Rugs...in July?!

[PinkvSantaboots]

Louis no his fine in the rain he doesn't mind getting wet and is a good weight.

Arabi hates the rain and has such a fine coat he will just be miserable without a rug his had a 0g or a 50g on depending on the temperature.

 

[Birker2020]

No, I refuse to rug in July. My horse is carrying plenty of weight and there's plenty of grass in the field so he'll be fine.

ETA: There are plenty on the yard who are rugging which is up to them but for me and my horse it's a no.

I don't know if the retirement place is but I know if she rugs Lari he will tear it. He has to be very cold before he will leave his rug alone.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

We have rugged older horses in July in the past but our current mares are in their prime and have access to a field shelter. They certainly were cooler yesterday after hours of rain, though.

 

[dottylottie]

lily has had a 0g on in the rain - apparently she’s not aware she’s a fat native pony, and she stands shouting at the gate to be brought in, and hovering round whenever anyone walks past giving them her best “pity me” face

 

[nikkimariet]

Mostly in a fly rug but been in his no fill for a few days with the rain. I need him clean as he does compete regularly and he reacts badly to bites. Usually in an Aussie overnight.

 

[NinjaPony]

I think generally with climate change, we are going to have to adjust our expectations of ‘normal’ weather for any given month, and be prepared to rug/not rug accordingly, rather than focus on a particular time of year.

 

[Bobthecob15]

I think generally with climate change, we are going to have to adjust our expectations of ‘normal’ weather for any given month, and be prepared to rug/not rug accordingly, rather than focus on a particular time of year.

Totally agree

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

lily has had a 0g on in the rain - apparently she’s not aware she’s a fat native pony, and she stands shouting at the gate to be brought in, and hovering round whenever anyone walks past giving them her best “pity me” face

Glad I am not the only one with a whoose - my welsh A was shivering in her stable last Thursday. I was in shorts and T shirt but she was shivering, if I don't put a leece on her some nights, she pulls it off the rug rack in her stable onto the floor in protest. Like saying " ok now its on the floor get the hint mum put it on"

 

[saalsk]

My arab (not old, just into teens) shivers if it rains for more than a few hours in summer. He never feels cold, and I have checked actual temp, and ears, skin etc, and he never seems actually cold, but he seems to feel it and shivers. I use a no fill rain sheet, or a minimal fill rain sheet for him, and he will then carry on grazing and seems happier, rather than standing in his hunched camel *save me now, I am about to expire* position by the gate, in the hope of coming in. If I simply bring him inside, and don't leave him out but rugged, he doesn't like that - despite nice hay - he wants his coat on and makes it pretty clear !

 

[dottylottie]

Glad I am not the only one with a whoose - my welsh A was shivering in her stable last Thursday. I was in shorts and T shirt but she was shivering, if I don't put a leece on her some nights, she pulls it off the rug rack in her stable onto the floor in protest. Like saying " ok now its on the floor get the hint mum put it on"

they’re ridiculous aren’t they! you wouldn’t think she lived out 24/7 until she was 7, i’ve honestly never met a pony until her that i thought would genuinely rather be stabled than turned out in the rain she’ll have to suck it up though, i didn’t prioritise winter turnout when finding a yard for nothing lmao

 

[Vermeer]

My golden oldie has been wearing a rain sheet during persistent rain, she isn't carrying any extra weight and I want her to be as comfortable as possible

 

[millitiger]

Yep, one of mine is rugged overnight at the moment.
He is very fit and not fat and has also been clipped so needs some protection.

My other 2 are naked and fine.

 

[Cloball]

I've been rugging my TB on the odd night when there's been consistent heavy rain forecast. Just a 0g rainsheet but it's got a 1200d outer so still feels quite thick and it can still be quite warm when I put it on in the evening. I worry that he;s too hot in it but I worry that he'll be cold and fed up without it and it's cost me a lot of money to put weight on him so I don't want him shivering it off again! Might have to go and look at one of those waterproof fly jobbies, as if I haven't got enough other rugs already!

It's taken 4 years to get used to the way people south of the wall use the word jobbies

 

[First Frost]

Mine has been in 0g rugs for the last few day, otherwise i wouldn't be able to ride as they would be soaking wet and covered in mud.

 

[meesha]

I've been using a waterproof fly rug if I need a clean dry horse, horse physio due Wednesday so Tuesday night is scrape mud off and fly rug... Otherwise Def not, but mine have constant access to field shelter and r chunky !!

 

[PSD]

We had torrential rain all day yesterday, went up to catch mine and he ran off seems the rain bothers me more than him.

I did bring him in (eventually) for the night because I don’t want to risk rain scald as it is still quite mild. Warm and damp are not ideal conditions!

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

The 25year old had a rain sheet on last night..it was torrential and Sunday she had been shivering. I rug to the actual weather and comfort of the horse rather than what the month is…

 

[meleeka]

Yes, Ive been rugging - my mare is 22 now, not carrying much weight and feels the cold. She hates getting wet so it its cold/wet or windy or a mixture of these, she gets rugged.

One of my old girls is rugged tonight, but the other is fat and happy and definitely wouldn’t thank me.

 

[saddlesore]

My SI boy is just having to cope with getting wet in his boett

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

We had torrential rain all day yesterday, went up to catch mine and he ran off seems the rain bothers me more than him.

I did bring him in (eventually) for the night because I don’t want to risk rain scald as it is still quite mild. Warm and damp are not ideal conditions!

Arabi had a bit of rain scald on the back of one of his ears, it was raining all day here yesterday as well and I could see the start of the rain scald on one side of his neck so I smothered it in athletes foot cream it seems to stop it fairly well.

He get rain scald so easy his got such a fine coat and sensitive skin.

 

[Identityincrisis]

Yes, although it goes against what I feel I should be doing!

My Arab is very fine, I’ve struggled to put weight on him, he has lost weight again as he was cold and the grass just isn’t growing here!! It’s been cold and wet, my horse is struggling so i rug him to help him-oh, and I’ve had to start feeding him again!

 

[PSD]

Arabi had a bit of rain scald on the back of one of his ears, it was raining all day here yesterday as well and I could see the start of the rain scald on one side of his neck so I smothered it in athletes foot cream it seems to stop it fairly well.

He get rain scald so easy his got such a fine coat and sensitive skin.

Such a stress this year. First the grass was crazy and we were on lami watch. Then there wasn’t enough grass as it was scorched and the temperature was causing the flies to come out in force, now it’s warm and very very wet so we have soft feet, flooded barns and rain scald risk

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Such a stress this year. First the grass was crazy and we were on lami watch. Then there wasn’t enough grass as it was scorched and the temperature was causing the flies to come out in force, now it’s warm and very very wet so we have soft feet, flooded barns and rain scald risk

This month has been awful no summer at all really

 

[PSD]

This month has been awful no summer at all really

Hopefully it’s just delayed a bit!

 

[Bobthecob15]

Hopefully it’s just delayed a bit!

I think unlikely...August is usually a total disappointment!

 

[Gloi]

No rug for tubby pony but I put the heating on for a bit last night

 

[Zoeypxo]

Yes a 0g for heavy rain and for showers she has a waterproof fly rug. She gets covered in hives if out in the flies naked and hates being wet too. The best days for no rug are winter dry sunny but cold days, not that we get many of those

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

Yes! Had one night in fly rugs again last night and today the heavens opened and they were dripping tonight so I put their thin turnouts on. My mare wasn’t phased by being soaked - the geldings however were very dramatic rearing and galloping around bucking!

 

[ihatework]

Anything not in work and in good condition then no - they are waterproof and out! This includes the foal.

Anything fit and working would most definitely have a rug in the recent weather - fit horses with glass coats and regular grooming/bathing feel the wet/cold far more and get tight & grumpy!

 

[Cragrat]

I rug according to the weather and the horse- I agree that the seasons don't seem to be when/what they should be anymore.

One TB is a woos and has been rugged at night for about a month, another TB is hard as nails and is only rugged at night if it's torrentlai and blowing a mad hooley, and the other TB is only allowed out at night if it's definitely going to be dry - and then he wears a rug because he's been on box rest so it seems unfair to lob him out naked