Riding in the wet

[kat2290]

*stupid question alert*

I have a lesson on the horse I help out with this morning, but it is raining pretty heavily! Horse isn't rugged so he is going to be dripping wet, lovely! I have only been tacking up myself for about a month now and I don't think in that time that I've had to do it when he's wet. Are there certain things I have to do? I presume I need to get him dry...tips on how? Is a towel the best thing to use?

And same after the lesson, do I just turn him back out rugless? Do I need to dry off his tack?

If I sound like a beginner its because I am

 

[unbalanced]

Old towel, get the worst of it off. Ride with a decent numnah then cool down as usual before chucking back out. Obviously check horse for mud or anything else that could rub before putting the saddle on.
Enjoy your ride!

 

[kat2290]

Thanks

I haven't yet managed to get him to break a sweat yet in one of our lessons so not much cooling down required lol

 

[ghostie]

Also dry his tack off afterwards as if leather gets soaked it dries out. Best bet is to towel off the worst then let it dry naturally. Once dry apply a good leather conditioner

 

[midnight mayhem]

Towels are you friend here

 

[kat2290]

Luckily it didn't end up being that wet he was a bit soggy when I brought him in so just rubbed him down as best I could and off we went. Didn't rain during the lesson so I didn't have to worry about the tack but now I know for next time!