What turnout rugs are everyone using?

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Christmas Crumpet

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Just wondering because I need to buy new horse a medium weight and like Premier equine - have the 400g already for winter but am stuck between 200g and 300g medium weight!!

Any ideas?
 
Not using any yet. 300g or 200g, really a question only you can answer as you know your horse, and what anyone else is using isn't really relevant.
Useful as always!!
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PMSL!! Just what I was going to say Donklet!

Anyway its going to be sunny and 15/16/17 this week in the south so no rush as they can go nekkid!
 
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Anyway its going to be sunny and 15/16/17 this week in the south so no rush as they can go nekkid!

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Yup, forecast for the rest of the week here is 16/17 and mine are staying out and naked
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OP, what size are you after? I have some very nice turnouts for sale, in a 6ft
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I found it depends on the horse my boy is a middleweight and therefore I always have a rug with a front vent Mark Todd, Shires and I usually buy one from a local supplier and try it on carefully!!! as he such a difficult fit anything from 6foot 9 to 7 feet.
 
Medium weight. Although the last couple of days has been naked in the day, lookking at the weather thatg is how it will stay all week. Shame he is woos, as a pain taking off and putting on all the time
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What is the weather all about, coming up to haloween and it is nearly like summer
 
None. The Arab isn't clipped and it's not that cold. If it was driving wind and rain I might put a waterproof no-fill rug on him. I'm wicked.
 
My Irish cob isn't clipped as I leaver her au natural over the witner and adjust her workload if she is sweating (I don;t compete). She's nekkid too and very comfortable, despite soem people who think EVERYTHING should be rugged after august (sorry, personal little rant).
 
My little section D mare is clipped out and in a medium weight (with hood) and out all night.....I think she'd prob be ok in a lightweight with hood but I refused to buy one when she'll probably be in soon
 
I agree with Woeisme, I reckon it's preferable for them to be a bit on the chilly side than too hot. Because hot horses can become rug-tearers and that is a VERY expensive habit!
 
Mine have all done extremely well this summer, with all the rain and then sun the grass has been rather too good. So it's natural for them to take that fat into the winter and use a bit of it up keeping warm. Touch wood, I don't normally come out of winter worrying about their weight, it all sort of balances itself out. Rugging too soon and too heavily spoils that.
 
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