Abstract: A horse rug with a front closure for securing the rug to a horse when the opposed front edges of the rug are brought together. The point of closure is positioned, in use, not lower than the point of shoulder of the horse. The rug is provided with strips of webbing on each of its front edges respectively, which form a part of the closure. The strips of webbing define an angle of between 40° and 70° causing the front of the rug to exhibit a collar effect about the neck of the horse. The angle being adapted to accommodate at its interior the point of shoulder of the horse, such that the closure, and thereby the front of the rug, is maintained in position relative to the point of shoulder while the horse undergoes its normal movements. The horse rug is designed so as to accommodate the structure of the shoulder of the horse and thus obviates problems of rubbing and interference with the natural movement of the horse occurring with conventional horse rugs.