Winter!!

[wildchild15]

What does everyone think??



Do you rug your your horses?? And why?


:):):)

[huntjumper25]

Not all but most of the horses here are rugged, especially the one I ride becuase in his younger days he use to be sent down to cali or florida for the winter so he doesnt grow much of a winter coat so he needs to be rugged.

[Runky]

Yeah, my horse has blankets for winter. The main reason I got them was because he doesn't have a shed to go under when there's bad weather. But now I really like the fact that they are less hairy in the winter so they don't get hot when you're riding them.

[wildchild15]

What does everyone think??



Do you rug your your horses?? And why?


:):):)



thanks i think i wont rug her because shes got her winter coat now .
but i will most likely do it next year.

[bruises]

The horses here that don't have good enough winter coat on their own gets blankets. Also, if they will be worked regularly during the winter, they get blankets, cause it's a bitch to have to deal with thick winter coat every day or every other day after working them and them being sweaty.

[wildchild15]

yer i noticed my horse ( beauty) when i work her she would get really hot, hotter more quickly so for this winter i wont rug her but as soon as summer comes i will,(so she doesnt get sun bleached) because i live in australia.:judge:

but if anyone thinks thats not so a good idea then well i would be delighted to know a there idea


thanks too everybody who has posted you really do make a difference:)

[LoneStar]

the horse I lease wears rugs all year round - he prob wouldn't need them in winter if he was left natural as he is a native breed, but because he is in work he has a full clip, so wears a few layers of rugs depending on the temperature, and stays in overnight.
In summer, being a black horse, he can get really hot so he tends to come in during the day to avoid the sun because heatstroke has been a problem before. He goes out at night and sometimes wears a light turnout sheet if its raining.
What does sun bleached mean I've never heard of that - is it just that the coat changes colour?