Horse Rug Temperature Guide

Providing your horse with protection for every occasion.

Horse rug temperature guide.

A horse s thermoneutral zone is between 0 and 25 c whereas a human s is between 20 and 30 c. As a general rule if your horse is not clipped and in healthy shape the following temperatures may require rugging if your horse is stabled. Not sure if your horse has the right rug on. Make sure you use a combo rug.

Why rug your horse. Our products are tested to withstand the. Negative 10 to 0 degrees 1200denier with 300gram polyfill rug with a quaity cotton or fleece rug underneath is recommended. As horses are mammals they maintain their internal body temperature at around 38 c through a well developed mechanism known as thermoregulation.

Rug temperature chart below is a recommended guide to rugging your horse whatever the weather. Lighter breeds and elderly or poorly horses may benefit from wearing a rug when it is cold many horses and ponies are fairly hardy and can live without a rug all year round. This means that even if you re feeling chilly your horse might not be. Print out this guide and keep it in the barn for easy access during rug season.

Simply place your hand behind the withers under their rug. Temperature stabled clipped stabled unclipped turned out unclipped turned out clipped 15 degrees and warmer zero fill nothing nothing nothing 10 to 15 degrees. Light or medium weight horse rug 150 300g with neck cover heavy weight 300 400g with neck cover plus liner 10 degrees or colder heavyweight 300 500g with neck cover plus liner medium or heavy weight 300 400g with neck. Rugs are primarily used to shield horses from varying weather conditions and climates.

Older horses young horses thin horses and clipped horses will need rugs first for most horses unless clipped and living out 24 7 rugs should not be considered before temperatures overnight begin dipping towards 5 10 c. Each horse rug is designed with your horse s wellbeing in mind. Providing your horse with the best fit comfort and protection is vital to your peace of mind. The wind chill factor can make a real difference on whether horses are warm enough in a lower weight rug.

Ideally start with lighter rugs and move to thicker rugs as it gets colder.