How To Fasten Leg Straps On A Horse Rug

Thread the front leg strap through the animal s legs and fasten it back up on the left rear side of the rug.

How to fasten leg straps on a horse rug.

This is how to fasten leg straps on a rug by equine knowledge on vimeo the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Repeat on the other side passing the second leg strap through the first so they re linked before fastening. Just take one off and clip the other across the back of the rug and pull the tail through. Do not stand directly behind the horse when fastening the leg straps.

So i just bought a new rug for boyhorse. I ve never used fillet strings and am worried it would not be secure enough and it will slip and he ll break his shoulder or. Then pass the right hand one around the right hind leg loop it through the left strap and fasten it back on itself on the right hand side. Fasten the leg straps if the rug has them.

I usually turn a leg strap in to a fillet string under the tail and this keep the rug on. Tuck the rear leg strap through and behind the horse s legs and fasten it to the clasp on the right rear side of the blanket. Measure in a straight line from the center of the horse s chest where the top chest buckle would sit around the shoulder along the side of the belly to the furthest rear point of the rump or where you expect the rug to finish. To fasten the leg straps attached to the back of the rug take the left leg strap nearside pass it between the horse s back legs and clip it back to the d ring on the left side.

Check the fit of the leg straps. Pass the left hand strap around the left hind leg and fasten it back on itself on the left side. Make sure not to measure around to the tail as this will add a few extra inches. First take the left hand leg strap and pass between the horses legs attaching to the rear left d ring.

Loop one leg strap around his back leg and fasten it to the d rung on the same side. Whether you re new to blanketing or have always blanketed your horses it s important to know as much as you can about blankets from how to properly adjust. However i m not 100 keen on how the leg straps sit and it comes with the option of fillet strings. He looks dashing in it.