Rugging advice please

[sueandtoto]

Toto has a hunter clip and is a connie x , he's out all day till 4.00 pm ridden daily and stabled at night , gets couple of handfulls of Alfa A Lite with carrots and multi vits and is looking well , is he ok with medium weight rug on during the day ( no neck) or would you put a heavy weight (with neck) on yet or shall I wait till it gets colder?? he wears a heavy stable rug at night tho

 

[shadowboy]

Personally I would wait.

 

[merlinsquest]

I would wait or you will be layering for england to keep him warm when it really gets cold or snows

 

[Enfys]

Is he warm when he comes in? If so, then he's fine I'd say.

 

[AmyMay]

If he's warm enough - then leave as is. We havne't really had a cold snap yet. I've really been struggling with my horse - and up until last weekend, despite being blanket clipped, I was still unable to put a rug on him - he was simply getting too hot.

Each is different, and you just have to monitor daily.

 

[WelshRareBit]

Murphy has a trace clip and is in a full neck 180gm, and he's cosy like that.
I often wonder when to upgrade him, but its simply too close in Wales to do it yet, I feel. Murphy sweats when I try to put anything under his rug! As AM has said, just keep an eye on it - you'll soon know when he's chilly!
Wonders if she's ever going to get to put her HW on Murphy!!

 

[showjump2003]

I'd leave it for now as long as he is happy and not dropping weight

 

[Nari]

If he doesn't feel cold then leave him as he is. If he feels a bit chilly I'd maybe try slipping a fleece or something under it as that wouldn't be as hot as a full neck HW.

 

[sueandtoto]

Thanks everyone

dont like to think of him being cold

but I suppose being too hot is bad as well !! I shall wait untill it gets really cold so he can wear his shiney new h/w