In this section:
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Health and Wellbeing
- Digestive system
- Weight management
- Equine lameness
- Healthy long life
- Horse MOT
- Foraging
- Winter dehydration
- Wet weather worries
- Stable entertainment
- Know your bits
- Head-shyness
- Ear Health
- Confident rider
- How to prevent flies on horses
- How to avoid equine concussion
- How to Poultice a Foot
- Top 5 Equine Health Problems
- Fussy Eating
- Seven signs to look out for
- The causes and treatments of a locking stifle
- A guide to leg protection
- How to spot summer pasture allergy
- How Does the Horse Digestive System Work?
- How to care for a horse on box rest
- What is horse hydrotherapy, and how is it useful?
- Grooming tips for winter
- 3 in-hand exercises to improve your horse’s strength and suppleness
- 7 horsey social media accounts you need to follow
- Post-lockdown checklist: Is your horse ready to go back to work?
- Step-by-step guide to lunging
- Equine insurance check: are you still covered?
- Defying the odds – Woody’s story
- Grass sickness – How to protect your horse
- 7 Christmas gift ideas for your horse
- How to keep your older horse young at heart
- The low-down on common winter skin conditions
- Winter fitness
- Rescue horse – Digby’s story
- Equine vet Gil Riley Q&A
- Caring for your horses teeth
- Maximise dressage marks
- Equine vet's complete guide to worming your horse
- Horse nutrition advice for fussy eaters
- 10 fascinating facts you might not know about horses
- Maximise your dressage marks
- Keeping an eye on colic
- Keeping your horse hydrated during winter
- Horse headshaking: what every horse owner should know
- How to build your horse’s topline
- Equine colitis
- How do horse sleep
- Changing diet from winter to spring
- What does your equine vet really mean?
- Is your horse overweight?
- How to calm a stressed horse
- How to give your horse the best care in winter
- Signs that your horse is happy
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Training and Competition
- Pole and Jumping Exercises
- Cross country training
- Area Festivals
- Natasha's Updates
- Ambassadors
- Q&A: A dressage judge’s comments and their meanings
- Guide to rider fitness
- TREC – all you need to know
- The right way to warm up
- Guide to endurance riding
- Helping spooky horses
- How horses learn
- How to practise for cross-country at home
- Preparing for a dressage competition
- Competing in winter
- How to exercise your horse safely during the winter months
- Press and Events
- Best practice
- Behaviour
- Buying a horse
- Legal Matters
- In the saddle
- Riding & Road Safety
- Fitness
- Revitalise your riding
- Good Hands
- Pilates for Riders
- Regain your confidence
- Riding in open spaces
- Spice up your Schooling
- Horse share advice and tips
- 4 core stability exercises for horses
- Improve your riding with Parelli Horsemanship
- Tips for embarrassing horse behaviour
- Time-saving Tips for Horse Grooming & Yard Work
- 3 exercises to focus a sharp or spooky horse in winter
- Is your seat affecting your riding?
- Four of the best horse-riding apps
- How to Stop Nerves Holding You Back
- How to solve 3 common jumping issues on the flat
- Security
- Horse and rider insurance
- Responsible rider quiz
- BEVA Guidelines
- Horse Facts
- Travel like a pro
- Preparing for surgery
- Festive thoughtfulness
- Yard safety
- Smart clipping
- Bringing your horse back to work
- Horse grooming tips for horse shows and competitions
- Hi-viz horse riding equipment review
- When to rug your horse
- 12 Time-saving tips for your yard
- How to keep a horse entertained in winter
- Horse Photography Tips
- Essential equestrian items: 9 must-haves for every stable yard
- Equine first aid – do you know the basics?
- Meet your match: how to find the right horse for you
- Step-by-step guide to long-reining
- All the Queen’s horses
- 6 of the best equestrian podcasts
- 4 habits you need to unlearn to be a great rider
- How to keep your horse safe during fireworks
- Confusing horsey terms explained
- 10 Christmas gifts for horse riders
- Caring for your horse at Christmas
- Does your horse’s saddle fit?
- 8 fun things to do this spring
- 7 grooming tips for summer
- Track systems
- What personality type is your horse?
- How do horses help with human mental health?
- How to reduce your horse’s carbon footprint
- How to massage your horse
- 7 ways to treat your horse at Christmas
- Helping your horse to live a long, healthy life
- Spring pasture management: a guide for horse owners a guide for horse owners
- Calendar
- Free guides
When should you rug your horse?
As the cold sets in, it’s tempting to rug your horse in the same way you’d layer up yourself. But according to experts, it may not be necessary to rug your horse at all, or to put quite so many rugs on him. So, together with Petplan Equine veterinary expert Gil Riley, we’ve created this useful chart to help take the guesswork out of deciding when (and how much!) to rug.
