Duvets!!

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Firewell

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With the freezing weather just round the corner I've just been shopping for a combo under rug for my TB. I couldn't find any that I liked, they all had a hard seam where the withers are (where the neck joins on to the rug), I knew once he had 1 or 2 rugs on top that it would rub him raw. They also seemed so expensive! The ones I was looking at were between £40 and £55 and one already had stiching coming undone.
SO
I went to Sainsburys and splashed out £14 on a double duvet :D.
Now I'm happy because I know it won't rub his withers and I will only need 1 rug on top :D

My question is, if I wrap it up round him and tuck it in at the front will it stay on with his normal stable rug done up tight over the top? Or does anyone have any other special tips for keeping it in place? Should I use a surcingle?

Thanks!
 
When my old chap was alive, I always had to pop a duvet on under the stable rug and kept it in place with a surcingle. Never had a moments problem with it and he did look very cosy.

I put buttons on it so that it could go round his neck too!
 
I always used to use a duvet on Bloss - just put a surcingle around it and then a rug over the top - think she normally had a fleece or sheet under neath it aswell as helped to hold it in place better. Much cheaper option than a rug!!
 
i used to use duvets - put them on all way up to ears - wrap over at chest - whitney rug on top - as above but then folder back - sircingle over top inc over folder bit - then stable rug over top....

tbh - Wb under duvets are cheap as chips on ebay and equestrian clearnace ;)
 
Excellent tips thank you! Problem with the stable under rugs is my horse has such bony withers that anymore then 2 normal stable rugs and he gets really sore, even with a vest :(. So hoping the thickness of the duvet and lack of seams will help to get rid of that problem :) so long as it stays on lol!
 
firewell said:
Problem with the stable under rugs is my horse has such bony withers that anymore then 2 normal stable rugs and he gets really sore, even with a vest :(.
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I use wither pads on all my horses or bits of old army blankets folded several times so they are quite thick. They stay in place pretty well and stop any problems with rugs rubbing their withers. My current pads are I think like the leg wraps from polypads.
 
Surcingle always keeps Lilly's Duvet in place, also have found it helpfull to have a fillet string on the rug, not so good with a mare but should be ok with your boy.
 
Another tip is if you find the duvet doesnt work is the Rambo Duo liners. Cheaper than buying a rug and can be used under turnouts and stable rugs. You can buy them in different weights for warmth and you can wash them at home. Thats the only downside I can think of with the duvet - keeping it clean.
 
I used to use a cotton summer sheet as the base layer (easy to wash!), then the duvet up to the ears and folded back down the neck during the day and then a x-surcingle top rug of whatever thickness the weather dictated. The cotton sheet helps the duvet to grip and it never once moved.

Only problem I found was that poo stains did soak through the duvet - even if you used a double duvet cover.

HTH
 
My TB has a 'winter warmer' double duvet, with cotton duvet cover. I find it stays in place best with a rug underneath (summer sheet or warmer depending on weather), and a full neck rug on top that has leg straps. I cross it over in front then buckle up the rug as usual. The leg straps seem to keep the duvet more stable and it doesn't slip at all, even when she goes out in the field for an hour or so and rolls.
 
well, ive just put my new duvet under Rockys stable rug tonight so i will be able to tell you what happened tomorow :) Brought kingsize though so its a little bit long on him! Oops!
 
Thank you!
I've been putting a sheet underneath it, put the duvet up to his ears, wrapped it around his chest and then put his rhino stable rug on top. I'm pleased to say it hasnt slipped at all and he's as warm as toast :)
I'm really happy with it! I haven't bothered with a duvet cover, have figured for £14, if it doesn't wash well then I'll just chuck it at the end of the season and get a new one next year.
So pleased with it! :)
Thanks for your advice :)
 
All the horses at the yard I used to have lessons at had 'under duvets'. They would just have a well fitting rug over the top which did up the usual way and kept the duvets in place. They were cosy warm in there in all weathers!
 
Never had a problem with slipping duvets, just pull them up the neck and then fold the 'spare' back over the rug. I've not needed to bother for a long time though, just plenty of haylage and one good rug usually does the trick.
 
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