Horse Rug Weather Guide

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.

Horse rug weather guide.

If your horse is clipped a rug will definitely be necessary during winter as his natural insulation has been lost. If they walk off twice don t put it on. Below is a recommended guide to rugging your horse whatever the weather. Horses that are worked but not clipped are going.

The weather itself should also be considered is it just cold or cold wet and windy. Print out this guide and keep it in the barn for easy access during rug season. Bear in mind that every horse is different and that this table is a guide only. Don t tie them up to rug if they sidle up to you when the rug appears put it on.

Remember rugging less can also help in weight management especially of good doers who need to lose weight over winter. They have a field shelter and some drystone walls but exposed to the north. 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.

Rug and temperature guide. Our size guide details how to measure your horse to determine the rug size required. The wind chill factor can make a real difference on whether horses are warm enough in a lower weight rug. As an example on the first day of 13c weather the horse might feel cold but over 10 21 days of similar weather he will become acclimatized.

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. Make sure you use a combo rug. You could give the. That horse might need a rug even when his stable mates accustomed to the local weather might not.

With the vast array of rugs on the market we know it can be difficult to choose the right rug for your horses so we ve put together a rug guide to help you choose the most suitable rug for your horse this winter. Every horse is different just like people some are always warm and others are more susceptible to the cold. Gathering data from weather forecasts for the coming three days it makes an intelligent recommendation on which horseware turnouts will best suit the conditions and your horse making sure. As horses of the same height at the wither come in a variety of shapes and sizes it is useful to take certain measurements of your horse.

Rainsheet to 50g max no neck covers. Horses require between 10 and 21 days to acclimatize to colder temperatures. Condition of the horse. Over 30 years of rugging expertise distilled into one app.

Negative 10 to 0 degrees 1200denier with 300gram polyfill rug with a quaity cotton or fleece rug underneath is recommended. Whereas fields are much smaller for today s domestic horses and often have little cover to protect them from the weather. 0 to 5 degrees 200gram polyfill medium. This chart is meant to be used as a guide only you know your horse best.