Equine Onesies??

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Why???? I know sometimes we want to keep a horse clean, but the ones I've seen have got those bloomin' hoods with eye holes. Aren't they as dangerous as lycra hoods?
 
When they fit like this one you mean?

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well there is plenty of debate on here about them........it s nice to have somewhere to just come out and say it.......WTF?
Right up there with sparkly hoof oil and matchy matchy crap in my eyes.
There again im so untrendy that if Im just about due back in fashion!
 
luckyoldme said:
well there is plenty of debate on here about them........it s nice to have somewhere to just come out and say it.......WTF?
Right up there with sparkly hoof oil and matchy matchy crap in my eyes.
There again im so untrendy that if Im just about due back in fashion!
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Hey hey hey!! Don't loop matchy matchy stuff in with this! Nout wrong with having a red numnah, boots and jacket.
 
luckyoldme said:
well there is plenty of debate on here about them........it s nice to have somewhere to just come out and say it.......WTF?
Right up there with sparkly hoof oil and matchy matchy crap in my eyes.
There again im so untrendy that if Im just about due back in fashion!
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There is a very nice girl (married woman actually) on my yard, that prefixes her horse's name with "princess" and is a big fan of onesies and sparkly hoof oil :D Each to their own, I guess. The horse wants for nothing, so who am I to argue?
I can't see the point of them myself. I'm wearing a figure hugging polo neck under my t-shirt today, and I can't wait to get the beggar off. Anything that is clingy and covers the whole body must surely be uncomfortable to be worn for anything other than a really short period of time?
I don't mind matchy matchy, but don't live my life by it, and as for being untrendy..I recently had to go out and get myself a pair of "old fashioned" orange rubber reins made, because I LIKE them!
 
I'm with you on this one OP. Regardless of any other debate which might be ongoing (sadly .... Please could we stop now?) ..... Horsey onesies .... Just why? Not averse to a bit of tasteful matchy matchy personally, but glittery hoof oil, sparkly hair extensions, too much bling, pink tack and of course, onesies .... All of these need to be consigned to some sort of horsey Room 101 in my view .... (Ducks below the parapet to avoid flying solid objects from bling fanatics ....)
 
One can take matchiness to the extreme - I can put together matching bandages, saddlecloth, breeches, polo shirt, socks, bra and pants - in a lilac purple colour :D

Normally I cba though.
 
alliersv1 said:
There is a girl (married woman actually) on my yard, that prefixes her horse's name with "princess" and is a big fan of onesies and sparkly hoof oil :D
I can't see the point of them myself. I'm wearing a figure hugging polo neck under my t-shirt today, and I can't wait to get the beggar off. Anything that is clingy and covers the whole body must surely be uncomfortable to be worn for anything other than a really short period of time?
I don't mind matchy matchy, but don't live my life by it, and as for being untrendy..I recently had to go out and get myself a pair of "old fashioned" orange rubber reins made, because I LIKE them!
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bloody hell orange rubber reins....where did you get them? I remember them.they would go well with my home made orange tartan saddle cloth.
By the way matchy matchy people I would of course not be offended by your disgust at my home made orange tartan saddle cloths teamed up with purple wellies , hi viz jacket on an orange horse.
 
luckyoldme said:
bloody hell orange rubber reins....where did you get them? I remember them.they would go well with my home made orange tartan saddle cloth.
By the way matchy matchy people I would of course not be offended by your disgust at my home made orange tartan saddle cloths teamed up with purple wellies , hi viz jacket on an orange horse.
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Haha. I had to have them made by a saddler. I actually love them, they are the nicest reins to hold that I have, and they remind me of the good old days, when we all had orange, or if we were dead flash, white! Well actually I didn't. I wasn't allowed rubber reins because they were new fangled and too expensive. I had my friend's worn out hand me downs :(
 
Hi,

No, I do not have a "onesie" for my horse, but I did have one in a Boett Blanket. For the first couple of years it did a great job, and as we have electric fencing it did not tear. HOWEVER the elastic did get a bit saggy, and I did not really notice. One day the hood slipped and went over his eyes. My magnificent Charlie was a very sensible ID X but even he had a panic at the blindfold, and I found him in a muck sweat, had obviously fallen on his knees, and was very upset.

I would never have a hood with eyeholes again. Especially as baggy as the one in the OP's photo.

As an aside, I will not use a fleece under rug of any make on at night as fleece is stretchy, it stretches and the seams pull tight. It also seems quite abrasive on the coat and leaves a bald spot....... I can't imagine how horse trousers work....????
 
Red-1 said:
Hi,

No, I do not have a "onesie" for my horse, but I did have one in a Boett Blanket. For the first couple of years it did a great job, and as we have electric fencing it did not tear. HOWEVER the elastic did get a bit saggy, and I did not really notice. One day the hood slipped and went over his eyes. My magnificent Charlie was a very sensible ID X but even he had a panic at the blindfold, and I found him in a muck sweat, had obviously fallen on his knees, and was very upset.

I would never have a hood with eyeholes again. Especially as baggy as the one in the OP's photo.

As an aside, I will not use a fleece under rug of any make on at night as fleece is stretchy, it stretches and the seams pull tight. It also seems quite abrasive on the coat and leaves a bald spot....... I can't imagine how horse trousers work....????
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Heard a lot of scary stories like yours. Hope Charlie was ok in the long run.

My thing with fleece is that I have some of those "fine" fleece jumpers, like the onesies, and they just plain make me sweat. I have some pyjama bottoms made of it and no way in hell could I actually get into bed wearing them, so it puts me off thinking how that would feel under say, a stable or turnout rug.
It may be fine, but based on my own experience (yes, I know I'm not a horse!) it would imagine it is stifling and uncomfortable.
I think a few on here have mentioned "horse trousers" full of poo. Yep, they work then!
 
Chan said:
Hey hey hey!! Don't loop matchy matchy stuff in with this! Nout wrong with having a red numnah, boots and jacket.
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Completely agree with this! :lol:

I always used to use boett rugs on my old pony who had severe sweet itch - they were/are perfect for the job. I didn't have a boett hood though, just full face fly mask.

I also agree about not using fleece rugs underneath other rugs, from my experience they slip back behind the with when stretched.
 
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I would not put one of those things on one of mine, even if I was offered good hard cash to! I don't mind a bit of colour co-ordination, will dress them and me up for almost any fancy dress ride, but the idea of leaving one in the stable in an abomination like that horrifies me! As for the hood part well......
 
I'm not really interested in the current "discussion" going on about poor quality goods, monies owed etc. But I just looked at some photos and thought - WTF?? How dangerous are they? We've had a couple of threads about the dangers of lycra hoods, and as far as i can see these (especially the one in that picture!) are yet another accident waiting to happen. I mean - why take that much risk with a horse?

Matchy matchy is a whole other discussion. I can't manage it myself... black dressage saddle... tan western bridle... my lovely pink comfy hat... brown suede chaps. Some here would faint clean away at the sight of that combo! :-))
 
Tinypony said:
I'm not really interested in the current "discussion" going on about poor quality goods, monies owed etc. But I just looked at some photos and thought - WTF?? How dangerous are they? We've had a couple of threads about the dangers of lycra hoods, and as far as i can see these (especially the one in that picture!) are yet another accident waiting to happen. I mean - why take that much risk with a horse?

Matchy matchy is a whole other discussion. I can't manage it myself... black dressage saddle... tan western bridle... my lovely pink comfy hat... brown suede chaps. Some here would faint clean away at the sight of that combo! :-))
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I and several others asked the manufacturer of that item to please warn the owner of the dangers. We were ignored and blocked and it was announced that it fitted perfectly. I think that they could be terribly dangerous.
 
Going against the grain here but I can see that they have their place. Having recently taken on a black pony with full mane and tail who insists on rolling immediately n their shavings bed EVERY time they are go in the stable I am tempted to get one and I would be putting a tail bag on too. After spending a good 30 mins getting them clean in the first place spending another 30 mins picking out shavings is not my ideal preparation before a rude/outing/lesson/show! I wouldn't however leave them for any long period of time because they must be uncomfortable and I wouldn't trust the eyeholes not to move.
 
Jericho said:
Going against the grain here but I can see that they have their place. Having recently taken on a black pony with full mane and tail who insists on rolling immediately n their shavings bed EVERY time they are go in the stable I am tempted to get one and I would be putting a tail bag on too. After spending a good 30 mins getting them clean in the first place spending another 30 mins picking out shavings is not my ideal preparation before a rude/outing/lesson/show! I wouldn't however leave them for any long period of time because they must be uncomfortable and I wouldn't trust the eyeholes not to move.
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But... if the eye holes move round and cover the eyes it is quite possible that there will be nothing you can do about it. Unless you are planning to stand and watch the horse while it is being worn, and then leap in if any problems. Lycra hoods fit well and horses have died because of wearing them. Even if these things fit well, why risk it? I'd rather spend 30 mind picking out shavings than take that risk. (Mind you, I can see why you'd want to do that for a show, but for a lesson, outing or ride? I just scrape the mud off where it matters and off we go).
 
Jericho said:
Going against the grain here but I can see that they have their place. Having recently taken on a black pony with full mane and tail who insists on rolling immediately n their shavings bed EVERY time they are go in the stable I am tempted to get one and I would be putting a tail bag on too. After spending a good 30 mins getting them clean in the first place spending another 30 mins picking out shavings is not my ideal preparation before a rude/outing/lesson/show! I wouldn't however leave them for any long period of time because they must be uncomfortable and I wouldn't trust the eyeholes not to move.
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My girl loves rolling in her shavings too. Rub oil in mane and tail once a week or so and use a flick brush on the body for quick removal of the flakes.

There are quite a lot of firms making these body suits now but I can't see me buying one. Horses are beautiful, body suits aren't.
 
That's what I meant - a rolling pony is bound to shift the eye holes around so unless I was merely pottering around yard, packing car and trailer etc where I could keep an eye on it and had put pony in stable for a chill out rather than leaving them tied up I wouldn't trust it and therefore i agree just not worth the risk. ( and I hate having scruffy ponies as see a lot of people out riding! Just a personal thing...)
 
It's the look of 'oh god, why me?' in the horse/pony's eyes when they are wearing one of these things - I've never yet seen a photo of a horse in a 'onsie' that looks happy
 
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