Abstract: A device and method for cooling an animal, operating to reduce heat absorption by reflecting sunshine and heat away from the animal, reducing insulation uptake, and shielding the animal from ultraviolet rays and other radiation, while providing adequate ventilation to support evaporative and/or radiant cooling. An external fabric layer of woven plastic or synthetic stranded material with a metallic coating that provides high reflectivity for a wide bandwidth of radiation is combined with an interior fabric layer capable of rapid evaporation of liquids, which may be moistened artificially or may absorb perspiration for transpiration and cooling effects.