How to stop rugs rubbing manes?

[Madam_max]

I wondered if any of you clever people had any ideas. My horse is being clipped today and I am dreading rugging her as every year her mane gets rubbed. I think it's from the rugs with attached neck covers. I can't really afford to go out and buy new rugs. Any suggestions?

 

[the watcher]

Are you handy with needle and thread? You could remove the fixed neck cover and find a way to overlay it over the main body of the rug (you can buy loose trigger clips to fit it on with) to prevent rubbing

 

[Madam_max]

That is a brill idea, but I will have to find someone to do it as I am USELESS at anything which involves a needle and thread.

 

[kick_On]

or put a hoody over neck

 

[the watcher]

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<img src="http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> That is a brill idea, but I will have to find someone to do it as I am USELESS at anything which involves a needle and thread.

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bah! this isn't hard, simple blanket stitch to finish the open edges and then sew on two or three fixing points. I expect if you asked your rug wash/repair people they would do it and machine sew a binding on the edges too

 

[Madam_max]

. What's a blanket stitch?

Told you...

 

[the watcher]

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<img src="http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />. What's a blanket stitch? <img src="http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Told you...

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_/_/_/_/_/ It looks like that! (as seen on the edge of blankets!)

 

[Tempi]

hiya!!!!!

the only rugs i find that dont rub manes are ones without fixed neck covers. All bloss's have the neck covers that are attached by straps not zips/velcro , so that when she moves her neck the neck bit moves with her from the join. With the ones that have velcro/are fixed or have a zip they is no give at the join.

Do you see what im getting at? (im not great at explaining these things!!)

 

[miller]

Agree with P_G - only ones that don't rub my lad are the detachable neck ones.

Tried a hoody last year and that made it worse

 

[SSM]

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or put a hoody over neck

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Don't you dare drag Corroy down to chavdom

 

[Tempi]

my thoughts exactly!!! poor corroy!

 

[Sags_Deer]

so what about sewing silk material along the mane bit of the neck cover then

 

[laug171]

Try funiture polish. Ive been told it stops manes getting rubbed. Gona try it on my boy this year. Its tryed and tested on the yard im at and they all give it the thumbs up. Hope it helps!

 

[filly190]

Maybe mane and tail spray conditioner would work as well