Sweet itch question!

[welshied]

When does everyone stop putting sweet itch rugs on? I usually leave his fleece with a neck rug on him under stable rugs and turnout rugs i do my best to have him in one with a neck rug, so just wondered what everyone else does and what time of year would i be safe to leave him without his nect covered?
Thanks

 

[ThePony]

Differs each year, last year it was off by now, this year she is still wearing it (we are in gloucestershire). If this cool wind continues then I expect she will have it off in a couple of days as I haven't seen midges since the weekend. I'd rather leave it on longer though just incase, she has a lovely full mane and tail atm and I'd like it to stay that way!!

 

[Honey08]

It also depends on the horse.

We had one that needed the rug from the end of Feb until the end of October, and another that needed it from April - Sept..

We just sold our sweet itcher, but had his sweet itch hoody on with a no fill (summer) turnout underneath. He didn't have a rug with a neck on in the stable at night, but mainly itched his tail..

A general rule is a couple of weeks longer than think!