Putting Turnout Rug On Wet Horse

Turnout rug waterproof and comes with or without a neck section they also have additional straps to go around the hind legs to keep the rug secure.

Putting turnout rug on wet horse.

They have a field shelter and some drystone walls but exposed to the north. Thanks for the help and reassurance. Mine are natives with bib clips and live out at 1000 feet. Also was raining all afternoon so more likely to have got even wetter if i hadn t put the rug back on.

You are doing the horse an injustice by putting the. Poromeric or hydrophilic proofing layers are best as they not only protect your horse from wet weather but allow moisture to evaporate away from underneath the rug. This can be left on approx 2 3 hours for non clipped and 30 minutes 1 hour for clipped and then changed before the temperature drops this will do the job of wicking the moisture from the horse and into the rug. They only get the chance to get rugged if its windy wet and cold.

I doubt the wet climate in england is the worst weather that a horse had encountered. Thanks i had to go home and it s 30 min drive so couldn t leave it for a bit and then put the rug on. A sweating unclipped horse should not be left without any rug as a means of cooling it down this is a sure. The horse is designed to withstand weather of any description.

The hy stormx original 100g turnout rug is an affordable and practical lightweight turnout rug ideal for keeping your horse dry and comfortable in mild wet weather. Nylon rugs will need a proofing layer so make sure it states this on the label or this process is carried out at your local horse laundry. The 600d ripstop outer will stand up to daily wear and tear. Don t tie them up to rug if they sidle up to you when the rug appears put it on.

Cooler a rug you can put on a wet horse to dry it moisture is wicked away leaving the horse warm and dry. After a good towel dry put on a thick winter weight cooler underneath a spare rug turnout or stable if required. If they walk off twice don t put it on. It is not the best to put a rug on a wet horse leave the blankets off the horse does not need a blanket just because it is raining or wet out.

Post exercise rugging needs to be carefully considered and wisdom would suggest that a wicking type of rug is used until the horse has cooled down to its normal level before it s usual night rugs day rugs turnout rugs are put on.