wimpy pony! 18deg qnd shivering!

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According to weather today is our last warm day for a long time, was meant to be 18/19 and dry, I decided to turn out makes for there last day so they could have a good roll and scratch etc

Anyway I have a phone call at 11 am to say one was stood funny, get down there to find Mr wimpy tb hunched up and shivering because of the 'light breeze!' put his rug on and he soon warmed up,

Anyone else have wimpy ponies?
 
In 26 years of equine experience I have yet to see any healthy horse which shivers in 18/19 degree temps, but there we go, always a first I suppose!
 
Guys, chill...
He is fine he has been moderately rugged according to weather so far, it was 18deg according to my car but quite windy in the field (on a hill too)

He has a field full of grass, no harm done, was meant to be a light hearted post!
 
No not wet, and no hay in field as lots of grass but they come in to hay/haylage every night!

Honestly guys thanks for your concern but he is fine, completely fine, I should imagine as he has been well rugged since August he didn't take kindly to naked day!
 
I've known this to happen though. We had a long-term owned pony, a Welsh Cob, who caused a panic at PC camp. When they started camp the weather was approaching 30 degrees and in 12 hours it dropped by 10 or 11 degrees. Our pony was stood shaking and shivering in his stable and had a whole load of experienced horse people really worried. Thank goodness they called me before getting the vet out, I turned up with a stable rug and he went back to normal. He just was a complete wuss about sudden temperature changes during the whole time we owned him. Some horses are just like that.
 
Sparklepony said:
No not wet, and no hay in field as lots of grass but they come in to hay/haylage every night!

Honestly guys thanks for your concern but he is fine, completely fine, I should imagine as he has been well rugged since August he didn't take kindly to naked day!
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And there proves the point I have so often tried to make on here.
 
You are not alone OP, one ofmy ponies is always in a rug of some sort - sweet itch/fly/turnout. I took him to a show in early august, a bit of wind and rain blew up and he hunched up, gave himself a roach back that he doesnt actually have and looked like an RSPCA case!
 
WelshD said:
You are not alone OP, one ofmy ponies is always in a rug of some sort - sweet itch/fly/turnout. I took him to a show in early august, a bit of wind and rain blew up and he hunched up, gave himself a roach back that he doesnt actually have and looked like an RSPCA case!
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That's normal behaviour for any horse in wind and rain. :-)
 
babymare said:
Well rugged since august ? Wow
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I simply do not understand the need to rug in august. I would not find it amusing if I had a horse shivering in 18 degrees, I would be questioning my management and I certainly would not feel comfortable about broadcasting it on here.
 
justabob said:
I simply do not understand the need to rug in august. I would not find it amusing if I had a horse shivering in 18 degrees, I would be questioning my management and I certainly would not feel comfortable about broadcasting it on here.
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But, don't you know Justabob, that it's fashionable to rug horses to ridiculous excess?! ;-)
 
I to can not understand any horse being well rugged since august. i understand some hirses have a need for rugs(my lass was always naked but big lad always had appropriate rugs but less rather than more) but i see the trend now to rug rug rug. far prefer the internal warmth of forage. but well rugged since august wow !!!
 
By gods, best and hottest summer for years and well rugged since AUGUST?!

Tell me your being a bit over dramatic.

I wonder who on earth is owning these poor animals now days :(
 
Buds_mum said:
By gods, best and hottest summer for years and well rugged since AUGUST?!

Tell me your being a bit over dramatic.

I wonder who on earth is owning these poor animals now days :(
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People who either have little common sense, or people who are more bothered about following the latest fads.
 
WELL RUGGED SINCE AUGUST?!?!?


holy *!@*!!!!! why on earth?! Please tell me this is a troll post that poor poor horse :o

It mustve been cooking for petes sake is there no thought AT ALL to the horses comfort?! Or how they are designed as animals to live outside and survive without being 'well rugged' in a summer which has been 24 degrees, wind/ hill what ever :o
 
My mum is very old fashioned and when the hunters came in to get fit they never stood in a stable naked, they always wore a cotton stable sheet. I don't know if they still exist! That would be her idea of properly rugged in August.
The only rug mine see in the summer is a fly rug.
 
If I found my horse shivering today (even my old sensitive TB), I'd be very concerned personally - but as I don't know your horse, I can't really comment on what's 'normal' for him or her.

My native is one of the few horses not in a rug at the moment though & on a large yard, I'm not convinced more couldn't go without rugging at this stage of the year. But each to their own (there's probably other liveries on another forum somewhere, moaning about my 'poor' rugless pony ... :biggrin4:)
 
Well rugged since August , why? I was just thinking this morning that this year has been like summertime for ages. Is it a competition to see who's horse feels the cold most or something?
 
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