equi-chaps any good before I buy?

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I just wondered if anyone thinks that these are any good and worth the money. I don't want to buy yet something else that I end up not using very quickly and mum would throttle me. I have seen an offer buy pair of equi chaps close contact and get the stable chaps free which is a really good deal but only if I use them and they work? I think the stable chaps sound very good.
 
Personally I dont like them! I found that they didnt allow the legs to breathe. You still got a bit of mud in under the bottom of edge of the chaps & it was made worse as the mud was kind of 'rubbed' in.

Why would you want stable chaps? Whats the point? Maybe with completely clipped out legs on a very, very cold night to keep them warm but 9/10 legs are better with natural air flow around them.

Only my opinion
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wow what a good deal! i would defo be interested in them altho id rather the hardy chaps as id want them for protection! my sis has the stable ones for her horse and they are very easy but dont keep her puffy legs down as well as we would like but still good!
 
ah thank you, well the stable chaps would save time and when legs are wet and muddy i thought you could put them straight on when putting horse in his stable at night. That's what i thought when i read about them?/ Maybe i read it wrong. I think the close contact are stronger than the hardy chaps? i need to go read again I think!!
 
I love both! I have close contact and their normal turnout chaps. I actually prefer the cheaper turnout chaps but the close contact ones are good and more breathable.

Mine are all in their 3rd season now and i think they have worn very well.

I use them for my arthritic lad: the stable chaps are fab for keeping his lower legs warm at night so he's not so stiff in the morning and my hunting mare likes to borrow them when she's had a hard day out with the hounds!
 
I bought the hardy chaps when my boy had mud fever, I used them twice.
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I needed something to protect his heels but the mud just went up inside them and he hasnt worn them since.
 
Hardy Chaps aren't actually designed to help the mud fever problem. They're to protect against knocks.

I've got the Close Contact Chaps but not sure whether I like them or not. I agree with who ever said the mud still seems to get in under the lower edge and seems rubbed in around the heels. Just where you don't want it to be. I also dislike putting them on again the next morning, still damp from the day before.

They do help keep the legs clean though, and the small amount of mud which does get in around the bottom is easy to leave on and brush off when dry the following morning.
 
I had a pair for my old tb mare, and i found that they were a pain in the a*** to put on. Took forever to get the velcro lined up right and found it hard to get the fetlock wrap part right.
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I also found that even though they are supposed to be waterproof, if they got really wet i couldn't put them on the next day and they were also quite heavy when wet. They're more water-repellent.
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Changed to the basic - and cheaper! - turnout chaps and they were much better.
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Hope this helps
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I'll use them if a horse is being mixed, or is prone to knocking himself, but from personal use i think they're rubbish. Take ages to put on, slip down when wet and muddy, and you still end up washing the legs off as the dirt gets above them. Or is it just my minging horses??!
They are one use only if its wet out, they don't dry properly unless you wash them.Don't think i'd buy them again, but they are here now so guess they'll get used occasionally.
 
I had the chaps for my 13.2hh pony and I foudn they slipped, I stopped usign them but htink now it may have been because they may not have been fastened correctly.

A couple on my yard have them and they always seem to work fine and their horses don't get mud fever.

I have now bought a new set for my bigger horse who has mud fever at the moment and once it is healed I will start using my new equi- chaps. (I was lucky to get the free stable boots as well as at the "Your Horse event this year they had some spare int eh size I needed)

So some love em some don't, I think it is important to get the correct size and fit them correctly to get a good result.
 
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