All too often are horses over rugged as their owner is feeling a bit nippy.
Rugging horses definition.
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Horses have a wonderful capacity of self care of which their internal thermostat is included.
If the horses are simply grazing on the land they will fall within the legal definition of agriculture and you won t need to obtain planning permission for them.
Dr david marlin as we move towards october despite some nice warm autumn days the colder nights and mornings probably have most of us reaching for our body warmers fleeces and jackets when we go to see our horses.
Over rugging or putting a rug on too soon can compromise a horse s ability to do this.
Alamy stock photo horse rugs understanding the body s natural.
Rugging a horse just like us our horses feel the cold differently.
In relation to equestrian use to be able to fall within the definition above means having horses and dealing with them in very much the same way as cattle sheep or pigs i e.
If he is hot under his rug his ability to cool.
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Over rugging may also mean the horse warms up under the rug but not in other exposed areas.
Over rugging is a hot debate quite literally.
The majority of horses including thee breeding of pleasure or sports horses do not fall within the definition of agriculture and it is therefore likely a change of use has occurred.
If however you want to keep your horses for other purposes such as.
For slaughter working horses on the land ploughing for example and turning horses out for grazing only.
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A basic guide to rugging horses first the science bit horses are mammals and they maintain their internal body temperature at around 38 c through a well developed mechanism known as thermoregulation which has developed through evolution so that the body temperature is maintained within a narrow range.
The science of rugging horses what to use when.
