Rug Guide For Clipped Horses

If a horse is turned out after exercise without having dried off he is more likely to catch a chill.

Rug guide for clipped horses.

The best way of keeping the clipped horse or horses that are sensitive to the cold extra warm and cosy throughout the winter. Temperature stabled clipped stabled unclipped turned out unclipped turned out clipped 15 degrees and warmer. The wind chill factor can make a real difference on whether horses are warm enough in a lower weight rug. Horses that are worked but not clipped are going to sweat more which in turn means they ll take longer to dry off.

Horses and ponies are often clipped to help prevent them getting sweaty when being ridden in the winter months. Rainsheet to 50g max no neck covers. Finer horses and those which are clipped for competing are more likely to feel the cold so a heavyweight rug should be used to help to keep them warm and sometimes an under rug may be essential. For a fully clipped horse though they should be absolutely fine naked through the day however would be worth popping a light rug on overnight nothing heavy 50 grams should be sufficient.

Horses that are clipped or competing. Now if this was fully clipped i could maybe justify this. They are 11 21 and 24 yo 2x welshd 1x shetland welshx good do ers and have ad lib hay in small holed. 10 to 15 degrees.

They are the perfect combination of fashion meets functionality. He was stabled last night in a 350g stable rug seemed warm. Providing your horse with protection for every occasion. Mine are natives with bib clips and live out at 1000 feet.

X its about 10 degrees but drops to about 4 overnight. They only get the chance to get rugged if its windy wet and cold. If they walk off twice don t put it on. But with a blanket clip or less and with the very mild winters we have had recently scottie would boil alive in this weight of rug.

Don t tie them up to rug if they sidle up to you when the rug appears put it on. What rug have you got on your fully clipped horse. Zero fill nothing nothing nothing. Liners and under rugs are lighter rugs at either 50g 100g 150g or 200g and can be used underneath a light medium or heavyweight rug to make them warmer.

Our products are tested to withstand the sometimes demanding lifestyle of your horse. Each horse rug is designed with your horse s wellbeing in mind. I ve got a id x tb but looks more tb clipped him out last night and abit conscious what rug he should have.