Horseware

Horseware has developed an adjustable foal rug to keep the rug as useable as possible as the foal grows. The front has an extended touch close fastening secured with a buckle and a highly adjustable belly flap that can offer up to 6 inches of growing room.

Foal rugs are measured from A to B - Using a soft measuring tape, measure from (A) at the centre point of the chest, across the point of the shoulder and to the point (B) at the centre of the tail. When you have the measurement, remove 10cm (4 inches).

Waterproof Fabric

Horseware use and make a wide range of fabrics for their turnout and stable rugs for their Turnout Rugs they use various waterproof fabrics.

Lightweight rugs (0g) in low denier just like a lightweight waterproof jacket are less resistant to persistent heavy rain as the fabric isn't as tightly bound and they have no insulation layer which can cause the horse to sweat up if the interior of the rug has a high contrast to the outside temperature which is why it would always be recommended to use a 50g rug in chilly weather for horses that are clipped or have fine coats so the insulation can help prevent the breathability of the fabric being overwhelmed and becoming clammy.

HexStop Fabric - Rhino Turnout Rugs

The hexagonal Ripstop weave makes this fabric 30% stronger than standard polypropylene. The layered technology allows the rug to be warmer whilst reducing the weight of the rug by 20%.

Duo Force Fabric - Rambo® Duo Force Turnout Rug

Made from unique 1000D Ripstop Ballistic Nylon and including a reinforcing weave the Rambo Duo Force fabric is 60% stronger than the 1000 denier Ballistic Nylon fabric.

Barrier Technology - Rhino Turnout Rugs

Found in the Rhino Turnout range Barrier Technology uses an AquaTrans fabric to act as a waterproof yet breathable membrane under the outer fabric. This means that if the outer is damaged yet the membrane remains intact that the rug remains waterproof.

Aquatrans Technology

1. The outer Hydrophobic layer is water hating and drives this water vapor through the fabric and away from the outer of the turnout. Therefore it repels the entry of any water through it coming from the outer.

2. The inner Hydrophillic layer is water loving and draws sweat away from the body.

Aquatrans Technology is used in some of the Rambo range.

1. Tough 1000 denier Polypropylene Outer
2. Waterproof barrier
3. Thermobonded Fibrefill of whatever weight your rug is
4. Polyester lining

Thermobonded Fibrefil

Horseware uses Thermobonded fibrefill for insulation in their Turnout and Stable Rugs. Thermobonded Fibrefill retains the original structure and loft over time even through washing which in turn helps your rug maintain optimal heat retention.

Vari-Layer Technology

Horseware Vari-Layer Technology is the layering of thermobonded fibrefill to gain maximum heat retention without the heaviness of a standard fill for more warmth with less weight. The weight reduction makes the rugs easy to manage as an owner and also means that your horse is carrying less weight.

Vari-Layer is particularly useful for horses that struggle with holding conditions or older horses. The thickest fill over the parts of the body such as the rump and back which lose heat and layering the fibre on the sides allows the rug to sit closer to the horse's body, trapping the warm air and allowing greater belly coverage underneath. Vari-Layer can be an invaluable tool to aid in keeping them warm and cosy even on the coldest of nights.

Vari-Layer Technology is available in a limited number of styles in the Rhino and Rambo ranges.

Horseware Liner System

The Horseware Liner System is a simple and flexible rugging system that allows owners to change the weight (warmth rating) of their turnouts and stable rugs without the need to buy another outer rug and reducing bulk and the risks associated with using two rugs.

The liner system involves using a special rug, a liner which has a simple chest fastening, velcro attachments on either side of the neck and clips at the back, with no surcingles instead the liner is fastened to the turnout or stable rug to stay secure.

The liner system is a space-saving and economical option for owners allowing you to change the weight of a turnout or stable rug quickly and effectively by buying liners instead of a more expensive full rug.

Liner Rug can also be washed in domestic washing machines for easy quick washing which can be especially useful for clipping horses.

This system allows you to create a rug that meets your horse's individual needs whilst offering maximum versatility depending on weather conditions.

There are a variety of liners available 100g, 200g, 300g and 400g weights as well as a fleece liner, Air Max liner and Quick Dry liner to add warmth to a rug.

There is also a Fly Liner a showerproof liner that can be used on compatiable Fly Rugs.

Liner Compatible

The liner system is available in Bravo, Rhino and Rambo ranges. These rugs have detachable hoods and have three loops on either side of the neck, two for the hood and one for the liner.

It is not recommended that liners be used on all-in-one rugs as the neck cannot be secured so may slip.

The Optimo Rug's have their own Optimo Liners that use split technology to mirror the outer.

Liner Included

In the Rambo Range, there are a number of styles which include a liner rug. The Rambo Duo for example is a style which offers two warmth ratings, the turnout by itself and the turnout plus the liner. The outer and the liner are sold together as a set.

There are a couple of styles which Horseware are offering as a bundle. The bundle includes an outer turnout and two liners to allow the rug to be useful in varioustimes of years.

The Tech Bundles are generally weighted to be suitable for warmer weather and include a Air Max Liner which is designed to help dry a damp horse dry under their turnout - ideal for owners who are limited on time.

Classic Cut Neck With Straight Front Closure

The double straight front fasting offers a secure closure that sits aligned with the point of the shoulder. There is a velcro fastening to hold the rug secure while being fastened and to reduce the pressure on the buckles. Male and female blanket buckle fastenings that clip together. Double fastened for added security.

Advantage: Quick and simple to use, lightweight

Disadvantage: The buckles are fixed so they offer no adjustment so it can be difficult to fit horses that sit between sizes.

Available on the Mio range, Hero, Hero Ripstop, Bravo 12 and Bravo 12 Pony ranges.

V-Front Closure with Surefit neck design

The V- front fastening is two trigger clips one coming from the shoulder at an angle in line with the neck and the other straight that clip into a single moveable ring with connectors in symmetrical points. The design helps to eliminate pressure on the shoulder allowing for more comfort while grazing.

The Surefit neck design allows the rug to sit further in front of the wither with a smoother slope to cup the front line of the shoulder and finish deeper in the front of the neck. The Sure-fit design gives a snugger fit yet the deeper neck allows more freedom to graze.

Under the V-Front is a double lock set of touch-close fastenings to secure the rug and offer a small adjustment.

Advantages - The ring part of the fastening being free to move offers more comfort than a fixed buckle, the V shape offers more room at the front for the horse's neck, straight forward to use

Disadvantages: It's a lot of metal at the front which can mean that it weighs down lighter-weight rugs.

Available on the Bravo 12 range, Rhino range, Rambo range

Disc Front Closure

The Disc Front Closure incorporates our four V-Front closure points and uses a plastic disc instead of a ring to attach four touch-close straps. Under the disc is a touch-close fastening for a secure fit and to hold the rug in place while you fasten the touch-close outer straps. The disc offers a flat finish to the front of the rug.

Advantages - Lighter weight than metal fastenings, a small amount of adjustment available in four straps, flat finish at the chest

Disadvantages: while only two straps need to be undone or done in fastening is can be a faff, especially with muddy rugs, customers have said that the fit of the rug at the neck is different to the V-front

Available on the Bravo 12 range, Rhino range, Rambo range

The Plus Option (Neck Included)

Many Horseware rugs have a neck included with them these are known as Plus. Wherever you see Plus in the title of a Horseware Rug it means that there is a detachable neck included, that is attached with touch close fastenings.

A hood or neck is a useful way to increase the protection your horse gets from the weather. A detachable hood means that your rug is more flexible, if the weather is fine then you can remove the hood, when the weather is blustery then the neck can be added.

The Plus option is extremely popular however it is not for every horse, horses with a high wither, horses with a dipped back who struggle with no neck rugs that slip back may continue to have that problem with a detachable neck. The point where the hood and rug meet can cause an active horse to rub out their mane.

The weight of the neck/hood will be equal to the weight of the rug, for example, if you select a Rhino 100g Plus, the neck/hood will be 100g also.

Styles that have Plus options within their range as Hero, Hero Plus, Bravo, Rhino, Rambo

Hood Loops

Horseware sells a number of rugs without a hood included, however many of these designs have hood loops to allow you to add a hood at a later point if required. Not all Horseware no neck rugs have hood loops so it is important to check.

Not all colourways are sold as separate hoods, so if you do choose to add a hood at a later date then you may not be able to get an exact match.

Hood Closure Types

Horseware use two types of hood closure on their detachable hoods. The most common is the velcro loop hood closure as seen on the Bravo 12 and Hero Rugs, there are some older styles that use the Velcro Sandwich closure.

The Velcro Loop Hood Closure is flexible and allows the hood to move more freely with the rug while still being secure and offering coverage over the area where rug and hood overlap.

The Velcro Sandwich Closure offers a very secure fastening over a larger area where the hood and rug meet, this fastening is less flexible.

Integrated Hood (All in One)

Horseware has a number of rugs with integrated hoods known as all-in-one designs. The all-in-one is especially useful for narrow built horses.

The all-in-one design is popular for winter especially as it offers even warmth from ears to tail. Useful for horses that feel the cold, veterans, fully clipped horses and those that have little to no shelter in exposed fields.

Available in a limited number of styles including Mio, Hero, Bravo and Rhino.

Wug Neck Wug Cut

The Wug is a rug design that offers a high-cut neck design to give a snug fit and eliminate wither pressure with V-front closure to give freedom of movement to graze. It is essentially a half neck.

The Wug design is useful for horses that have a high wither which can cause the rug to slip back, horses that rub at the chest.

XL Sizing

Available in a limited number of styles the XL fit is designed for larger, wider horses with a 20% deeper neck fit and sides to help give a comfortable fit and excellent coverage.

Especially handy for wide horses that struggle to fit into standard rugs, or may usually be sized up to achieve the fit at the neck/chest but end up with excess fabric as the rug size is too big everywhere else.

Single Leg Arches

Leg arches are a unique design seen at the front shoulder that helps to maintain freedom of movement while allowing the rug to stay secure under the belly and offer additional belly coverage.

Split Technology - The Rambo Optimo Range

Split technology takes the shoulder pleat that is seen in many rugs and takes it to the next level by extending up further to end close to the wither. The Split allows more freedom of movement through the shoulder and creates more room, this technology is very useful for wider horses as well as big moving horses.

Two-Crossed Surcingles

To keep the rug secure two adjustable crossed surcingle's under the belly to offer a custom fit.

Mainly used on rugs with front leg arches such as Mio, Hero, Hero Ripstop, Bravo 12 Pony, Fly Rugs.

Three Cross Surcingles

To keep the rug secure three adjustable crossed surcingle's under the belly to offer a custom fit.

Mainly used on Rugs with two leg arches such as  Ameco Turnout, Rhino and some Rambo rugs

Three Straight Surcingles

To keep the rug secure three adjustable crossed surcingle's under the belly to offer a custom fit.

Used on some Rambo Rugs and some fly rug styles.

Belly Flap

Used on a number of styles of fly rugs especially those that are for sensitive horses the Extended Belly Flap found on some styles helps to increase coverage under the belly to protect vulnerable areas. The Belly Flap is usually teamed with three adjustable straight surcingles for a secure fit.

Rambo Safety Surcingles

The Rambo Safety Surcingle System is a safety measure added to Rambo turnouts with three surcingle's. This system is created using a unique combination of Velcro and a plastic loop.  The system can withstand 100kg of pressure and the plastic clip will break in the event of an emergency, giving extra protection for your horse. 

The surcingle strap connects to the blanket with a plastic loop. This loop will release should the horse become dangerously caught in its surcingle straps.

The Velcro system allows for the removal of the surcingle strap for wash or repair.

In the event of the plastic loop breaking under pressure, the surcingle strap should hang on the opposite side of the rug still connected. The surcingle strap can be re-attached using the rectangular clip until a replacement plastic loop can be attached.

Reflectech

Consisting of reflective yarn woven into the turnout's outer to help increase your horse's visibility in dark or low-light conditions. Particularly useful if your horse is out in a big field with other horses or if they like to hide. Also helpful if you walk your horse on the road to get to and from your yard.

Reflective Safety Strips

Horseware uses reflective strips at the front and back of their turnouts to help improve visibility in dark evenings and nights with superior reflective properties in this fabric due to the glass bead technology inside.

Tail Fastenings

Horseware use Tail fastenings on their rugs instead of leg straps.

Horseware Rugs features a dart the back of their rugs to help the rug follow the shape of the horse  allow for a secure fit without the use of leg straps to make these rugs suitable and safer for owners of young, sensitive horses and those that may kick out if leg straps needed to be fastened.

Tail String or Fillet String - used on coolers and stable sheets and lightweight rugs, highly adjustable, slides through loops on either side of the back or the rug. The Fillet Strings are removable.

Tail Cord or Fillet Cord - Adjustable however it is sewn into the rug at the D-rings at the back of the rug so unless you are swapping or replacing the cord it cannot be removed. The Tail Cord is a nylon strap with a sliding strap buckle that allows the rug to be let out and pulled on, communally seen on on turnouts Hero 900, Hero Ripstop, Fly Rugs.

Wipe Clean Tail Cord - Fixed length with elastic rope inside of a PVC tube with clips at either side for ease of use. The wipe clean design helps you to keep the rug cleaner. The wipe clean design is available to buy separately and can be a quick and easy upgrade for any turnout or stable rug. 

UV Protection

Horse offers a variety of different fly and summer sheets to protect your horse from harmful UV rays and to avoid coat bleaching during the summer months.

UV Protection rates vary depending on the outer fabric the rug is made from. The closer the weave of the outer fabric, the higher UV protection that can be offered. Light and bright-coloured fabrics such as white or silver might seem impractical for use on horses however these light colours are best for reflecting sunlight and helping to prevent overheating.

Camo Technology - Used in the Camo Fly Series Rugs

Horseware are always striving to offer the best solution for common problems.

The Camo Fly Collection of Horse Rugs is based on research into how flies react to zebras and their stripes to find a pattern which deters flies from landing on your horse.

How does it work?

Research surrounding how flies react to the stripes on zebras suggests that the monochrome stripes confuse flies acting as a natural deterrent to the insect. Horseware has developed a pattern to help confuse the flies by layering black lines on a grey background to create an optical illusion in the eye of a fly. It breaks up the shape of the horse, so insects struggle to identify the horse as a target. The pattern breaks up the shape of the horse and the insect struggle to work out where they need to land.

Moisture Wicking

Moisture Wicking Technology sees the fabric treated to have superior wicking functions, this takes moisture away from the body keeping your horse comfortable after washing or exercise. Moisture wicking is also a natural property of some fabrics, such as fleece.

Breathable

Horseware uses Breathable fabrics as much as possible especially on their turnouts as this moisture escapes from inside the rug helping to keep your horse dry and comfortable.

Breathable to 3000mm for all turnouts.

Antibacterial

To keep your horse's coat healthy some Horseware rugs have an antibacterial lining. The lining fabric has been treated to offer protection against bacteria, mould and mildew.

Usually found on Rambo and Rhino rugs.

Anti-static

The lining on Rhino and Rambo series turnout rugs has anti-static properties that can cope with most charged conditions and with a charge that may be generated by the lining and your horse's coat for the comfort of your horse.

Shine Enhancing Lining

The most common lining on Horseware rugs is polyester. The Shine Enhancing Lining is used on the Bravo 12, Hero and some fly rugs to help reduce rubbing and keep your horse comfortable and their coat in great condition while rugged.

The shine-enhancing lining can help reduce rubbing however is your horse is susceptible to rubbing it will not be able to prevent it altogether.

Ice Vibe Boots

The Ice Vibe Boots come in two sizes Full and X/Full.

Full size will fit most small (14.2HH and upwards) to medium horses (15.2HH) legs that are not heavy boned.

X/Full are usually used for hind legs or for heavy boned warmblood types or for those with long cannon bones.

Generally speaking if your horse takes Cob or Full size brushing boots they will be fine with Full Boots. If your horse takes X/Full or takes Full but could do with a bit more height they will be fine with the X/Full boots.

As Ice Vibe boots are used for therapy and are intended to be used while the horse is standing it is as much of a concern for the boots to be long.

• Full size will fit medium to large ponies, small horses and thoroughbreds
• X/Full are usually used for hind legs or for heavy-boned warmblood types or for those with long cannon bones.

Ice Vibe Hock Boots

The Ice Vibe Hock Boots come in Full size and are contoured to fit the hock area

Generally speaking, we have found that the Hock Boots in Full fits most small to large horses as there is velcro adjustment available with good overlap.

 * Sizing is approximate

Ice Vibe Knee Boots

The Ice-Vibe Knee Boots come in Full size contoured to fit the knee area whilst allowing the horse maintain full movement.

Generally speaking, we have found that the Knee Boots in Full fits most small to large horses as there is velcro adjustment available.

Suitable for Medium to large ponies, small horses and standard horses.

Sportz-Vibe ZX Wireless Message Rug

The Sportz-Vibe ZX Rug is designed with a highly adjustable chest fastening that allows the rug to fit multiple horses and ponies between a range of rug sizes. If your horse is wide and between rugs it is suggested you size up.

Rambo Ionic Stable Boots

Available in Full or X/Full.

If your horse takes Cob or Full size brushing boots then Full size is suggested.

If your horse takes X/Full brushing boots then X/Full boots are suggested.

These boots should only be used for travel if your horse is quiet in the box or trailer as they do not offer the same coverage of travel boots. It would also be recommended to use over reach boots to give coverage to the bulb of the heel.

Rambo Ionic Horse Rugs

Measured the same way as Turnouts, Stables and Cooler Horse Rugs.

Using a soft measuring tape, measure from (A) at the centre point of the chest, across the point of the shoulder and to the point (B) at the centre of the tail. When you have the measurement, remove 10cm (4inches) and choose your horse’s size from the table. The EU measurement (C to D) is along the back from wither to the top of the tail.

Bear in mind that every horse is different and that this table is a guide only. We have many different styles to suit all shapes and sizes.

Micklem Headcollar

Measuring for a Micklem Headcollar: To find the right size for your horse we recommend you to take certain measurements of your horse A around the nose and B from noseband level to noseband level over the poll and refer to the size guide below.

Bear in mind that every horse is different, and this table is a guide only. Please be advised, that this is a guide only and some measurements can vary up to 10 cm due to the product's adjustability.

Micklem Breastplate

Fieldsafe Headcollar

Amigo Leather Headcollar

Please note that every horse is different, and this table is a guide only.

Fly Boots

This table is a guide only. Please be advised, that this is a guide only and some measurements can vary due to the product's adjustability. Please allow for overlap and adjustment of Velcro straps.

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