new horsey - rugs

[wench]

just bought new horsey, 17.1 (ish).

put him in one of my other horses rugs a 6ft9 bucas sunshower turnout, but its a bit tight in the chest, but length wise its ok.

So when I buy him a new wardrobe, should I stick with the 6ft9 ones, or go for 7ft???

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

how old? Oh and different rugs and mades fit differently, bucas often are tight around chest. 6'9ft in rambos would probs fit well.

 

[wench]

he is 9

 

[spaniel]

Both my boys are wide at the front and the Amigos and the Premier Equine ranges seem to fit them well. Kingshead always used to fit too but its a long time since I bought one so they may have changed recently.

If the length is right stick with that but see if you can find a rug with more length between the chest straps and the wither. I resorted to a tape measure in the end! If you get really stuck, Fal do a made to measure service.

 

[WelshRareBit]

Mt 17.1hh is in either 6'9" or 7ft so I guess thats not much help!
The 7fters give him a little more space round the bum etc but they both seem to fit well.

 

[najat]

How well muscled is he? If lacking in muscle I would go for the 7' as he will put on muscle the 6'9" ones may get far too tight

 

[Gingernags]

I find Masta and Mark Todd rugs snug in the chest so you'd need a size bigger.

If its a big shouldered and chested horse, I find the weatherbeeta fusions and the freestyle range, are generous fitting.

 

[Tempi]

Premier Equine are fantastic as they are nice and deep and long. Both my two have a huge shoulder and the only rugs that fit them are the PE ones and Mark Todd ones. Make sure you buy rugs with shoulder gussets aswell.

 

[sevenoceans]

Mine is slim hunter type TB at 17 hands he takes 6'9 rambo rugs and they are abit roomy (winter rugs are bit big which is good cos i can put extra rugs underneath), he got big shoulders so any smaller would be too tight around there.