Fleeces, coolers and sheets are essential items for your horse’s wardrobe. Perfect for wicking away excess moisture after riding, or travelling to and from competitions, horse fleeces and coolers are ideal for helping to regulate your horse’s temperature. With brands including Horseware, LeMieux and Bridleway, our range of equine fleeces, coolers and sheets will have something to suit every horse.
Top five cooler rugs for your horse in summer
Cooler rugs are perfect for this time of year, particularly if you’re planning to travel with your horse or looking for something to put over your horse after exercise. Most are made from material that allows the air to flow through to the horse below and have additional benefits such as wicking sweat away from the horse, keeping flies at bay, and even helping to keep the horse clean. There are plenty of options available, to suit every budget and requirement. Here are five favourites from our team and customers… which one will you pick?
Brilliant for those on a budget - Bridleway Scrim Cooler
This super lightweight but seriously smart cooler rug is highly breathable, wicks sweat away from the horse, and has a stunning contrasting colour trim to make it stand out for all the right reasons. It’s perfect to help keep horse and saddle clean between classes too. It features two branded chest straps and one surcingle so it’s easy and fast to fit as well. But hurry while stocks last.
Super smart for shows – Elico Dartmoor Show Fleece
With stylish hip decorations, braided fillet string and contrasting silver trim, this show fleece is perfect for when looking smart matters. In addition to the above, the rug also benefits from a flap that goes over the chest fastenings as well as darts to the rear of the rug to give a shaped fit that follows the contours of the horse’s hindquarters.
Perfect for the stable and lorry – Shires Tempest Original Waffle Rug
Combining the traditional look of a waffle rug with clever fabric, this waffle cooler rug is light in weight, but heavy on features. The fabric wicks moisture away from the horse’s coat, but the shape of the rug means that a microclimate is created to prevent the horse getting a chill. It’s durable and helps to regulate body temperature too. The Shires Tempest Original Waffle Rug is fastened with twin chest straps, cross surcingles and a fillet string.
Smart and snug - LeMieux Arika Jersey-Tek
This stunning cooler rug from LeMieux is soft touch, highly breathable, great for travelling and smart enough for shows too. It’s made from jersey material, meaning it’s great for cooler days, but also makes the perfect layer under other rugs, and the smooth outer means that dust and debris sticking to the rug is kept to a minimum. The LeMieux Arika Jersey-Tek also benefits from additional padding at the wither, cross surcingles, a single chest strap and a fillet string to keep the rug in the perfect place.
Style, performance and comfort in one – Kentucky 3D Spacer Cooler Sheet
The 3D Spacer Cooler Sheet from Kentucky is a real workhorse, combining many desirable attributes in one rug. The 3D Spacer material has a honeycomb structure for excellent breathability, great wicking properties, and this material also has the added benefit of being cushioned too. It’s made to an anatomical design meaning it fits the horse’s body beautifully without restricting movement. It’s great as a fly sheet, a cooler, a travel rug, or even a layer under rugs. For extra comfort for the horse, it has vegan sheepskin on the withers, and for extra style it has a vegan leather trim.