The weather....

[beckieswann]

.. is really peeing me off at the moment - sometimes it's mild, sometimes it's cold! what rugs do you put on?! arghhh!

Is the weather peeing anyone off?

 

[jessicahulme]

Yep, here it's drizzling, foggy & horrid, but you bet if they have full necks on then kater on they'll be sweating again.
It could actually be a full time occupation as a rug changer at present. . . .. . .

 

[Thistle]

It's going to be really warm for the rest of the week, I don't worry if they get a bit wet so long as it's warm, they don't melt in the rain. I feel they would rather be a bit wet than too hot.

 

[Jane_Lou]

I am struggling with rugs, I have 2 clipped horses and a selection of rugs but nothing seems quite right at the moment! I turned one out this morning and then ran back to the field to change his rug as I was so undecided!
In the end, blanket clipped boy out in rain sheet, fully clipped boy out in 100g rug, both without necks.

 

[AngieandBen]

Haven't even started rugging yet!

Be brave and leave them off

 

[WandaMare]

yes me too . its so difficult to decide what rugs they need. It is so mild here this morning that i have decided to turn my clipped mare (blanket clip) out naked. she hates getting too warm and after an hour wearing her LW she was already too hot. luckily my OH can check her later on but no doubt she will be wearing a mud rug by then......

 

[JosieSmith]

OMG, mine is out in a mw! She's a 20yr old blanket clipped arab, maybe I'm over rugging!

 

[jessicahulme]

Mine's out in a MW, but he's a wooss and gets really stary coated if at all chilly, but not that warm here & still raining (he hates being wet as well)

 

[RuthnMeg]

I have no intention to rug for another few weeks at least. I think its far too mild for anything other than a light sheet. Obviously depends where abouts you are, but I think its far better to let them be as natural as possible for as long as possible.
Are people really using neck covers?? I can see the appeal to help keep clean, but what are you going to do when winter really sets in? Add more rugs so your horse is a walking rug shop??

 

[Skippydo]

Hi from the Midlands.

Big 22 yr old WB baby is out in a LW (only just though when the sun shines i take it off)

Chunky monkey and wee po are out naked unless is pees down and wee po gets his LW else he shivers like a kiddy coming out of the sea

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Soggy warm weather

 

[beckieswann]

This weather certainly is crazy! Mines gone from LW, to MW, back to LW... and I bet he's still going to be a sweaty beast!!

 

[karenjj]

I have 2 out naked and my clipped boy in a lightweight with no neck. Yesterday I put him in a fleece over night as he was sweaty the night before in his normal stable rug! It's hard to work out what the weather's doing!

 

[Annagain]

My IDxHippo is in a lightweight - but it's just to keep him clean! Not clipped yet, and won't be for a fair few weeks yet as doesn't come in until late november / early december if I can help it.

 

[kylie88]

I was thinking the same thing this morning!!! they only have lightweights on but it was drizzling this moring (kent) so left them on then got in the car and they said on the radio going to be nearly 20deg

 

[MontyandZoom]

Zoomy is fully clipped and she just has a full neck no-fill turnout. Monty is unclipped but he still has his no-fill turnout on but he is a tb and 29!

 

[bethyboox]

Mine isnt clipped yet so no need for a rug unless its really muddy in the field and then its a thin sheet. naked at night in the stable!

 

[gails]

Medium weight at night, a bit drizzly here today but warm, so have taken it off for the day, ment to get sunny later, if not will just wick the old boy off and put rug back on for the night.