best cooler rugs

[wench]

I want a decent cooler for my horse, and the fleece he has got is rubbish.

I was thinking about a mark todd coolex one, but not sure how good they are.

 

[Tempi]

ive got the mark tood coolex i use to travel Archie in. IMO its too heavy for the summer as its quite thick.

For stable coolers i use the weatherbeeta fleece ones which are fantastic, they dry my two off in now time and are great value for money.

 

[HBII]

This months copy of Your Horse has loads tried and tested - might be worth having a gander at the mag.

Hb

 

[dozzie]

Ive got a thermatex as my colours are quite unusual and they will make to order but I also find its too hot for travelling in the summer.

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

I've just got an Aerborn Cooler, they are meant to be really good and lightweight too. Havn't had the chance to try it yet though!

 

[Gingernags]

I find fleeces too hot in summer, especially for travelling, but you seem to get more and more fleeces and less of the waffle type coolers now...

Mind you I have a £9.99 Aldi navy fine mesh fly net for travelling in, seems to do the job!

 

[sillygillyhorse]

As others have said the Coolex will most likely to too warm for the summer. At this time of year I find the Weatherbeeta or Premier Equine fleeces a good weight. If you do want a warmer type fleece cooler have look at the Tesco double quilted fleece. Works as well as Thermatex/Coolex and keeps the horse lovely and warm. Tesco were selling them off at £8.70 each last week!

 

[RachelB]

I have a Thermatex for winter (the Mark Todd Coolex is basically the same weight), two Weatherbeeta fleeces which are fab for in-between-y autumn/spring, and a CoolMasta for summer which is basically a sheet. All are really good (apart from that Masta rugs don't fit my horse!)

 

[Gingernags]

I used to love my coolmasta but got electric shocks off it all the time! Mind you I get them off fleeces too...

Coolmasta was decent in summer though.

 

[MagicMelon]

Thermatex are brilliant, except I find they're too hot for summer days as well. On these days I chuck on a Weatherbeeta fleece.

 

[Weezy]

My Coolex is fantastic and I think it is deffo lighter than my Thermatex and I envisage I will be able to use it in the summer, unlike my Thermatex.