Drying rugs

[HopOnTrot]

Are thermatex still the best drying rugs? Daughter’s aged pony is a sweaty hairy mud monster so needs regular baths over winter for PC lessons/clipping/my sanity. I full clipped last year which made cleaning easier as she was rugged fully but she was too cold, we haven’t found the clip/rug/mud sweet spot yet. (Currently a blanket clip which needs redoing already)

Is a thermatex still the best quick drying rug? Pony lives out due to COPD so spends little time in the stable so needs to be washed and dried in a short space of time.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Dri Rugs are quicker at drying out a horse which just had a bath. Rather spendy, but they do the job and shavings etc don’t stick to them.

 

[Birker2020]

Are thermatex still the best drying rugs? Daughter’s aged pony is a sweaty hairy mud monster so needs regular baths over winter for PC lessons/clipping/my sanity. I full clipped last year which made cleaning easier as she was rugged fully but she was too cold, we haven’t found the clip/rug/mud sweet spot yet. (Currently a blanket clip which needs redoing already)

Is a thermatex still the best quick drying rug? Pony lives out due to COPD so spends little time in the stable so needs to be washed and dried in a short space of time.

I think any cooler type rug does the trick. They nearly all use the same concept of wicking moisture away, whilst providing warmth and preventing chills and ensuring breathability.

 

[poiuytrewq]

For a horse that i wanted straight back out years ago i bought a proper wicking turnout, I had the Bucas Smartex and i think Coolex ones. The Bucas in particular was brilliant. you can put it on a warm wet horse and turn out straight away.
Horseware do a wicking liner which I've had since with the aim of maximising turnout time after riding and that was also very useful.

 

[Squeak]

Are thermatex still the best drying rugs? Daughter’s aged pony is a sweaty hairy mud monster so needs regular baths over winter for PC lessons/clipping/my sanity. I full clipped last year which made cleaning easier as she was rugged fully but she was too cold, we haven’t found the clip/rug/mud sweet spot yet. (Currently a blanket clip which needs redoing already)

Is a thermatex still the best quick drying rug? Pony lives out due to COPD so spends little time in the stable so needs to be washed and dried in a short space of time.

Out of interest did you take her legs off last year? I found in the past that when I clipped their legs off I struggled to keep them warm but with them on they were fine. What rugs did you try last year to keep her warm? It should theoretically be possible to keep a clipped horse warm enough and it would solve your problems.

 

[Traks]

I have a thermatex, to be honest other rugs dry her quicker!! A regular fleece does the job as do the rambo dry rugs...the thermatex probably keeps her warmer though....

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Are thermatex still the best drying rugs? Daughter’s aged pony is a sweaty hairy mud monster so needs regular baths over winter for PC lessons/clipping/my sanity. I full clipped last year which made cleaning easier as she was rugged fully but she was too cold, we haven’t found the clip/rug/mud sweet spot yet. (Currently a blanket clip which needs redoing already)

Is a thermatex still the best quick drying rug? Pony lives out due to COPD so spends little time in the stable so needs to be washed and dried in a short space of time.

I use Thermalux rugs

 

[poiuytrewq]

I have a thermatex, to be honest other rugs dry her quicker!! A regular fleece does the job as do the rambo dry rugs...the thermatex probably keeps her warmer though....

I always found that at work. I’d have say 5 horses to wash, dry, brush and rug up.
We only had 2 Thermatex rugs and then a pile of thinner coolers of various varieties.
The Thermatex dries slower but kept them warmer for longer. So I think if you’re going to wash off and go for lunch for example a Thermatex is best as they will be warm and dry.
The thinner ones were better for my situation where I wanted them dried, cool and rugged up asap.
The ones in the Thermatex held me up!

 

[LEC]

I have the decathlon one and it’s better than thermatex