keep dogs cool in the sun

This July must have been one of the hottest months I can remember in the UK, as much as we love the sunshine we have to take deep thought for the animal kingdom. So here is what I do with my dogs when the weather is hot.

Wake up early and go for a walk.

Keep clean fresh water available at all time, even on your walks take a water bottle and a bowl, you can now get clip on carriers with a water tray to which I took with me today.

No ball throwing or running in the hot sunshine as dogs don’t sweat like humans and can easily suffer from heat exhaustion

Check the floor with the back of your hand, cold hose flags in the garden if too hot

Try and give your dog shade where it is cooler

Cool wet towel to wipe over the dogs coat

Do not feed ice cubes these are not good for dogs

If you are travelling your dog keep the air conditioning on in transit along with a bottle of water available in your car at all times incase you break down.

HYDRATION, SHADE AND DONT OVER EXERCISE IN THE HEAT. Keep dogs indoors where it is cooler at peak times.

Lastly on a hot night I rinse out a wet towel and lay it on the bed to cool all of us down.

Update we have now had an air con fitted for the dogs so they can stay cool! KEEP COOL DOGS

Matchy matchy

As a female rider it is important to me for my horses equipment to match up along with my fashion status, this has been a trend for many years now. I do however remember as a young girl with my first pony the times where colours didn’t really match and everything was standard.

For those who recall the following Jute rugs, blankets which were folded into a v shape, New Zealand rugs which were a waxy green or blue and the odd coloured polo wrap, that was it really our equestrian wardrobe was very boring, to the point I used to wear electrical tape around the bandages for a splash of colour.

As the years go by we are vastly approaching a trend within the horse Industry where fashion is now important on the yard, we are bringing the inner city style to the yard dressing to impress just like on a catwalk. This is such a joy to see horse and rider all colour co-ordinated with the mind set of looking good.

Take a look at our collection to see which colours you love and which your horse would suit.

For me this Summer I have rocked in the orange on most occasions, and for Winter the reds will be back out of the wardrobe.

When the arena is your catwalk

Be in the trend with us!

Dogs that love to look their best.

As a dog owner myself I just love to have choices of nice items for my dog to wear, so I designed our stylish dog coat to turn heads in the park. I always get comments whilst walking my two dobermanns dressed in their Stampede Eq outerwear gear. Not only do they look the part they stay dry in the rain tried and tested by myself. I wouldn’t be with out their rugs ideal for exercising in as just a light fleece as dogs soon get warm once on the move. This year I have even worn them in June due to the Summer down pours so they are excellent value for money. DONT GET WET DOGS stay dry with our collection of dog coats.