Bucas Rugs. What are they like please?

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Have known about the Bucas Rugs for a few years and would like the know what they are really like please. When I first saw them advertised, different rugs were suggested for different temperature ranges. Quite big ranges too. The two main things that I would like to know are: 1) Are they really usable over a range of temperatures. 2) How well do they cope with being on a turned out horse?

This is something that I would really like to know. Cheers.
 
kippen64 said:
Have known about the Bucas Rugs for a few years and would like the know what they are really like please. When I first saw them advertised, different rugs were suggested for different temperature ranges. Quite big ranges too. The two main things that I would like to know are: 1) Are they really usable over a range of temperatures. 2) How well do they cope with being on a turned out horse?

This is something that I would really like to know. Cheers.
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Fab rugs - do exactly what it says on the tin. Two horses, one ISH, one skinny TB, both fully clipped, out 24/7 all winter. Both look fantastic. TB was in the power turnout Extra, with neck cover, ISH in the power turnout. I'm very impressed and they have had a constant, comfortable temperature all winter.
 
Brilliant rugs! They do seem very good at regulating temperatures and mine are all 7/8+ years old and still look like new after a wash :)
 
I am a big fan.

I bought my first one, not really knowing much about Bucas rugs, at a Derby House sale.

I was always rather dismissive of the rug as it isn't my favourite colour
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But then, in 2010 we had subzero temperatures.....

And I learnt how fab the rug really was. After 6 years of abusing the rug, it was suddenly the best thing ever
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Kept him warm when turned out and could be left on when stabled.

I bought another one last year....but I've stopped rugging this horse, so they are lying idle
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I would buy a size down though.

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I had a no fill for the big pony, was fab great fit on his broad shoulders and he stayed dry in really horrible heavy rain! Sold it to a friend yesterday as he has out grown it since November! Will be replacing with another and may convert from horseware to bucas in future.
 
Oberon, you aren't looking to get rid are you? I love them, think they're gorgeous rugs but new they fall well outside my rug buying budget! :(

I do have a lovely no fill sheet though which is the mutts nuts :D
 
JT - keep an eye on ebay. ;)

I bought a Bucas Smartex Rain from Rideaways bargain basement when I first had my mare. It is such a fab rug that I bought another (smaller size) for the grey, £40 NIB. :D I then recently got the next size up for a couple of pounds less (also new) as she's outgrown the other one which will now be used by the boy. ;)

Sizewise, they come up bigger than Horseware. So my mare takes 6ft Bucas/Shires/Weatherbeeta or 6ft3 Horseware. Bucas standard necks suit LW horses well, if you have a chunky type, you will need the big neck version. :)
 
Oberon said:
My Tank (Ardennes x ID) is wide in the chest, but he fits into the standard ones just fine.
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No way! :eek:

I believe you... but wow!

See how well it (6ft Smartex Rain) fits my girl (who is narrow like a razorblade :rolleyes: )

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Yes, she is in the garden. :p

ETA. Same horse in a 6ft Amigo, which definately come up smaller. ;)

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Lovely rugs agree they do what they say in the tin do find them quite tight fit though round the chest have two of the clip and go connectors on my power turnout and am having to have my sunshower and fly rug altered to expand the front.
Amigo fit better chest wise . That said that's my only gripe they are very well made useful rugs.
 
Great quality, good fit, stay put and do seem to cover a broad range of temperature change.
Best of all is being able to put the rug on a wet horse. Faced with a cold, mud covered horse during a sudden storm, hosed horse off, scraped worst of the wet off and slapped rug on. Few hours later, still raining but horse warm and dry, as was the inside of the rug. Bliss.
 
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