can i put turn out rug in washing machine???

Yes, but I wouldn't for one minute suggest you do!
If you wash it in your home machine there is a good chance it will ruin your machine. Not only this but the detergents used can have an effect on your horses skin and remove the waterproofing from your rug!
How do I know.........ask my mum! Even though it was years ago I have never been forgiven.
Best to take it to a proper rug washer with an industrial machine.

Stable rugs on the other hand.....;)
 
You can.

Check it will fit ! Then I take the following steps:

Sluice off as much mud from the outside of the rug (better off not to put a filthy rug in your washer).

Wrap the buckles in cloths (old cotton or j cloths or something similar) securing well with string (you cut knots after) to a. protect glass door b. Stop them getting jammed in the holes in the drum.

Wash the drawer where the fabric conditioner goes in COMPLETELY (remove all traces) as it's the fabric conditioner that strips the waterproof spray off.

Use NON Biological wash powder ONLY or Nikwax do a wash specifically for rugs.

You may have to wash it at least twice - depends on amount of mud/poo etc on it.

Then find somewhere to dry the thing << The main reason I DON'T wash my own. Only LW ones in the summer and stable (LW 200g and under) ones in the winter that will dry (Amigo dry quickly).

If there's any residue in the washer after you've washed, you'll need to run it again with powder and empty to clean, then wipe the washer drum and door with a damp cloth to remove any remaining hair.

Good Luck :)
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
would washing up liquid be better?
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No! it will foam out of your machine- non bio is fine for babies and people with sensitive skin it should be ok for horses.

Best to use liquid as i find the powder often wont dissolve properly with rugs and leave big chalky patches.

I do my own l/w and really what ever i can fit into the machine and **touch wood** have never had any problems.
My big expensive rugs i do just send off though to be on the safe side!
 
Oh, just asking as my mum asked if it'd be better to washing it with washing up liquid and hose rather than machine, didnt know if it'd affect water proofing
 
Scrub it yourself out side, buy some rug wash and re-proof

or

send it away to be washed etc

either will be cheaper than a new washing machine should it get damaged.
 
Wow arent u rude, yes they probably would, but when u call and no one is available, or says they'll get back to you, and dont, or u text and get no answer or something really random, or u email and it gets ignored, its hard to find out, u ask the owner she says asks yard, ask yard, random or no response.

i mistakenly thought these forums where for help and to chat, as it appears, in the majority it is, however a small minority ruin it, and treat it as a please to judge and name call.

Fair enough some questions are borderline ridiculuos, some are mere musing written down and submitted before brain fully kicks in, said minority see's it as opportunity to pounce and play the 1 up game, funny how always the same people?
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
Because the horse is at a schooling yard, she hasnt seen it for 6 months as she lives in dubai, the horse is coming sunday eeep :)
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Has the new horse got a rug? Or are you thinking of washing an old rug you have? If it already has one it has probably already been washed through the summer if not get it to a rug washer they will reproof and dry it as well for about £13 all in our picks up and delivers back for that or £9 for just a wash (stable rug).
 
I wash all my own rugs every year about 20 for winter and 15 lightweight turn-outs.

If they are very muddy I hose of the worst or hang them over a gate in the rain. I vacuum out the hair so as not to damage machine.

They all get washed at 30 deg with Nik-wax a special wash for Gortex type fabrics which you can buy from any out-door or camping shop. Never use detergent.

Small rugs get done at home and large ones at the launderette - I always clean the machine out afterwards.

I drip them dry at home over a gate or stable door.
 
I'm not being rude. If you buy a horse, asking what size rug it takes is pretty standard if you're wanting to buy one in advance, rather than being expected to ask a forum full of people who have never met, let alone measured, said horse.

I just honestly don't know what you want people to tell you when you ask what size rug and saddle it'll take? :confused:

But never mind, as you were. :rolleyes:
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
Wow arent u rude, yes they probably would, but when u call and no one is available, or says they'll get back to you, and dont, or u text and get no answer or something really random, or u email and it gets ignored, its hard to find out, u ask the owner she says asks yard, ask yard, random or no response.

i mistakenly thought these forums where for help and to chat, as it appears, in the majority it is, however a small minority ruin it, and treat it as a please to judge and name call.

Fair enough some questions are borderline ridiculuos, some are mere musing written down and submitted before brain fully kicks in, said minority see's it as opportunity to pounce and play the 1 up game, funny how always the same people?
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Munchkin is NOT being rude - just advising that if you speak to the yard the horse has been kept at for the last 6 months, they should either know what size rug the horse has on, or if they don't they can check and find out. To me Munchkin is stating the obvious - but rude they are not.

This forum has all sorts of useful information that is available - if you don't like the obvious being stated to you - just skip over those posts.

Personally I would much rather you ask the questions than guess - but if you are going to ask the questions, listen to the answers as well - people are trying to help you, from what I have seen.
 
Sammi&Leigha said:
Wow arent u rude
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I didn't read it as being rude hun, think you may of taken it the wrong way. Don't worry, I'm sure your new horse will have at least 1 rug and you can go shopping next week.

If i was guessing I'd say 6ft for a slight build, 6ft 3" for a little heavier built. See what he comes with and take it from there. Good luck :D
 
I just bang anything that will fit into the washing machine with a non bio detergent and then (naughty me) tumble dry it on low heat until just damp and hang on rug rails to dry out completely.
My washing machine is the cheapest one Argos did at the time and has been going for 5 years now :D

As to a rug for a 15.2hh - my 15.2hh WB mare (very dainty) takes 5'9'' or 6' depending on brand and my 15.3hh WB takes 6' or 6'3'' depending on brand.
 
Hi, im extremly lucky and have a big industrial washing at work espeacially just for horses. I wash all my stable rugs in it regulary but have tried washing and waterproofing turnouts and there never waterproofed aswell as a professional. So my best advice would be to get turnouts done by a rug person.

As a guess a 15.2 would be roughly 6'0-6'3 but dont take that as gospel as different type rugs fit differently. Also would depend on the build of the horse ect. What time are you picking the horse up maybe pick it up and measure the horse then go out to the tackshop and get some. :)
 
She is being delivered by yard owner, and despite voicemails, emails, texts, FB messages etc, in answer to all my questions, asked more than once, i got a text just stating will deliver at ..... for ..... see u then

so she should be with my sunday!
 
We have 14.2 Irish mare that takes 6 ft rug and a 17 inch saddle. So as you maybe can work out from this post and your post on saddles it varies a great deal on the individual horse/ pony. Is it a long horse or a short horse??? Is it a chunky horse or a narrow horse??? These factors all count when buying equipment for them. Have you not had experince of buying these items in the past ????
 
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No, i previously loaned, and their bits n pieces came with them, i then got my own, but came with all her stuff, ive now moved to a new yard, dont really know people very well, so dont like to ask to much, its also a new area for me to......

She is a chunky 15.2 ish
 
The answer is NO, if you don't want to knacker your mums washing machine and they cost a hell of alot more money than a rug, which if you took to most feed place do a rug wash for roughly £10, washing machine £400 at the most.
 
Rug sizes vary a lot. My gang are completely different sizes/shapes, a 14.2 Arab who is 5'9 or 6' depending on brand, a 15.3 trakhener mare who is 6'3 or 6'6, and a 16.2 sport horse who is still in a 6'3! Safest to ask or check when she arrives tbh.
 
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