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vanishtrik
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gossy
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England
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 Posted - 04 Feb 2012 : 1:19:35 PM
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unfortunately my girls dont ever get that woolly even without rugs in middle of winter so they need a little extra help, yours is a woolly bear |
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Roseanne
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Feb 2012 : 1:33:14 PM
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| My little Welsh Sec C has one like this! I went up at 11pm last night to check water etc and Lance had icy whiskers, though he was warm! It did look weird in the light of my head torch! |
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jillandlomond
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Scotland
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Posted - 04 Feb 2012 : 1:40:04 PM
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| Lomond, my Polish arab, has always grown a really thick coat like that. Never rug him and actually have to do a bib clip to help regulate his temperature otherwise he gets sweaty! Happily lives out 24/7 and never feels the cold even in -22 degrees last winter |
    
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nerissanic
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England
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Posted - 04 Feb 2012 : 11:51:31 PM
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great picture!
my shetlands looked like this last year and were totally toasty with a really thick coat! this year their coats are much thinner.
my older mare doesn't grow a particularly thick coat and was shivering today in the wind when i thought she might enjoy having her rug off so i rugged her back up!! same with my filly, who is 3/4 arab. both wear 200g rugs with a standard neck, which are doing a great job at keeping them warm; they are not losing weight and seem quite happy.
my welshie has a medium thick coat but never seems to feel the cold so is unrugged, even though he is 20 this year; if he does start to feel the cold as he gets older i will rug him up. they all live out but with access to a barn if the weather is too bad, so all have shelter if they need it.
i wish i didn't have to rug any of them - it would save me a fortune in rugs, repairing, reproofing and washing,not to mention worrying about whether they are too warm or not and being annoyed when a rug doesn't fit properly and all the problems associated with that! |
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The best turnout rug ever!
