Can you buy Fly Rug belly flaps (detachable type) on their own?

[Fifty Bales of Hay]

Just got the fly rug out to use and there is no belly flap with it? Goodness knows where it's gone, the rug has been cleaned and I presumed it was inside the rug.

It has 4 T bar catches one in each corner, and attaches onto short sursingle straps on the sides of the fly rug, so I cannot use the rug without these really. For today I have put an elastic sursingle on the rug but wanted to see if I can find a replacement.

The rug is made by Weatherbeeta and it's 5'9" if anyone has any suggestions please or knows of any around?

Thanks.

 

[Meredith]

If you can find these. Someone with a sewing machine , a piece of old fly sheet and 4 T bar hooks.... Sorted

 

[WelshD]

I was also going to suggest that too. you can buy the fastenings off ebay. I change the bellies on my rugs every day so have a stack of spare ones made from torn fly sheets or salvaged from cheap torn ebay rugs, fly sheet material is so easy to stitch by hand

 

[MotherOfChickens]

you can buy the Beot type on eBay-the straps go right around the body-you do need a loop to keep them in place at the top nut they work well and much easier than making your own (especially if you're me )

 

[indie1282]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWEET-ITCH-...%3A088517fe15c0a99bb84da22ffffe9e11%7Ciid%3A4

You can get these on eBay. They do look quite good and the price is reasonable, my horse is getting bitten something terrible along his belly by midges and has horrible black flies stuck to him so I might get him one.

You can also use them under a lightweight t/o which would be handy when it's wet but still midgey.