Fleece lined turnout any good ??

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I have an unclipped usually unrugged horse doesn't feel the cold out 24/7 til nov now in overnight. Not been ridden til this winter considering a light/ low fill fleece lined turnout just to protect from the mud. Don't want to ride a swamp monster any suggestions ? recently backed so no plans to do a lot over winter or to clip at this stage 😀
 
njc said:
I have an unclipped usually unrugged horse doesn't feel the cold out 24/7 til nov now in overnight. Not been ridden til this winter considering a light/ low fill fleece lined turnout just to protect from the mud. Don't want to ride a swamp monster any suggestions ? recently backed so no plans to do a lot over winter or to clip at this stage ��
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sorry i can't help you but am hoping toy get some answers as i looked at these but wondered if they would 'pill'
 
The only fleece lined rug that I would consider is the terribly expensive Bucas Smartex Rain. Other than that I would go for a low fill rug (50g - 100g) with a shiny lining.
 
My friend has a fleece lined turnout rug and hates it! It was gorgeous and soft when it was new but loads of hairs got mixed in with the fleece and it has now gone all spiky. She still has it but uses it over a rain sheet.

The hair also never lay flat when she used it and when you took off the rug it went all staticy. You'd be much better getting something with a proper fill and polyester lining or even a rainsheet might suit :)
 
Faracat said:
The only fleece lined rug that I would consider is the terribly expensive Bucas Smartex Rain. Other than that I would go for a low fill rug (50g - 100g) with a shiny lining.
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I much prefer shiny lining rugs. Amigos are good and seem to fit most horses very well.
 
I had the Bucas Smartex briefly and much as in theory it was a great idea and was a great quality rug, the problem I had was that once it had shifted during rolling, it wouldn't right itself unlike a smooth liner, and horse then got very grumpy about me shifting it back to where it should be, which obviously isn't possible all the time anyway - so I wouldn't buy another, much as I loved the idea!
 
Thanks for all your suggestions fleece lined seems a no no.he really doesn't feel the cold would a quality lightweight no fill cut it or will it leak.its literally to keep the mud at bay,don't want him out in a leaky rug.
 
Love my fleece lined bucas, but got a £40 lightweight fleece lined norton rug for my serial rug trasher and that's doing a good enough job too. Premier equine have some rug liners with stay dry lining which may be an alternative, but only ever used the fleece lining to help wick sweat away from a damp horse to turnout, if he just needs to keep clean, any rug will do that!
 
Primitive Pony said:
I had the Bucas Smartex briefly and much as in theory it was a great idea and was a great quality rug, the problem I had was that once it had shifted during rolling, it wouldn't right itself unlike a smooth liner, and horse then got very grumpy about me shifting it back to where it should be, which obviously isn't possible all the time anyway - so I wouldn't buy another, much as I loved the idea!
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Same, drove me mental. Mine seemed to slip as soon as the horse walked out, no need to even roll some days! The fleece also got very very hairy.
 
I guess I was lucky with my smartex rain. It's never slipped or rubbed, although the lining does have some hairs on. I bought it in 2006 and it's still going strong.
 
Premier Equine 70g rug with neck. Expensive but worth every penny. The neck is also elasticated around the top so the neck doesn't fall half way down the neck as there is only so much entertainment to be gained from removing caked mud from a very thick, very long cob mane.
 
Shires do a nice range of lightweight rugs at very reasonable prices. They seem to fit all of mine well. They have the shiny linings, so don't pull the coat and dry quickly too.
 
Wouldn't bother with a fleece lining, especially if he's not clipped, it will get very dirty and hairy! Ruggles make a very nice 100g rug which seem to fit most types well and Swish so 50, 75 and 100g rugs I believe which have had good reviews but I haven't used one so couldn't say!
 
Thanks for all the suggestions he has a shires stable rug which fits well for really cold nights so I think I might look at their turnouts he's also had a horseware fly rug but I did have to size up to get it to fasten round his chest and shoulders will also look at ruggles 50g might be ok
 
I am amazed there are so many negative comments about fleece lined rugs. My boy is very active in the field and his LG has never slipped once. I don't get any static when I take it off nor does his fur make it spikey.

I can only think that cheaper fleece causes these problems but I suppose you get what you pay for. He has a mid weight Amigo with a silky lining and it acts just the same.
 
I find fleece's get terribly static, it can be awful taking fleece coolers off so I dont think I'd fancy it in a turnout rug they wear all the time. You might as well just get a slightly warmer than fleece turnout rug with the usual shiny lining. Although you might struggle a bit as most lightweight turnouts are considered "summer" ones and IMO usually leak like a sieve after anything more than drizzle...
 
MagicMelon said:
I find fleece's get terribly static, it can be awful taking fleece coolers off so I dont think I'd fancy it in a turnout rug they wear all the time. You might as well just get a slightly warmer than fleece turnout rug with the usual shiny lining. Although you might struggle a bit as most lightweight turnouts are considered "summer" ones and IMO usually leak like a sieve after anything more than drizzle...
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MM it isn't the same kind of fleece as in the coolers. It looks and feels totally different and there isn't any static in it. Hard to describe but it isn't smooth and has far more more texture to it.
 
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