I'm looking for...

[ldlp111]

A rug which isn't quite as thick/warm as most stable rugs. I do have a fleece but it tends to slip back and go quite tight around the front, not sure what make it is If anyone has any recommendations of rug to try, just want something to put on during the night when it's not cold enough for a stable rug but too cold for nothing

Mince pies for any help (home made) oh and cream

 

[ester]

we have amigos that I think are 80/100g they are really quite light but keep the blonde one cleaner than a fleece. I also got them both half price when wychanger moved a couple of years ago.

maybe they are 150g actually having googled

 

[carthorse]

Thermatex

 

[Dizzyblonde99]

Not quite sure if this it what you are thinking of but perhaps a thermatex? Nearly all the horses at the yard wear one. Not cheep although I picked one up in v good condition for £40 on ebay http://www.thermatex.co.uk/thermatex/Horse_Rugs.html

eta I have this which is fab http://www.equikro.com/mark-todd-coolex-cooler-cat-4-subcat-23-product-26004

 

[dressedkez]

Fleeces are a terror for slipping back - and as my older son says - destroying withers......I find a lightweight sheet is OK - nylon with a cotton liner - they don't tend to slip back - and some cooling rugs works quite well as well.

 

[WelshD]

I'm more than a little in love with my pony's summer weight Thermatex. Its not as thick as the original ones and it is still warm and wicking. Its been hugely useful so far! Its not their summer sheet, its a proper knitted type rug but without the padding and squares of the thicker original one, its ideal for horses that find the originals too warm

 

[ester]

I can't afford a thermatex he can stick with the cheap stuff

 

[WelshD]

lol. Mine was a bargain as it was ex display

Before I found the Thermatex I was looking at the Weatherbeeta Jasper stable rugs, they come in light and extra light

 

[ldlp111]

Is this the one you mean ester? http://www.unicornsaddlery.com/p-897-insulator.aspx

 

[ester]

yup They do feel really light and we have used them loads, wished we had some years ago!

 

[ldlp111]

ok thanks might pop to Unicorn and see what they are like

 

[Venevidivici]

I've used an Amigo Mio stable sheet or an old no fill Amigo turnout(it repels stable stains better-wouldn't a thermatex get wet??)for this purpose before.

 

[Clippy]

What about this from Decathlon http://www.decathlon.co.uk/p-brown-200-stable-blanket-id_8183246.html

It's pretty thin, fits into a domestic washing machine and is great for layering or for when you need better than a fleece but not quite a quilt

 

[Slightlyconfused]

I've got two jasper a for my appy, one for indoor use the other as an under rug for when the - temps hit.

 

[Flicker]

I've popped a rain sheet on before. My lad was very wet and dirty in the stable and a turnout rug stayed drier than a stable rug.

 

[Maesfen]

What about a CoolMasta, I love mine, so much so I have several different sizes for as the foals grow up? http://www.robinsonsequestrian.co.uk/equine-product-details.asp?ID=2736

 

[shannonandtay]

Jasper x lite, looks nice, fits well and about 35 pounds.

 

[Auslander]

I got one of these as a cheap and cheerful light stable rug, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality/fit. £17 in the clearance section at Robinsons.

 

[ldlp111]

Thanks for all the suggestions

I do already have a Coolmasta and I was thinking about getting another one as a 'spare' so to speak but was a tad put off with the price now i think I bought mine when it was one offer, typically I need a 6ft and robinsons only goes to 5ft9

I do have two l/w amigos which is all she has during the day so I could leave that on at night