chaps89
Well-Known Member
I have a 20 year old companion pony on loan. He's a bit stiff but otherwise seemingly in good form.
He lives out 24/7, usually naked and is groomed once, maybe twice a week and had a couple of baths over summer. He's very hairy and according to his owner always has been (so I'm thinking not cushings as no other symptons either).
Saturday mornings I have a freelancer come in for me and last weekend she said both of mine were shivering so she bought them both in and rugged them, they'd both stopped shivering by the time she left.
She put one of bigger ponies rugs on little companion, one I don't use often. When I took it off him in the evening it stank, really disgusting and like wet dog.
I presumed it was because it was a rug I don't use often and maybe it had gone away damp.
He then wore a brand new rug from Saturday night until Monday morning (obviously taken off day and night to check him)
That now also stinks.
So it must be him. Although he doesn't seem to smell if I sniff him ?
Can't really bath him at this time of year, is this a diet thing, grooming thing, age/health thing? Never noticed this with any other horse before, and having smelly rugs isn't very nice, just a bit concerned something might be wrong but I am also a great over thinker!
He won't be wearing his rug often - he's never worn one with his owner and it's only likely to come out in heavy non-stop rain like we had this weekend tbh.
He lives out 24/7, usually naked and is groomed once, maybe twice a week and had a couple of baths over summer. He's very hairy and according to his owner always has been (so I'm thinking not cushings as no other symptons either).
Saturday mornings I have a freelancer come in for me and last weekend she said both of mine were shivering so she bought them both in and rugged them, they'd both stopped shivering by the time she left.
She put one of bigger ponies rugs on little companion, one I don't use often. When I took it off him in the evening it stank, really disgusting and like wet dog.
I presumed it was because it was a rug I don't use often and maybe it had gone away damp.
He then wore a brand new rug from Saturday night until Monday morning (obviously taken off day and night to check him)
That now also stinks.
So it must be him. Although he doesn't seem to smell if I sniff him ?
Can't really bath him at this time of year, is this a diet thing, grooming thing, age/health thing? Never noticed this with any other horse before, and having smelly rugs isn't very nice, just a bit concerned something might be wrong but I am also a great over thinker!
He won't be wearing his rug often - he's never worn one with his owner and it's only likely to come out in heavy non-stop rain like we had this weekend tbh.
