rosiesowner
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september approaches... 'twas but a matter of time till this thread happened
I have heard people say your second comment about the rugs flattening the coat and keeping the horse colder before, but from my personal experience I haven't found this. Whether its because neither of my horses (or previous horses) are hugely fluffy so the effect is different I don't know. But a lightweight on my two in cold and wet weather definitely keeps them warmer, and visibly happier. Although it is an often quoted thing, I don't think its the case for all horses and therefore I think its misleading.
Isn't the horse world a judgemental place? Everyone knows what everyone else 'should' be doing :eek3:
Isn't the horse world a judgemental place? Everyone knows what everyone else 'should' be doing :eek3:
I agree. I think it's a bit of urban (rural?) myth. In really harsh weather - wind and rain together - I put a no fill or 100g on even the natives. The Fell in particular gets quite shivery despite the fact she's, well, a Fell pony. She's warmer with a rug in bad weather, not without. They're all different.
I can't quite believe we are already on an over rugging thread in August though .
I just got told the night temps for next weekend, hot water bottles ahoy
I love Autumn, in my ideal world it would always be September
be time to put the xmas sprouts on soon tho :wink3:
Physio told my friend to rug her horse to help keep his back soft as the nights are getting colder.
My welsh has been shivering in the rain recently, she thinks she's in danger of dissolving.
Whereas WB is fat and very much more waterproof.
Horses for courses
I've got my chopping board ready for the sprout prep....
I love Autumn, in my ideal world it would always be September
Oh drat. I'd better forgo the Christmas Sprout so that other more needy folk can have an extra one. <not sad>
Don't worry, mp, you can have some of mine. I always pop them on to boil on 22nd June as the nights start drawing in, so they should be just lovely by December ...
You'd want to be careful advertising that you have sprouts, you'll have riots outside the door come December...
I get what the OP meant & yes, there are always exceptions to the rule.
Rugging is a battlefield.