Fly rug recommendations

[Hazkirbo]

Need a fly rug for Harley. We have boetts to manage his mild sweet itch; however he gets extremely hot in these and since moving yards he’s coping really well without it, so I’d rather not use it if I can avoid. I do want him to have a fly rug to minimise any risk without the added weight of A SI rug.

He’s got huge shoulders and a thick neck so some brands can be a bit snug. Also needs to be UV resistant.

My YM recommend the Amigo Mio but I don’t know if they’ve stopped making it as anywhere I can find it, it’s on sale and not in Harley’s size.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

 

[Meredith]

I am not sure about the fit for your horse but I like the Shires Sweet Itch rug. It is the one with the belly cover and neck with ear holes.

 

[horsemadelsie]

I've found the rugs with ear holes work very well for sweet itch, my boy has never had a boett as he won't allow anything on his ears, but wears ones with ear holes no problem. The rambo one has a generous neck, but the material is quite thick so would probably be too hot. He used to have the HY rug, which just about fitted his neck, and he's 3/4 ID and quite chunky in the front end. There's a lot of companies making that style of fly rug now, so would have thought you could find one big enough.

 

[Surbie]

I have Snuggy rugs - the beige and blue seem to work best on my very warm tank-like coblet.