Okay.. Stupid question:Will a horse get caught up or whatever if they decide do roll while wearing a winter rug? Or will they be okay??Just wondering, cause I'm curious :)
As long as it has adequate straps, your horse should be fine. You want one with straps around each hind leg, as well as one or two belly straps. I've seen the ones that only have belly straps fall to the side when the horse rolls. Then the horse can step on it or get tangled in it.
My horse rolls all the time with a blanket on, and never has any problems. Make sure that belly straps lay ALMOST flat against the belly, there supposed to be loose not like a girth. and the hind leg straps should never hang below the hocks. Your horse should be just fine rolling with his blanket on.
Not a stupid question - it shows you are thinking about your horse's safety. It is possible for a horse to get a foot caught in a rug if he were to lie down and/or roll. If the rug rips right away, he could be ok, but the straps are usually made of nylon and do not give way easily. The potential for injury is actually quite large. However, if you keep the blanket straps tight enough, this should keep the horse from being able to get a foot caught in the straps in the first place. A lot of people leave the straps way too loose. They don't need to be as tight as a girth, but they shouldn't hang down either.
Generally they are fine as long as the straps are properly adjusted, however, being horses they can usually find some way of damaging the rug with very little effort - mine usually manages to lose the leg straps. If a horse did get caught it is more likely that the rug would tear ( they have built-in weak spots) than that the horse would get seriously stuck.
No, rugs are designed to be rolled, gallopped, bucked and bronced in! (at least turnout rugs are). A correctly fitted rug will not slip when the horse rolls.
