poiuytrewq
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I have a TB who detests flies, I mean really really Is bothered by them to the point he can’t just chill in the field.
When I had him at home he came in during the daytime and went out at night in a PE super lite or stay dry. Both pretty expensive rugs but did the job.
He’s now retired and in a lovely retirement home where he gets to live out with another TB and they seem best of friends, except the other one is a terrible rug trasher. He rips mines rugs daily.
Last summer it was only a temporary thing but the owner of the other horse wants to keep him there and as I say he seems really chilled and happy.
We managed it by him having several sweetitch rugs (bit tougher) and the owner being a bloody amazing rug fixer!
Last years Highlanders are really now pretty wrecked. I don’t want to spend a fortune on rugs that are going to be wrecked but he needs max coverage.
Any ideas? I wondered if I could “marinade” his rugs in something foul and swap every couple of days, but what?
Cribbox helped but needed application daily and I’m not going to be there daily.
I thought maybe PE SI rugs as they are pretty strong but I’ve lost a few turnouts this winter so don’t hold out much hope on them surviving and can’t afford to keep replacing them.
When I had him at home he came in during the daytime and went out at night in a PE super lite or stay dry. Both pretty expensive rugs but did the job.
He’s now retired and in a lovely retirement home where he gets to live out with another TB and they seem best of friends, except the other one is a terrible rug trasher. He rips mines rugs daily.
Last summer it was only a temporary thing but the owner of the other horse wants to keep him there and as I say he seems really chilled and happy.
We managed it by him having several sweetitch rugs (bit tougher) and the owner being a bloody amazing rug fixer!
Last years Highlanders are really now pretty wrecked. I don’t want to spend a fortune on rugs that are going to be wrecked but he needs max coverage.
Any ideas? I wondered if I could “marinade” his rugs in something foul and swap every couple of days, but what?
Cribbox helped but needed application daily and I’m not going to be there daily.
I thought maybe PE SI rugs as they are pretty strong but I’ve lost a few turnouts this winter so don’t hold out much hope on them surviving and can’t afford to keep replacing them.
It is an American product but I can't remember where I managed to get it, I will try and remember and re post.
I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do this year.