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Any one still us duvets as under rugs for there horses? We used them alot when I was at college (equine college) and I love them they look so cozy on the horses and my horse at the time loved his, although did have to take it of in day as he got to warm!!
So any one else us them? Or are they a thing of the past?
 
I would be interested to know how you knew you horse loved his duvet?
I think rugs have come on a lot in these past few years and a decent stable rug would do the job better than a duvet. However, they are cheap and effective. I would be worried about the horse getting too warm over night too..
 
Interested to see if anyone does use them anymore. We always used to years back and as you say they always looked snug.
But agree with the comment re modern rugs, materials etc. I suppose if you have them going spare then use them but wouldn;t go out and buy one especially now, would invest in a nice stable rug or under blanket.
This did make me smile at the memories though!
 
He never pulled his duvet of !
Even if he was cold he pulled rugs of (rather a bugger he us to play with every thing! Rugs, brushes,the wheel barrow,his lead rope you name it he would play with it!) so te fact he didn't "kill" his duvet I think he liked it, plus I liked it to :D make him look at cozy, although i would check on him at about 9 at night and if he was to warm pull it of, only came of once , he only had a standard head 200g stable rug over the duvet so he wasn't in a lot of rug
 
I remember using duvets but they get grubby very quickly so a low tog one that will fit in the washing machine is a must really

(I remember having to get rugs and duvets in, washed and out again before my mum got home lol)

I also used bed blankets too, pulled right up to the horse's ears folded then pulled back over the rug and a proper anti cast roller over the end to keep it in place

Then a warm deep bed of straw for your snug pony/horse........
 
[/QUOTE] I also used bed blankets too, pulled right up to the horse's ears folded then pulled back over the rug and a proper anti cast roller over the end to keep it in place

Then a warm deep bed of straw for your snug pony/horse........[/QUOTE]

Ah the blankets folded back - had totally forgotten doing this too :-)
 
Yes! They had our old duvets on underneath their rugs, with a surcingle holding it in place. Never slipped or rubbed :) Reggie had a cover patterned with racing cars, and Cheeky had his with flowers and watering cans... Kept them very toasty, and is a lot cheaper than buying yet more rugs!
 
Must admit mr velvet he was a bugger was pulling his turnout rugs of!
Remember once it was only like 2 degree so popping him out in his 200g standard neck rug (just really for a leg stretch wile I sorted the bed as I knew snow was on it's way and it might be last time he goes out) any way came back to him 30 mins later wile it's raining! He is running round having a good time chasing the sheep and the shettie and I find his rug in the middle of the field all straps done up but 1 leg strap that had snapped, this to this day don't know how he got out of it, or why, he wasn't hot he was just a pain in the a** !! need less to say he was rather mud splattered when he finally settled and came back in and had one no so amused mother!!(me)
 
Lolo said:
Yes! They had our old duvets on underneath their rugs, with a surcingle holding it in place. Never slipped or rubbed :) Reggie had a cover patterned with racing cars, and Cheeky had his with flowers and watering cans... Kept them very toasty, and is a lot cheaper than buying yet more rugs!
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LOL i am imagining Reggie wearing a racing car duvet :D

We once bought a pony a very fancy at the time (must have been all my christmas money???) rug which had silver foil type strips as the insulation (I know this because the little blighter ripped it). It drove him mad at first cos it rustled and he kept thinking someone was opening polos every time he moved.
 
At one time (many moons ago) you used to be able to buy them specifically as horse rugs (I don't recall which company)

I got one for my arab and remember being furious about paying so much for what was nothing more than a heavy bog standard duvet. That will teach me.:o

It was square with a buckle at the front and blue - I could have put a buckle on the front of any old duvet for a fraction of the cost :mad:

I do have, and use, thin duvets now for emergencies (as I don't possess stable blankets) and yes, they are just square and yes, I put a clip on the front, they cost me about $10 from the Goodwill store.
 
I still use a duvet when it is very cold and never had a problem with over heating or slipping and it is SO much cheaper but by far the best thing about it is...


the Milton duvet cover :D
 
Tried my horse in a duvet twice, a couple of years ago. Despite securing it properly, both times when I arrived in the morning he'd managed to pull it right down and looked like he was wearing a wedding dress with train on the floor behind him...

I gave up with the duvet idea then and just bought another rug!
 
chestnut cob said:
Tried my horse in a duvet twice, a couple of years ago. Despite securing it properly, both times when I arrived in the morning he'd managed to pull it right down and looked like he was wearing a wedding dress with train on the floor behind him...

I gave up with the duvet idea then and just bought another rug!
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We used to sew a buckle on the 'front' which stopped it slipping back :)
 
yes i used a single duvet on our pony last winter when it was -15. I just put some buckles on the front off an old rug to keep it secure. It worked a treat & he was never sweaty but lovely & warm:)
 
Still use a cheap duvet for Ned if it gets really cold.

The last riding school I worked at had them for all the horses as they were donated to them via the local premiere inn who had (by policy) to change all duvets from unnamed brand to Fogarty ones so has lots of unwanted ones.

They also used to have all the local hairdressing salons donate their used and unwanted towels, and the local transporters donated any veg that they couldn't sell on !

Fantastic yard for 'recycling' ideas !!
 
merlinmagic said:
Still use a cheap duvet for Ned if it gets really cold.

The last riding school I worked at had them for all the horses as they were donated to them via the local premiere inn who had (by policy) to change all duvets from unnamed brand to Fogarty ones so has lots of unwanted ones.

They also used to have all the local hairdressing salons donate their used and unwanted towels, and the local transporters donated any veg that they couldn't sell on !

Fantastic yard for 'recycling' ideas !!
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i like these ideas might just have to borrow some to save a few pennies :D
 
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