Rugging a damp/wet horse.

[Cortez]

tbh I'm a total rule breaker because if the horse is dry and warm in the stable, I will put a rug on them to dry it off, if it's got a bit clammy on the inside. My YO takes off wet rugs and hangs them up, then the wet seeps back through... hour or 2 on the hay-fueled rug dryers and they are good to go again!

Yeah, I've been known to use the four-legged rug dryers too.....

Question - do any of us use a dressing gown to dry off after a bath/shower?

 

[dorsetladette]

no
My horses are clipped in the winter and a rug that relies on their own hair keeping them warm wouldn't cut it

A little retired pony who shared a field with mine had one. I can see the principle behind it, but it didn't look very comfortable. The owner liked it as she felt happy to put it on him whenever, didn't worry he'd get to hot on sunny days if it was left on and was happy if it went on when he was sopping wet.

Biggest bonus I saw was that it didn't move, the plastic/rubber bits sort of anchored the rug into his long coat.

 

[Sasana Skye]

Wet on the inside, no. Wet on the outside, fine

Well yes obviously. Although I tend to leave wet rugs on if they haven't soaked through, they take years to dry otherwise!