Chloe's professional equine clips

06/12/2023

Full clip for this lovely girl 🐴

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05/11/2022

Hunter clip for Hero today 🐴

13/09/2022

Full clip 🐴

31/01/2021

18/01/2021

Trying to get a good picture in the dark is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack 🤷😅

10/12/2020

06/11/2020

😁 new blade 🐴🙂

28/10/2020

Really interesting read 😊 Fascinating how the riders tongue can have such a huge impact on the horses way of going 🐎

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2496519617280994&id=1797743157158647

27/10/2020

Rugs

I must admit rugging is often something that stresses me out! 😅 I do believe that over time we have created far too many options when it comes to rugs & we tend to over rug & over complicate. We also have this belief that thoroughbreds will get cold and need to be wearing at least 5 rugs come December and our native ponies will be fine in a zero fill/light weight even if they are clipped 🤷

The list of rug options is endless...
Turn out
Stable
Fleece
Cooler
Fly rug
Sweet itch
Mesh
Sheet
Under rug
Liners

On top of all this choice you then have to decide if your horse needs a standard neck, a combo, detachable neck or high neck.

Then... What weight of rug he/she needs. As a guide light weights can be anywhere between 0g to 100g, medium weights are anywhere between 110g to 220g and heavy weights are anything above 230g.

Lastly there is the denier of the rug. Basically this is all about how tough the material of the rug is, 1200 + denier is very strong. So if you have a horse that likes to rip and destroy their rugs then you need to opt for the the highest denier you can afford 🐎

In this month's horse & rider magazine they shared their essential guide to rugging which I have shared in my picture for you all to see. I believe this is a pretty good guide however it should not be followed to the letter as you need to listen to your horse!

All of my horses and ponies seam to have gone against their stereotypes.

- Show pony type was quiet happy spending the whole winter in one medium weight turnout rug. No layers, no swapping to stable rugs, he was clipped and in at night.

- New forest type who always felt the cold. Heaven weights, under rugs, fleeces and hoods were required.

- Thoroughbreds who have been happy in a medium weight, clipped with an under rug on very cold days.

Now I will admit I have definitely fallen into the stereo trap and would often over rug my first thoroughbred thinking she would be as snug as a bug in a rug but turns out she was as cooked as a cooked bug in a sweaty rug 🤦 Lucky I would always check on her before leaving the yard and could changed her into a light weight or leave her naked.

So what I'm trying to say is don't fall into the stereo trap this winter and don't be ruled by what weights fellow livery are currently putting into their horse. Make it simple and listen to your horse 🐴 Stick your hand under his rug if he's sweating swap it for a lighter weight or take it off completely. If he's cold/shivering put a rug on him. If he feels warm but not sweating your doing the right thing 👍

If you are struggling with rugging, clip choices or whether you need to clip at all I am more than happy to discuss your options with you until we find the best solution for you and your horse ☺️

Chloe x