it's useful in heavy rain as it covers my legs and the saddle - it's calf length even when i'm in the saddle, so it covers the tops of my boots. rain just runs down the coat and then down the outside of the boots
I've got a goretex jacket and overtrousers, worn over greeen hunter wellies with the overtrousers outside the boots so the rain wwon't run down into them
Next time it's raining hard, I think I'll decide that someone should check all the hedges and fences around the fields atthe stables where i keep my horse. Should keep me out in the rain hour hours in hunters and waterproofs