In use rug storage

[Ladybird L]

How do you store your rugs that are in use but not on the horse? Hangers? Folded in boxes? Looking for something easy for the winter.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I hang guttering pipe with rope to the rafters in my stables against the walls for rugs I'm currently using.

 

[9tails]

Same as Pinkvboots above, thick rope through the round gutter pipe and the rugs are hung over it. Doesn't work if your horse likes to play with them though, mine is saintly and wouldn't dream of messing about with them. The top rugs currently have a thick layer of dust over them though, but no rat damage.

A friend of mine put hers in a plastic storage box. When she pulled them out, she disturbed a load of baby rats and the rugs were mainly dust.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Mine are similar to above but I’ve just threaded string through old hosepipe as hangers.
I think something wider would be better though.
In fact it’s given me a good idea! Mr P gave me two long tubes like jump pole size that had had rolls of membrane on. I could use them for that!

 

[asmp]

We’ve got ours hanging over a long plank of wood that is suspended from the ceiling. Stops the rats but not the spiders! You can guarantee that the rug you want is underneath all the others though.

 

[Hackback]

The livery yard I was on had a high up row of coat pegs screwed to a wall in the barn (and a handy crate for standing on to reach). They fastened one of the front buckets on the rugs and hung them up by that. If I could find a spare wall I'd copy that idea.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Shelf brackets.

 

[Tiddlypom]

If you’ve got the space Stubbs rug racks are brilliant, but they are not suitable for use in a stable occupied by a horse - this is my now spare stable. They keep rugs well aired out. I may have two of these set ups for two horses, these are the 6’9” rugs .



In the stable I fling rugs which are in use in the otherwise redundant corner hay rack which is no longer used for forage.

 

[meleeka]

I have lengths of broom handles between the uprights in the stables, at about my head height. It's easy to get rugs on and off and holds about 5 rugs. I also have a rug rack like the one above in my barn for rugs I use, but not at that time.

 

[blitznbobs]

I use gutter brackets a bit like these https://www.googleadservices.com/pa...z8_m-dGIAxU4XUEAHaqwBjUQwg8oAHoECAcQSA&adurl=

Sturdy, large hook to aim at and look smart when no rug hanging on them

 

[TTK]

A heavy duty tall dress rail which can also be wheeled around

 

[Nicnac]

I've got a rack in each stable which I can fold the rug over, and then a Stubbs rug rack in my rug room (shed). Problem is I can't reach high enough to hang the rugs without steps and when they're wet they're blimming heavy.

Think best solution is full livery with grooms

 

[Peglo]

Same as Tiddlypom I have the rack thing hung outside of the stables. Good for drying and storing. I then can have lightweight and heavyweights ready to go all winter.

@Nicnac mine mostly get chucked up. I do appreciate my horseware’s as even wet they aren’t as heavy as other brands.

 

[Ladybird L]

Brilliant, thanks everybody!

I just set up a piece of pipe with rope through. As I’m renting my stables I can’t screw stuff in, but when I build my own, those Stubbs racks look like a must have!!