| Making your own cheap horse rugs is a great | | | | go all the way down the animals back to where |
| way to protect your horse year round without | | | | you want it to stop. Next measure the width |
| spending too much money. Just because a horse | | | | from one side of the animal to the other. The |
| is considered an outdoor animal it doesn't | | | | width will highly depend on how far down the |
| necessarily mean that he or she can handle the | | | | animal's side you wish the blanket to go. Winter |
| climate in which you live in. Blankets and rugs are | | | | horse blankets should definitely be longer than |
| effective in keeping a horse warm during the cold | | | | summer blankets. The materials you choose |
| season and during the warm season a light | | | | should be similar to materials used in the making |
| blanket is a great way to protect your horse | | | | of all outdoor rugs. Popular outdoor rug materials |
| from the hot sun and all those pesky bugs. | | | | include wool, synthetic materials, or a combination |
| Athletic horses need a rug or blanket to warm up | | | | of both. Stuffing can be used to add even more |
| before a race and cool down after a race. There | | | | warmth for the winter months. |
| are many types and styles of rugs available on | | | | Purchasing supplies to make your own cheap |
| the market but getting the perfect fit can | | | | horse rugs is fairly simple and inexpensive. You |
| sometimes be difficult or expensive if you must | | | | can find fabrics at a fabric or craft store and if |
| have the blankets and rugs custom make for | | | | you don't own a sewing machine, borrowing a |
| your specific animal. A homemade rug is the best | | | | machine would be ideal but if that is not possible, |
| way to ensure that your animal has a good fitting | | | | try to get someone to help you out because the |
| cover and you can also style the cover with | | | | sewing part doesn't take very long at all. |
| colors or patterns of your choice. | | | | Measuring the animal and the cutting the fabric to |
| Finding the fabric is the easiest step in making | | | | the right length and width will take the most of |
| your own rugs for your horses. The sewing may | | | | your time on this project. You can also take the |
| not be that easy but you can always find | | | | materials to a seamstress or tailor to have them |
| someone to help out. Begin by measuring the | | | | do the sewing part. It should not cost very much |
| horse for length. Start at the point behind the | | | | to do since you will already have the cut and |
| neck where you want the horse rug to begin and | | | | ready to sew. |