Rugging up in winter.
Rugging a clipped horse in winter.
Some of us rug our horses because it makes us feel warmer to see them rugged.
Don t tie them up to rug if they sidle up to you when the rug appears put it on.
Regardless of the reasons behind it many of us chose to rug our horses and many of us are over rugging our.
The preferred option for many owners is to clip their horse during the colder months to prevent sweating whilst ridden then keep the horse warm when not ridden by rugging.
Many of us rug out of necessity.
They only get the chance to get rugged if its windy wet and cold.
Mine are natives with bib clips and live out at 1000 feet.
They have a field shelter and some drystone walls but exposed to the north.
Bathing a horse in inclement winter weather in cold water is not ideal and is an important consideration in a basic guide to rugging horses.
Once bathed even in warm water a wicking rug should be applied until the horse is dried and then the horse can be rugged and checked a few times before a final rug choice is made.
Secondly during winter it is much harder to get your horse dry again meaning your horse is at risk of becoming very cold whilst it is wet with sweat.
What to rug and when.
If they walk off twice don t put it on.
My horse is not clipped at the moment but out in the paddock he gets a cotton and a big doona but he is getting clipped soon and he will then have a cotton a fleecy hood 2 woolens or a woolen and a fleece a rain sheet and a doona on top this is for a fit eventer who is getting a full body clip so i have to make sure his muscles cant get too cold.
Rainsheet to 50g max no neck covers.
