A little help from duvet users please!!

J

JessandCharlie

Well-Known Member
Joined
8 February 2009
Messages
2,431
Visit site
Following on from a thread a while back, if I were to get Lenny a duvet as opposed to a stable rug this winter, would I go for a single or double?

An unbelievably numpty question I know, but I'm always up for saving a few quid if I can and thought it was a great idea!

Cheese toasties for anyone who can humour me enough to answer :p
 
A friend of mine uses a double duvet on her horse who generally has a 6'3"/6'6" rug. I always think that he looks like Noel Coward in it!! She just pops a cotton sheet/another rug on top and to my knowledge it has never moved.
 
I've just posted a long reply but it wouldnt post due to server overload!!!

Now posting short version.

Deciding between a single or double version of a quilt will not make any difference as to where it comes along the top line (front to back).

It will however, make a difference on how far down the horses sides/belly it comes.

Singles tend to cover only the back and top of sides on larger horses, whereas a double will come down level with the bottom of the horses belly.

(Hope this posts this time)
 
I got a duvet in Lidl that was 200cm x 200cm which I think is slightly bigger than a double bed size ... I shaped it around the neck and it gets used as an under rug

ETA horse is a 16.2hh ISH

DIYrug01May2009.jpg
 
Double, make sure it's cotton covered (some can be nylon and can be very uncomfortable for the horse!), no need to fold back - too bulky! Leave it up the horses neck for extra warmth. I used to use varying weights of over rugs, depending on the weather, the clip and the weight of the duvet in use. I always used an elasticated surcingle though, just to be safe.
 
Good idea. I may start using duvets as stable rugs although I usually just have a turnout on in the stable. The only problem I can foresee is staining to duvets.
 
One of the liveries at work has a duvet for her old TB, he looks soooooo snuggy in the mornings, I feel mean taking it off to put his New Zealand on!!
She uses a double duvet under whatever rug is needed, generally his polywarma as he really feels the cold! Left up the neck it means that all of him is snug ass a bug even in the vile weather we had last winter!
My old lad was 13.2, and had a single duvet which was the perrfect size for him!
Re staining, easy peasy, pop the duvet in your bath with some warm water and washing powder, give it a pummel, and then a good soak and hey presto, clean duvet!!x
 
joeanne said:
And take tog rating into account. If you stick Lenny into a 13.5 tog under a heavyweight things could get a bit hot!:D
Click to expand...

The one I got is a double layer one, a lightweight and a mediumweight that you can 'clip' together (press studs) to make a heavyweight

horsecrazy25 said:
Awwwww cute :p x
Click to expand...

Thanks

Rotchana said:
Fab photo:D
How do you get it to stay on and not slip? Would you attach it in some way?
Click to expand...

I bought a nylon dog collar, cut it in half; sealed the cut end, using a cigarette lighter to stop it fraying, and sewed it on to the front of the quilt, the quilt is really deep and wraps around under his belly so it does stay in place quite well under a rug.

Oh and I dyed it black to 'hide' the dirt :D
 
I've always done this. You need a double duvet for a horse or it'll be like a mini skirt. As previously mentioned don't fold it back just leave it up the neck. Mine usually come about half way up. I put a cotton sheet under my duvet as I find they can slip a bit on clipped coats then the duvet then a light weight stable rug on top. I don't put any surcingale or clips on as I figure I have enough pointy uncomfortable things going on from the two rugs.

FWIW my horses wear cotton sheets under all their rugs so I can wash them every couple of weeks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top