[kellyeaton]

i have a appy x witch through the summer never has his rug on and i ahve t/b if it is wet windy and cold i will put hers on but that is it!

 

[TallyHo123]

yes summer sheet on one of mine