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My general rule of thumb is not to rug Jess unless its really cold (freezing) or cold/wet or wet/windy and staying that way for a few days. Hank is normally fine as he grows a coat like a yak and he's smart and will get himself out of the weather which Jess won't do.
It was forecast to rain a lot last night, Jess is slim and still doesn't have much coat and the mozzies were out and a wet fly rug would have been miserable so I popped a rain sheet on her even though it was 12 degrees.
This morning I was faced with the do I, don't I dilemma, its meant to reach 15c today but rain and wind all day, tonight is meant to be 10c and rainy/windy, tomorrow this storm is meant to pick up so wet and extra windy and I really don't like putting rugs on wet horses...I've seen so many get rain scald/rot from it in warmer weather.
My general rule of thumb is not to rug Jess unless its really cold (freezing) or cold/wet or wet/windy and staying that way for a few days. Hank is normally fine as he grows a coat like a yak and he's smart and will get himself out of the weather which Jess won't do.
It was forecast to rain a lot last night, Jess is slim and still doesn't have much coat and the mozzies were out and a wet fly rug would have been miserable so I popped a rain sheet on her even though it was 12 degrees.
This morning I was faced with the do I, don't I dilemma, its meant to reach 15c today but rain and wind all day, tonight is meant to be 10c and rainy/windy, tomorrow this storm is meant to pick up so wet and extra windy and I really don't like putting rugs on wet horses...I've seen so many get rain scald/rot from it in warmer weather.