trace clipped horse turnout 70degrees=naked?

[HoofHeartSoul]

oo tomorrow it is going ot be upper 60's -70. do i just throw my horse outside for 8 hours naked?

the wind is going to be southeast 5-10 mph.

i didn't know we were
going ot have an indian summer.

[sublimequine]

I'd leave a trace clipped horse naked in those temps, definitely. :)

[SLW]

Yup. It's 50 degrees here tonight, w/ a southwest breeze and my two trace clipped horses are neeked.

[Dazednconfused]

oo tomorrow it is going ot be upper 60's -70. do i just throw my horse outside for 8 hours naked?

the wind is going to be southeast 5-10 mph.

i didn't know we were
going ot have an indian summer.

I would put a very light sheet.

[Equilibrium]

You should drive around Ireland this time of year and see all the traced clipped horses naked in much worse weather than what you describe.

Not saying it's right but I've seen loads of them up close who are just fine, including TB's.

Your guy will be fine.

Terri

[coloredhorse]

Gads, yes! My fully clipped old lady goes nekkid unless it's under 50. Horses' general comfort zone is much lower than humans' (and much, much, MUCH lower than this particular human's! :lol:).

[HoofHeartSoul]

oh, I was going ot put him out naked, but everyone in my barn is like: "your going to put him out NAKED!:eek:"

they think you should NEVER put a clipped horse out naked.

but i for one never have founda turnout sheet that is comfortable and not productive to sweat at those temps.

so NAKED he shall Be!

[Nanerpus]

Mine both have small/low trace clips and I live in New England. I leave them naked unless it's windy windy and under 40. Then they just get a light windbreaking sheet until it hits 30. They are fine. :)

60-70 degrees? Definitely naked.

[alteringwego]

NAKED!

[bird4416]

Definitely leave him naked. If I sheet my trace clipped guys when its in the 50's, they will sweat. Its a horse not a human. I don't put sheets on until it dips down to the mid 40's.

[shawneeAcres]

The trace clip was designed to allow horses to be turned out without blankets, that was the whole purpose of it! The parts of the horse that heep it warm and protecetd are left in a trace clip, the back, neck and legs (if a proper trace clip). The only parts that should be clipped are chest, underside of neck and an area along the side of the horse and the flank where the "traces" would go if pulling a cart. This allows the horse to sweat and evaporate without getting too cool or chilled. If I trace clip then I rarely blanket, only in driving cold rain, extremely cold wind or VERY cold temps (i.e. under 20 degrees) would I blanket a horse with a trace clip. Otherwise he can very likely overheat!

[yellowbritches]

uh, my fully clipped horses would go out naked in that. If it was rainy and more 60 than 70, I might throw their lightweights on, but even that would be a stretch.

[Fairview Horse Center]

Horses in summer coats go out all night in 55/60 degree weather, even if raining and windy. A FULLY clipped horse, after the first week or so has about the same amount of hair. At 70, all horses go out naked.

I worked for a riding school in No VA that trace clipped (not a high trace) all of their school horses, and none ever wore a blanket.

[Gry2Yng]

uh, my fully clipped horses would go out naked in that. If it was rainy and more 60 than 70, I might throw their lightweights on, but even that would be a stretch.

Agreed. If I am wearing short sleeves, the horses sure don't need a blanket. I find those are their "happy" days, they get to roll without the blanket and really seem "refreshed" to feel the sun and wind on their skin. Blankets are a necessary evil in my book.

[Bogie]

Me too.
Mine both have small/low trace clips and I live in New England. I leave them naked unless it's windy windy and under 40. Then they just get a light windbreaking sheet until it hits 30. They are fine. :)

60-70 degrees? Definitely naked.

[BeastieSlave]

Nekid! My trace clipped beastie won't see a sheet unless it's cold and/or wet. I'll consider clothing when it's below 40 or in the low 60's and seriously wet - and even then it depends.

[baylady7]

My trace clipped guy goes out nayked as long as it is above freezing and it is not cold rain. I had him clipped in early OCT so he did grow some hair back.

[deltawave]

For me, even freshly clipped horses don't wear clothes if it's dry and over 40-50 degrees, assuming they are healthy and not the shivery type.

[asterix]

um, yes. 70 is warm to them.

Like everyone else, I do not blanket my trace clipped (ok, mine are bib clipped, but still) horses until weather is really unpleasant. 70 is not unpleasant in anyone's book.

[jenm]

I vote for naked also. My horse is trace clipped (medium high) and our early am temps here in Norcal are in the mid 40's but I have not blanketed yet b/c I know my horse is just fine. OTOH, there are other horses (she is in a mare motel) that have full coats and are blanketed at night...two of them are from Ireland! :confused:

I don't get it, but I'm thinking sometimes blankets are more for human comfort than a horse's needs. And I'm a softie when it comes to my horse! :yes:

[Montanas_Girl]

My fully clipped guy is naked at anything above 45 degrees (though he's on stall rest, not turned out). When he had a trace clip last winter and was turned out 18 hours/day, he got a turnout sheet at around 40 degrees (50-ish or so if it was raining).

[caballus]

The horse is most comfortable at temps between 45 and 60* F with a humidity level around 40. Upper 60's and 70's is definitely warm enough for any horse, even fully clipped, to be outside 'nekkid'.

[Renn/aissance]

Caballus, may I ask where you found those numbers? Not because I disagree with you, but because I hadn't heard a figure for humidity before and now I'm intrigued. :)

[Fharoah]

My trainer used to pull her fully clipped warmbloods blankets in a frosty, sunny January day when it was around freezing saying they needed a break. I felt it was cold to be clipped and naked, they never shivered or lost weight and stood in the sun. My horses are blanketed at 44 degrees and wet, but if the sun comes out I will be pulling them.

[HenryisBlaisin']

Think of it like this...if it was summer and going to be 70, would you even consider blanketing?! He's got more insulation now than he did then!

IMO,in this country, we WAY overblanket horses. Blanketing hinders their ability to stay warm on their own, and once they've been blanketed a few times, they lose some of their ability to insulate themselves-blanketing should be a very last resort on a bitter cold or cold and wet day-not an everyday occurrence. Of course, a fully clipped horse has no natural defense anyway, so has to be blanketed, but a trace clip was designed to allow them to go unblanketed more.

Caballus, based on my horse's behavior, I agree with you-he feels SO good on these cool fall days!

[HoofHeartSoul]

Thanks for all your replies guys!

i pulled the blanket and last night he always went NUDE because it is wgoing ot be upper 50's today also.

my whole barn actually was telling me not to pull the sheet because a clipped horse ALWAYS needs something on, and since it wasmy first time body clippinga horse. i was like maybe they know something i don't????

so yea i decided to ask first. but ya my first natural thought was to pull it and go nakee.:D DEFINITLY