Stall Summer Essentials

Hot summers can present their own unique types of problems for you and your horses. High temperatures and drought-like conditions can potentially lead to all sorts of problems - some minor and some serious. The best way to avoid any heat and dehydration related problems is to be prepared. That means providing lots of shade, elecrtolytes and plenty of fresh water; a salt lick or two doesn’t hurt either.

Here are our staff’s top summer stable essentials to help your horses stay cool and comfortable:

Designed to provide the ultimate protection from pests with additional UV coverage. Made of durable PVC mesh with secure Velcro closures to ensure a comfortable fit.

Provides superior lightweight insect protection and helps to protect your horse's coat from fading due to the sun's rays. Soft polyester mesh fabric drapes comfortably over the body, with additional lining at the shoulders to prevent rubbing for supreme comfort.

This Himalayan square salt block is a great source of iron, potassium and magnesium, which are all vital intake for maintaining your horse’s health.

Delicious apple-flavored granules deliver sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and trace minerals - nutrients that may be lost by dehydration. These delicious electrolytes are in granulated form to make feeding easy. 

Salt licks contain many of the valuable minerals your horse needs to promote a healthy balance in the body. Contains iron, potassium, and magnesium, which are particularly useful in replenishing electrolytes lost during hard work.

This over-the-fence waterer offers horses or large animals a constant supply of fresh drinking water. It's perfect for those hot summer days!

Convenient concentrated paste provides fast replacement of electrolytes for horses who are depleted through rigorous activity, stress, travel, or change in heat and/or humidity.

The innovative Kool Coat Airstream fly sheet keeps your horse cool, clean, and comfortable in the summer heat. The lightweight polyester mesh offers 90% UV protection, to prevent bleaching from the sun's harmful rays and It shields your horse from annoying flies and biting insects.

Cool off your barn and sheds with Kool Kurtains. Made from an exclusive proprietary fabric that is extremely durable, breathable, weather-resistant, flame-retardant, anti-microbial, and has been scientifically tested and certified to deflect up to 80% of the sun's heat rays while simultaneously screening out bugs and birds.

The WikSmart™ Cooler is a revolutionary product that will leave your horse dry all over in half the time. The patented design offers more surface area coverage that dries the places that your horse sweats the most: the belly and chest.

Add a touch of elegance to your stall door opening and keep your horse safely in the stall! Constructed with durable and strong Textilene® mesh, and is bordered on all four sides with nylon webbing.

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