Fitting Canterpants

Canterpants are worn loosely suspended to allow for cool airflow.

There are 4 short videos showing how to connect the components of Canterpants.

Please ensure you also check the rug requirements.

Rug Requirements

Check your rug! Canterpants have been designed based on certain assumptions about your rug. In order to easily attach Canterpants to your rug with the pants, belly band and chest buckle, your rug needs to have the following:

A chest strap that the Chest Buckle can clip over, or thread onto

D rings or similar for doing up the leg straps at the back of the rug; and

D rings or similar where the leg straps are secured to the rug

No need to buy a new rug! If you are missing any one or more of these - we have an alternative solution for you - but you may need to get out the sewing machine; call in a favour with a friend or family member; or take it to your rug repairer.

Fitting the Belly Band

To fit the Belly Band simply pass the band over your horse's back and buckle at the near side elbow.

It should be gently hugging your horse.

We recommend fitting Canterpants underer the rug, but you could put it over the rug to connect Canterpants over the rug if preferred.

Fitting the Chest Buckle

The Chest Buckle is simply clipped over the rug's chest strap as the anchor point for the front straps of the front Canterpants.

Fitting the Front Canterpants

Canterpants are connected by the two straps. The front strap is connected to the Chest Buckle and the back strap is connected to the Belly Band.

We've pinned up the rug so you can see how they connect.

If you are not using the Belly Band and Chest Buckle you will need to provide alternative connection points at the chest and behind the elbows.

Fitting the Hind Canterpants

Canterpants are connected by the two straps. The front strap is connected to the stifle leg strap D Ring and the back strap is connected to the rump leg strap D ring.

We've pinned up the rug so you can see how they connect.

If your rug doesn't have these connection points, you will need to provide connection points in these locations.

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