Should I rug/blanket my horse or not?
by Cynthia Cooper
Rugging or blanketing horses is usually something that makes US feel a lot better especially when its cold wet and we see our horse shivering.
Keep in mind that horses have survived for millions of years without the need for manmade rugs to protect them from the weather.
They have the wonderful ability to grow a thick coat with hairs that stand up to trap air for warmth and lie flat when its hot.
In keeping horses on small acreages we have decreased their ability to find a variety of sheltered places during extremely cold or hot weather and to escape insects. In the wild horses migrate to areas that serve this purpose as they need them.
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
Ive rugged horses ever since I started washing them and taking them to horse shows as a kid so I grew up thinking it was all part of the process of keeping horses as many people do. In fact with the aggressive marketing we see from rug manufacturing companies we are led to believe we are being irresponsible horse owners if we dont rug our horses.
What we dont realise is we are actually being irresponsible when we leave rugs on in warm weather allow rugs to rub causing wounds and be a constant irritation for the horse.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
Im not advocating that we should never put a rug on a horse what I am asking people to do is be responsible and sympathetic about rugging their horses and to understand what it feels like for the horse.
Imagine if at the first hint of cold weather you put on a heavy coat that you werent allowed to take off.
تتأثر أسعار السيارات من شركات مثل مرسيدس بتقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.
Life would be miserable and is for many horses whos owners merrily go off to work each day in the cold of the morning and then when the sun comes out and the day warms up theres noone around to remove the rug.
The poor