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
X Marks the Spot!
Approximate attachment points are shown on the diagram below.
The front leg connection points are achieved with the use of the Chest Buckle and Belly Band, or alternative D ring attachments fitted to the rug.
The hind leg connection points are inherent in a standard rug leg strap fittings. If these do not exist, they will require an alternative D ring attachment to be fitted to the rug.
Solutions for Rug Fittings
Problem 1: My rug doesn't have a standard chest strap
Without a standard chest strap you will not be able to use the Canterpants Chest Buckle for the front connection points.
Here are some alternatives:
- You can sew one or two D rings (or similar) to the chest edge of your rug as the connection point; or
- You can sew a D ring (or similar) the centre of a chest bib to wear under the horse's rug.
Problem 2: My rug doesn't have D Rings for the leg straps
If your rug doesn't have either the front or rear D rings for leg straps, you will need to create connection points for missing connection points by sewing D rings (or similar) to your rug at or near the points indicated in the diagram.
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. Supply your own connection points, or you can obtain D ring assemblies from our Shop