Would you...

[mistymoo]

get a soaking wet horse out of the field and stick an outdoor rug on him and put him straight back out in the rain.....

my YO did tonight...

 

[Nailed]

i have done.. i sweat scrap before i do.. sometimes its the lesser of two evils.

Lou x

 

[Ashkadog]

Ermm, no

 

[Chestnuttymare]

personally no, i would use a sweat scaper, towel down and give a good rub to warm her up, put a fleece on until dried off and then put a rug on.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Brought my soaking wet, naked ned in, put his wicking fleece on for an hour (all the time I had), stuck his turnout rug on and back out again. He wasn't bone dry but I think that if you're really pushed a modern breathable rug wouldn't hurt. I could be horribly wrong of course in which case (a) this Forum will put me right and (b) I'll be in jail by the morning lol!

 

[kerilli]

i might if the horse was definitely warm (i.e. if the rain had been warm) and if i didn't have a stable free. if the horse was cold, definitely not.

 

[maggiehorse]

no i wouldnt , best way to get rainscald started , horse would be better off left without rug , i always bring in and dry off first

 

[Tinkle]

At least sweat scrape and stick a cooler on to get the worst of the wet off. I brought my two in on sunday when they were wet to rug up. They weren't bone dry when I put their lightweights on but they were warm.

x

 

[mistymoo]

Thanks guys... I would never do this, never have... the yard owner did!!!!!!!!! hence i am going to look at a new yard this week, fed up of people that just don't care or know any better! (phew sorry about the rant!) xx

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

i always towel dry my horse if she is wet, then i will rug