ponios
Well-Known Member
Rain sheet at night for old TB and a summer series for two IDxTBs
But you have to look at the horse and see what they are telling you.
I don’t understand why you’d put a rain sheet on an unclipped horse if it’s not raining, or blowing a gale. They just flatten the coat which stops it doing it’s job imo. If I’m going to rug it’s got to be because they need more warmth than their coat can provide.
I have one at night on my TB who has a very thin coat at the moment, and I don't want him to turn into a woolly bear because I'd like to avoid clipping him.
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Utter bollocks you speak. As usual
I can confirm, after using one as a coat (don’t ask!😂) that they don’t keep you warm at all.
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Did you have a jumper on too? I just had a T shirt on if that makes a difference.I wore the human equivalent to a football match tonight and mine did 🧥✔ï¸
And ... there is your lesson in insulation 😂😂Any piece of material which traps air between the horse and itself has warming properties, because air is an insulator. It's how double glazing works. With a lightweight rug there are two trapped air layers, between it and the liner and between the liner and the horse.
Whether the insulating effect is greater than the loss of insulation from flattening the coat depends on how strong the wind is, which would whip air out of the coat, and how thick the coat is.
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I don’t understand why you’d put a rain sheet on an unclipped horse if it’s not raining, or blowing a gale. They just flatten the coat which stops it doing it’s job imo. If I’m going to rug it’s got to be because they need more warmth than their coat can provide.
Such a controversial subject. I drive up and down the country and see horses rugged up all the time. Im sorry but as a country we definately over rug. I know i will get slated for saying it but in the numbers i see and the temperatures i see there really is no excuse. Its all about the owners feeling better when the horses would be fine without.
I know there are specific reasons for specific horses..i get that haven taken my own oldie to 30 year old...its just that there cant be as many as i see. I drive up and down the countey and you can see them rugged as soon as theres a slight chill . Its nuts...half of them will be wesring the same rug when it gets below freezing.I do have to slightly disagree with you. I was always the same until I got my mare now she is in a medium weight over night and if I don't rug her she drops weight and tucks up!! I think it really depends on the horse, my other horse isnt rgged and he is fine.
I know there are specific reasons for specific horses..i get that haven taken my own oldie to 30 year old...its just that there cant be as many as i see. I drive up and down the countey and you can see them rugged as soon as theres a slight chill . Its nuts...half of them will be wesring the same rug when it gets below freezing.
people who want to stop the winter coat from growing as much as they can so they don't need to clip etc.
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