Winter can be a beautiful season, but for horse owners, it brings a fresh set of challenges. Cold temperatures, muddy fields, and reduced daylight mean your horse’s needs change significantly.
Preparing properly, and choosing the right products helps ensure your horse stays healthy, comfortable, and stress-free throughout the colder months.
Here at Watermans Country Supplies, we’ve put together this essential winter horse care guide to help you and your horse thrive this season.
A good-quality rug is one of the most important investments you can make during winter. Our horse rugs are breathable and roomy, making them comfortable to wear.
Types of winter rugs to consider:
Being part of the Thelwell Collection, the StormX Original 200 Combi Turnout Rug is a fun, yet versatile mediumweight turnout rug that comes with an integrated neck cover. Featuring funky Thelwell horse and rider characters printed on the rug! Thelwell logo features on the surcingle straps.
Made from 600 deniers with a ripstop and waterproof weave, this fabric is perfect for hard wear in the field. The 200g fill will keep your horse nice and warm in the changeable weather.
Our Wolseley Essentials Stable Rug, in Red/Navy, is super soft with a breathable nylon lining to prevent rubbing and chafing. It also includes shoulder pleats for comfort and secure double buckle breast fastenings.
Browse our range of turnout rugs, and stable rugs designed for warmth, comfort, and durability, even in the harshest weather.
Winter increases the amount of time horses spend indoors, making bedding choice more important than ever.
Keeping stables dry and cosy promotes better respiratory health and improves hoof condition during wet weather.
Horses burn more calories in cold weather to maintain body temperature. Forage remains the cornerstone of winter diets, but many horses benefit from additional feed and supplements.
Our Blue Chip Feed Joint Care Super Concentrated Feed Balancer is a great way to maintain great daily health in all horses and ponies.
Combining carefully formulated levels of essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, along with a complete hoof and respiratory formula, it also provides a digestive supplement that includes both a probiotic and Nucleotides which aid nutrient absorption, recovery rates and immune response, ensuring your horse or pony has everything they require on a daily basis.
Here at Watermans, we offer a wide selection of trusted feeds and supplements to help maintain condition all season long.
Winter often brings muddy fields and wet yards, increasing the risk of conditions such as mud fever and thrush.
We offer a selection of products all specially designed to improve and maintain the health of your horses hooves, including putty for cracks and sores and hoof oil for nourishment.
NAF PROFEET Powder is perfect for directly supporting hoof health and target healthy liver function.
Developed with veterinary expertise, it combines biotin, MSM, methionine, essential minerals and antioxidants to help improve hoof strength, resilience and overall condition.
Its targeted blend not only nourishes the hoof horn from the inside out but also supports general well-being, making it ideal for horses with brittle, cracked or slow-growing hooves, as well as those in regular work.
Routine checks and grooming help prevent issues before they develop into bigger problems.
Prepare for Winter with Watermans Country Supplies
Winter horse care doesn’t need to be stressful, with the right approach and the right products, your horse can stay warm, healthy, and comfortable throughout the season.
We are proud to stock a comprehensive range of rugs, supplements, feed, hoof care products, and more winter essentials to support you at every step.
See our full horse care range here.
