Is it ok chase clip and no rug at night in field

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I'm not sure if it's ok to leave my connemara x Irish sports horse out at the min with no rug she has a chase clip I have left her out all week without one but now I'm wondering is it going to cold at night to be without a rug she's happy in herself but obviously I'm not there in the night do you think she'll be to cold 😕she's out 24/7
 
I turned one out 2 weeks ago with a blanket clip and he has been absolutely fine, as long as they are in good condition being a bit chilly overnight will do no harm, the one here is loving being naked after a winter rugged up.
 
We have had frost here the last two nights (East Midlands). I have just been out and put light stable rugs on the naked ones (they're in at night). One is chaser clipped but to be honest he needs the rug the least. The others are unclipped. But they are all different so some feel the cold more than others. Only you know your horse, but the temperature drops significantly overnight so I would be putting a 100g rug on personally on an average chaser clipped horse.
 
Wagtail said:
We have had frost here the last two nights (East Midlands). I have just been out and put light stable rugs on the naked ones (they're in at night). One is chaser clipped but to be honest he needs the rug the least. The others are unclipped. But they are all different so some feel the cold more than others. Only you know your horse, but the temperature drops significantly overnight so I would be putting a 100g rug on personally on an average chaser clipped horse.
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Being in when it gets cold is different to being out in my view, a frosty night is less of an issue for those outside than pouring rain, it also depends how well they have come out of the winter, mine are all rather well covered so have plenty of fat to keep them warm plus their coats have grown back a fair bit, the 2 stabled horses are still wearing a light rug.
 
Exploding Chestnuts said:
Err, that's probably a trace clip [traces being part of carriage harness].
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Might be a chaser clip, but with a spelling mistake.

Regardless of the whether it is a chaser or trace clip - still a fair amount of hair in comparison to other clips, and as others have said it depends on your horse, how damp and ultimately how sheltered you are. Nugz has a blanket clip and is naked during the day and a no fill overnight to keep off any rogue wetness. If he's in overnight, he has nothing on in the stable. But he's a good doer, and is fed plenty of hay to keep warm.
 
My mare is a bit lean at the moment and currently naked and she was fully clipped in November.

(She dropped weight after she injured herself and is by no means an emaciated charity case!)

She is about to go onto her summer field with good grass and will only be rugged if the temperature really drops which so far it hasn't.
 
My mare has just been retired and turned away 24/7 on large field with grass.
She is in her element!!
High blanket clipped and I had intended to rug overnight for now, but she has been watching me trudge across field with rug and beggering off in the opposite direction. That would be her naked then!!
 
So my hunter clipped cob went without last night, I feel aweful, but at the same time, it was her choice not mine. I didn't even go to put on until 9pm as I was busy and it was cold enough then. So after galloping round with only the front buckles done up, it looking more like a cape than a rug and that dreaded ripping sound as she steps on it. I tried to straighten it and give her a second chance, but no so undo the clips and off she belts again. Fine do without then.


In fairness to her she is a cob and itsn't fat right now as we have finished hunting but she does get hot, so she knows best right?
 
I think as always there are many variables to take into account. My horses are fully clipped and in at night. They are wearing a cotton sheet plus outdoor rug and hood. The wind is cold here and a few nights ago it was 2 degrees so no chance of overnight turnout yet. Both horses are very eager to come in each evening. Last year they were not out at night until mid May because the wind was so cold.
 
It was always traditional to have the hunters roughed off and turned out by Easter, so about now is normal, so long as the weather is normal! Mine has been out in the day with no rug, despite the chilly wind, I thought he would have to get used to it at some stage. I have a much lighter rug on at night too.
 
Meredith said:
I think as always there are many variables to take into account.
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^^ this :)

Depends where you are in the country, depends on the shelter in your field, depends on the grazing quality, depends on your horse :)

My older girl would be a bit chilly out naked at the moment, we've had frosts the last few nights and she feels the cold. My sec D is much more robust but even she was cold this morning, the temp really fell away overnight and I got it wrong with her pyjamas :o
 
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