Putting away a wet horse?

[Alibear]

I use the Bucas rugs with the stay-dry lining, the horse dries off nicely underneath them and they come in turn out and stable versions.

 

[jnb]

I use my DriRug, I was skeptical till I had one! Dries them off (obviously not from a bath) in 10-15 min then rug up.
If bathing it cuts the drying time down too

 

[ponynutz]

can I ask the people who dry their horses off why? My horse is partially clipped in winter. The rest is hairy and he comes back from riding at about 10,30am sweating and despite an exercise sheet, wet from the rain in parts.

If I put a sweat rug on and keep him in until he is dry it will be around 4pm and he would be standing in the stable and miss most of his time out.

If I put a turnout rambo on him he comes in at just after 4 dry underneath it. I don't understand the point of keeping him in until he is dry

Just always feel bad for her really and what I was taught to do. Know dad leaves her wet overnight and hasn't killed her.

 

[paddy555]

There's wet and then there's wet.

A horse who is a bit damp on the neck and chest I wouldn't think twice about just dumping any old rug on.

If horse is wet, wet, then IMO unless you have a good hour to let them stand in under a sweat rug before putting their turn out on, then you should be clipping accordingly.

still don't get it. If they stand in under any rug they are not getting the gentle movement of walking around after exercise. Plus of course the mental aspect of being able to roll etc.
I cannot see the difference between standing under a sweat rug to dry and mine don't dry in an hour or turning them out in another rug which also wicks the wet away.

I think it must go back to the days of canvas rugs which were not breathable and possibly things haven't moved on with the advantage of the breathable turnouts we have nowadays.

ETA not any old rug, breathable ones rambos, buccas and I am sure some of the other makes are equally as good.

 

[Starzaan]

I don’t understand why you wouldn’t. Since breathable rugs became I thing I have always put horses out wet. They always come in dry - that is what breathable linings are for. I would far rather horses were out walking around after exercise than just stood in doing nothing and getting cold. ?