Best full neck rugs for long manes.

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I have decided to grow my cob x mane this year. In anticipation of winter looming, those with au natural manes which full neck rugs do you find rub the mane the least? My premier equine rubbed a chunk out of her then shorter mane last winter.I had a full neck masta that worked well but fell apart rather quickly. I only need a light weight 100g at the most. Thank you in advance.
 
Following with interest. I have heard the detachable neck are better than the combos, and friction causes rubs - so keep the mane and rug clean, spray showsheen into the mane, and sew a piece of silk into the hood
 
NATO, from my experience of the premier Equine which is a detachable neck they are worse than the full necks. Not heard of pig oil.
 
I've found the shires tempest combos don't do too much damage. They tend to thin the mane a bit rather than rub out chunks. In my experience, combo rugs without a seam where the neck attaches work best.
 
scewal said:
NATO, from my experience of the premier Equine which is a detachable neck they are worse than the full necks. Not heard of pig oil.
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Oh I wasn't referring to any rug in particular - just in general the rugs with detachable necks seem to be better as there's more movement in them so the mane isn't being rubbed in one area.
 
It does not exist... I have tried every neck rug I can. Detachable, combos, PE's, rambos, wetherbeetas, shires... They all rub manes out when used for a prolonged period.

If you have a long mane then you don't need a neck piece?
 
scewal said:
I have decided to grow my cob x mane this year. In anticipation of winter looming, those with au natural manes which full neck rugs do you find rub the mane the least? My premier equine rubbed a chunk out of her then shorter mane last winter.I had a full neck masta that worked well but fell apart rather quickly. I only need a light weight 100g at the most. Thank you in advance.
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Fal rugs - all my horses have fals and have lovely long manes
 
muckypony said:
It does not exist... I have tried every neck rug I can. Detachable, combos, PE's, rambos, wetherbeetas, shires... They all rub manes out when used for a prolonged period.

If you have a long mane then you don't need a neck piece?
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Because there are things like trees and other horses which can damage manes along with stapaureus and brambles /branches which can rip bits out
 
I think I am going to try and stay "neckless" as much as possible this year, and if the need arises I will be using a lycra neck cover underneath. I am determined to get a decent mane eventually!
 
Also pulling down/taking off the neck every night helps - as it's not on them for so long then and if they're stabled at night they don't need it so much for warmth etc.

For horses who live outdoors maybe it's not as relevant
 
I'm another who found that with turnout rugs, traditional no-neck rugs are best with long manes. I have found that Wugs are OK with my horses, but some people have reported mane rubs from them on their horses.

With fly rugs I have used neck covers with silky linings sparingly and kept the mane pretty well.
 
I have two detachable neck covers for each of my horses which are washed regularly so they are not greasy.

Unless there is a need for a neck cover though I would be tempted to go without.
 
Ruggles.

the neck covers are big and clip on rather than velcro in to the neck line, so they stay looser over the top and dont fold down in to a crease at the base of the neck(thus rubbing the mane underneath).

do the front chest fastenings up on the loosest/longests holes so the neck line of the rug sits back away from the mane and do the neck cover up looser,not snugly.

we swapped a load of weatherbeeta,swish and amigo rugs for Ruggles this year and have had no rubs. Bruce has only had half a mane for like ever, but even that is slowly growing back.

even fly rugs you want the clip on neck covers not the velcro in ones.

on chunky horses you might need to use a chest extender to get the neck line to sit back.

mine are in overnight so will have just normal neck rugs on except after baths or on the coldest nights. this gives the skin and hair a break and chance to breathe.
 
I only use full neck turnouts when it's freezing and wet as I have Arabs and they just tend to end up with a big section in the middle rubbed away, I am sure they rub because they are too hot anyway both are clipped and cope fine, I never brush the mud out of the mane either as it just makes it thin so I am often seen riding horses with manes full of mud:)
 
Following thread too.

Our boy has a wispy fine mane (typical spotty genetics causing this!) and easily gets rubbed to nothing. I never ever, ever have had to pull it! All neck covers etc I've ever used do rub it out sadly. I've tried the snuggy hood mane protector thing and I can't say it made much difference to us unfortunately.

I think it maybe would work if you kept rug and hoody and horse mane scrupulously clean at all times... I simply do not have the time to dedicate to that. !

So this winter I will be sticking to neck free rugs and see how it goes, he is out as much as possible and I'm sure it will be fine. It would be nice to have some more mane to plait with next year!
 
Many thanks, her mane is long but not a full flowing traditional long mane. NATO, sorry I was only saying that my premiere equine was terrible for rubbing, even with a short mane. I wanted her with a full neck as I have very limited time to scrub the mud monster before each ride. She also despite being cob x grows a very weedy winter coat.
 
She'll be fine. This is my chestnut mare unclipped, yes, that's her full fluffiness. :rolleyes:

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The best thing to do is to relax about mud. As long as where the tack goes is groomed, the rest doesn't actually matter. :)
 
scewal said:
Many thanks, her mane is long but not a full flowing traditional long mane. NATO, sorry I was only saying that my premiere equine was terrible for rubbing, even with a short mane. I wanted her with a full neck as I have very limited time to scrub the mud monster before each ride. She also despite being cob x grows a very weedy winter coat.
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Haha, even with a neck rug mine manages to have a good scrub on the floor and get it halfway under the neck cover, all in his mane and in his ears!
 
Thanks faracat, I think it stems from my equestrian college days where the horses had to be spotless before we dare bring them out for our lesson,and I mean spotless!
 
My Arab x always had Amigo or Rhino full neck rugs on and they never rubbed his mane, I also use to apply Leovet no rub every three-four days as well to stop dander build up and encourage the mane to grow, here is also a useful video about how to grow a long mane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CyPIWYGwvXE

this worked wonders for my lad, Good luck ;) I love long full manes :)
 
I've always found the PE ones brilliant for manes. I've got a section D and an arab, both with 18 inch full manes. The only rug that I own that isn't PE is a shires fly rug and that's rubbed the bottom of my Arab's mane.
 
Best I've found are Ruggles neck covers, nice and generous so don't pull tight anywhere and fully nylon lined.
My cob mostly goes without a neck cover unless it's VERY cold or it's going to rain for several days (he lives out)
I've found he's more comfortable without and it saves his mane as well!
 
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