western australia

endurance riding

A horse rug good enough to eat

@JudyEv (342448)

Rockingham, Australia

July 3, 2023 8:22pm CST

I’ve borrowed a photo from a friend’s FB page to show one of the latest fashions in horse-rugs. There is a very wide range of horse rugs. You can get lightweight summer rugs which are more about keeping flies from annoying thin-skinned horses than providing warmth. Winter rugs come in various weights with linings designed to provide a lot of warmth or just a little. Some are quilted and many are waterproof. Most now have tail flaps which hang over the horse’s rump. Neck rugs come in the same wide range so that sometimes it’s hard to tell what colour a horse is as so much of it is covered up.

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@much2say (56394)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jul 23

Ah, even horses can be in fashion (oh but they are so beautiful as they are, but I guess they can get cold too). I like this fancy carrot one

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@much2say (56394)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Jul 23

Oh my gosh, how DO they get these on the horses??? That looks like it's painted on

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

@much2say I think they must have zips.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Once, rugs only came in white but now they are all colours of the rainbow. There are even lycra type ones but they don't seem to be too popular now. I've no idea how they got the horses into these.

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@allknowing (138272)

• India

4 Jul 23

The owner of that horse does have taste.

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@allknowing (138272)

• India

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv This time I am at sea !! (lol)

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

'Taste' - very punny!

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@shaggin (72369)

• United States

4 Jul 23

That’s such a great idea! Flies can be so bad for animals skin.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

One of my ponies had a reaction to mosquito bites and would break out in sores. I had to keep him rugged right through summer.

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@rebelann (113046)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Jul 23

That is so kool. My friend has a pitbull and a mixed dalmation, I'll bet those two would love to have a rug all their own.

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@rebelann (113046)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Jul 23

Now I have something to look up, thanks.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Most of the dogs at the rides have rugs too. The three dogs we house-sat all had rugs at night. Individual rugs as well as loose rugs to snuggle in.

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@wolfgirl569 (108757)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Jul 23

That is a bright one

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@wolfgirl569 (108757)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv We have had different ones for a long time here

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

They were once all white but not any more.

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@Kandae11 (55186)

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4 Jul 23

I didn't know they made rugs for horses too.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

It's a huge market. I must take a few photos of horses in their rugs. I don't have any of my own - photos that is.

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@AmbiePam (94473)

• United States

4 Jul 23

Such a fine horse looks adorable in that, even though I know it is for practical reasons.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Most of the riders will spend money on their horses before spending it on themselves.

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@FourWalls (69420)

• United States

4 Jul 23

I’m surprised the horse hasn’t eaten all the carrots off that rug!

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Give it time! lol

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@LadyDuck (472243)

• Switzerland

4 Jul 23

This cute horse looks comfortable in his rug, full of carrots.

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@LadyDuck (472243)

• Switzerland

5 Jul 23

@JudyEv - I wonder if horses see colours, I have to search.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

@LadyDuck I think they do but I'll await your findings. I know one woman used to say that her horse didn't like blue jumps and would always baulk at them.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

They have some very colourful rugs, nowadays.

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@xFiacre (13204)

• Ireland

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv Very dapper!

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Horses like to look smart too!

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@just4him (317457)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 23

It's so cute. I wonder if all those carrots make the horse want one or more.

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@just4him (317457)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Jul 23

@JudyEv Yes, it is.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

I don't really think the horses recognise carrots in that format! Which is probably a good thing.

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@LindaOHio (182766)

• United States

4 Jul 23

The horse looks so cute with his horse rug on. Wishing you a good day.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

They spend a lot of money on rugs and have different ones for summer and winter for example.

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@LindaOHio (182766)

• United States

5 Jul 23

@JudyEv The horses have to be protected!!!

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@MarieCoyle (39110)

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5 Jul 23

Well, at least the person who made it knew that horses love carrots!

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

The rugs come in all colours and combinations of colours nowadays. I must take more photos of them. I usually wait till the rugs are removed before I take photos.

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@Beestring (14713)

• Hong Kong

4 Jul 23

That's a nice horse rug. Is it a lightweight one?

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

I think it would be quite a warm one. Towards the back, you can see the edge of another white one underneath. Some of the horses have had their coats clipped so on cold days they might need more than one rug.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

@Beestring It's not a lining. I can see how you might think that but it's a separate rug.

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@Beestring (14713)

• Hong Kong

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv Looks like a lining to me. But I think you are right.

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@GardenGerty (161154)

• United States

4 Jul 23

Even though it is not red, it makes me think of Little Red Riding Hood. I bet this horse is proud of the rug it is wearing. This one looks pretty comfortable, but the lycra ones do not at all.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

You're right about the lycra. I took that photo a few years ago but I haven't seen them using those since.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16803)

• China

4 Jul 23

What an eye-catching horse rug in the photo ! Not sure if horses like the carrots.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

Horses like carrots but probably don't recognise them on the rug.

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@RebeccasFarm (90571)

• Arvada, Colorado

4 Jul 23

Tasty

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

It's a good looking rug, for sure.

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@RasmaSandra (81089)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Jul 23

What a handsome horse and beautiful blanket. Looks like horses are going to be fashionable,

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

The riders spend a lot of money on their horses - more than on themselves.

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@TheHorse (220705)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Jul 23

Carrots would make me perfectly happy.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

It's a cute rug for sure.

@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

5 Jul 23

That is so cute, the carrots look a great deal cuter than I thought carrots on a horse would be.

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@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

When I saw the rug on the day, I didn't realise it was covered in carrots.

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