Sub zero temperatures

[Hormonal Filly]

Not sure about everyone else, but we have some -6 temperatures expected this week! ?

My mares fluffy and a good weight. Been out naked for the last month..

Will you leave your fluffy horses naked or pop a rug on for those temps?

 

[cauda equina]

Who is doing the expecting?
Our local paper (Eastern Daily Press) is predicting -7 this week whereas the Met Office says only -2

 

[mavandkaz]

My fluffy natives will remain naked unless we get full on blizzards and a biting wind.
They have plenty of shelter, fluff and ad-lib hay so will be fine for this current cold snap.

The ridden/clipped horses will move up to 100g rugs from the 50g they are currently in

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Who is doing the expecting?
Our local paper (Eastern Daily Press) is predicting -7 this week whereas the Met Office says only -2

I always notice a difference, Met Office and Accuweather are saying -4 to -6 for my area.

 

[Sleipnir]

My fluffy warmblood is now almost 17 and has never worn a rug in pasture. I do have a 0g rainsheet at hand just in case, but he manages to keep himself perfectly warm. Same with my youngster.

 

[SEL]

So long as they have access to hay to keep warm most natives will be fine in full winter coat

 

[HashRouge]

My Welsh stays unrugged all winter, but my little Arab will almost certainly be double rugged (she's currently in her MW full neck and doesn't have a HW rug). She's nearly 30 though, so I don't want her shivering off any weight.

 

[scats]

My girls have their 100g combo turnouts for the very chilly days and their 100g stable rugs.
They rarely need anything warmer than that.

 

[Ali27]

My two unclipped with nice fluffy coats won’t have rugs on all Winter! My ridden 20 year old who has Hunter clip is in 150g so might pop her 200g on at night but she has plenty of grass and will chuck in hay if grass is frozen?

 

[AmyMay]

It’s going to be getting colder this week, yes. But unless you’re in Scotland I’m not sure we’re going to be dropping to -7.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Fluffy but Chaser clipped & will remain rugless.
He's warm as toast & rain runs off the top.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

It’s going to be getting colder this week, yes. But unless you’re in Scotland I’m not sure we’re going to be dropping to -7.

I do hope Met Office have it wrong.. not Scotland, but we are 750ft above sea level. I’m sure she’ll keep warm in her fluffy coat with ad-lib hay ?

 

[AmyMay]

Oof. Where are you HF?

 

[GreyDot]

Fluffy but Chaser clipped & will remain rugless.
He's warm as toast & rain runs off the top.

He is impressively clean for a horse with no rug! Mine is a total disaster.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Mine are in 200g rugs at the moment but they are still out at night and clipped, it got quite windy here yesterday so felt quite cold.

 

[Ratface]

30yr old unclipped Arab is out in the daylight hours down here in SE England. He's now wearing a medium Wug and is toasty warm. Eagle-eyed, very experienced YO has his other relatives and knows him and them backwards. He has a large wardrobe, so she can add/subtract as she thinks best.

 

[Michen]

Haha, I'm smiling at the days where I thought -7 was cold. Now -15 is cold

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Haha, I'm smiling at the days where I thought -7 was cold. Now -15 is cold

Haha. I thought of you when I posted ?

 

[southerncomfort]

We're on a hill in Yorkshire and have predicted lows of -3 to -4 according to the Met Office.

My Fell pony and mini shetland won't be rugged. In fact they are both much happier and more comfortable this time of year.

Neither are clipped and both resemble wooly mammoths so they'll be fine.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Felix is unrugged at the moment. Amber and Lottie are rugged. Lottie because she is clipped and Amber because she needs to gain a bit of weight. I worry about Felix but he never even uses his shelter so I think he is fine. -8 and lots of snow forecast here for later in the week. Should I rug him then?

 

[Dave's Mam]

He is impressively clean for a horse with no rug! Mine is a total disaster.

Appearances are deceptive. If you pat him, clouds of dirt take to the air!

 

[AmyMay]

It’s going to be getting colder this week, yes. But unless you’re in Scotland I’m not sure we’re going to be dropping to -7.

I take this back.

Some amateur forecasters are giving absolute bonkers temperatures for England and Wales, with the possibility of significant snow from Friday (possibly Thursday) onwards.

 

[maya2008]

Babies will stay unrugged regardless. Old lady has a rug cos her ridiculously thick coat never dries out if it rains. Ones in work are rugged because I do not have an hour per horse to clean them every time I want to ride!!! All rugs are LW rain sheets only.

 

[HollyWoozle]

We have 5 and only the elderly loan pony (27) will be rugged. He’s currently in a 50g overnight and I will up it to 100g for the minus temps - he has quite a good coat but is stiff and I don’t want him to lose any weight.

My ISH (mostly warmblood/TB) and our Appaloosa, Welsh X and miniature are always unrugged these days, regardless of the weather, but they have free access to stables as shelter and live out 24/7 with plenty of forage (and no clips). Actually the mini has limited forage but can do with shifting weight and is extremely fluffy.

 

[Boulty]

My fluffy thing has a less neat (because I did it!) version of Dave's clip. He shall be staying naked as plenty of hay & hedges for shelter.

 

[Widgeon]

Fluffy but Chaser clipped & will remain rugless.
He's warm as toast & rain runs off the top.

Ahh I love a Dave photo

 

[Boulty]

I may regret posting this but some snow at end of week would mean I can FINALLY play with my sledge properly & realise my dream of going dashing thru the snow (bells & all!)... In reality I'll probably be tipped off the first time we go around a corner ?

 

[HashRouge]

I take this back.

Some amateur forecasters are giving absolute bonkers temperatures for England and Wales, with the possibility of significant snow from Friday (possibly Thursday) onwards.

I'm trying to ignore all of this as I'm supposed to be moving my two next week and they're going quite high up in the Pennines - we do not want snow!

 

[spotty_pony]

I currently have 2 out in 200g rugs and one in his 350g.

 

[Hormonal Filly]

I may regret posting this but some snow at end of week would mean I can FINALLY play with my sledge properly & realise my dream of going dashing thru the snow (bells & all!)... In reality I'll probably be tipped off the first time we go around a corner ?

There isn’t anything quite like that buzz from sledging! ?