What rugs in wet weather?!

[Hutchlou]

Brought in a very soggy headed horse this morning as I foolishly purchased a standard neck medium t/o rug, thinking that as she is unclipped & thick coated, that she would always get too warm in a combo!

I also have a heavyweight combo & a lightweight std t/o.

Should I buy another medium rug with a detachable neck, a medium combo or just a med neck cover that I could attach to both my med & lw rugs?!

Or is she ok to just get a bit wet sometimes?!

 

[Achinghips]

hmmm decisions, decisions - what breed is she, is she a good doer or does she drop weight easily?

 

[Hutchlou]

Think she would be classed as a good doer (though never really understood quite what that meant tbh!!!

) She isn't lean like a TB!!

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

I would not worry, it does then no harm on the whole to get rained on every now and then

 

[Donkeymad]

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Or is she ok to just get a bit wet sometimes?!

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Strangely, we have four who have lived out all winter, one without shelter, all unrugged all winter.

Non, yet, has shrunk, shrivelled or keeled over from getting wet.
Horses have waterproof coats.

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

if you pull the forelock back you will find the care label which says 100% waterproof, will not shrink in the rain!!!!

 

[LadyRascasse]

despite some people believing it horses don't shrink, dissolve or die from a little bit of rain, think of the natives on the mountain and moors they aren't rugged and they have dissolved yet?

i would just keep her in what she is in, i only have neck rugs as my horses are clipped. when there weren't they didn't have neck covers they got on with it and they are tb's