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Hi All,

I thought it would be interesting to know what rugs (and how many) you have your horses in at the moment during this exceptionally cold and snowy period in the UK.

I know that some places in Scotland got down to minus 20 the other night. I am in the South East and it has got down to minus 7 with a wind chill factor making it feel like minus 12.

My usually 'hot' cob who gets too warm in a heavyweight most winters is in a heavyweight with his lightweight on underneath.

Look forward to hearing about your horses and how wrapped up they are at the moment!
 
I have a very cold cob - he really feels the cold and to add insult to injury he is also clipped out, poor boy.

He is in a heavyweight full neck under rug. A fleece full neck over the top. Then a heavy weight combi turnout rug on the top. (Oh - and a rug bib - but I don't suppose that counts!) He was cold under that when I brought him in a couple of hours ago (we're in Surrey. Its about -3 at the moment.) I'm going up in a bit to see if he's warmed up in his stable. If not - a thermatex goes on in place of the middle fleece.
 
Your poor boy! I hope he is warmer when you go and see him tonight.

My cob wasn't particularly warm this morning so I am tempted to put his middleweight on underneath his heavyweight for tonight to make sure he is nice and snug, but thought i might be being an over protective mummy!
 
My cobs are also not used to this!
They all have heavy mediums (280-300g) with a 100-200g liner each. We are on a very exposed site, though, and the wind chill prevents them from comfortably grazing at the moment, not to mention the snow!
 
It varies hugely! They're all stabled BTW

Fully clipped Dutch dressage horse that feels the cold
WB full neck under rug
Thermatex,
King size duvet
Mark Todd HWT stable rug with neck cover
Thermatex leg wraps (his legs are clipped out\0

Unclipped Irish Draught maxicob
Heavyweight turnout rug

Clipped ID
Mark Todd full neck under rug
Fal Trojan MWT stable rug
WB Belmont combo

Unclipped ISH
MWT Shires stable rug
MWT Fal stable rug

Unclipped ID
MWT Rhino turnout
LWT Amigo turnout with neck cover

Fully clipped IDx TB
HWT stable rug
HWt Equi-theme stable rug - no neck covers as he rubs his mane

Unclipped WBxTB
HWT William Funnell turnout rug with neck cover
 
Shire x cob - nothing when out (not clipped) and lightweight stable rug when in

Veteran arab x welsh - heavyweight stable rug with neck with a medium weight stable on top when in. When out she keeps her neck one on plus has a heavyweight turnout with neck.

Both get fed lots of fibre to warm them from the inside
 
Genie - Welsh cob, hunter clipped
Daytime - medium weight turnout
Nightime - heavyweight stable with neck

Titch - Unclipped yearling
Out at night with a rain sheet on
 
Seems like a lot of rugs to me. I have Clevedon bay X, irish draft X and some kinda irish thing, all out 24/7 in 100g fill mostly for wind protection (unclipped). Checking them I see no loss in condition. Always have plenty of hay each.
 
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