Crackerz
Well-Known Member
About 18months ago i invested in a light weight PE with the idea of buying the liners when needed.
In the first 24 hours it ripped on a seam on a pony who never rips rugs - the rug was fitted correctly and no other marks on it. PE dismissed it, saying it was ponies fault. Fair enough, mum fixed it and it didn't break again.
Come the first heavy rain storm last autumn, pony was soaked ALL over - the rug 100% failed.
We sent pictures to PE who first tried to say it was because there was tiny tiny holes where other ponies had nipped at it playing. No PE, this does not make a rug wet over every millimeter!
They finally said the rug was only designed for light rain storms, offered a small % discount on a higher quality rug, recommended one and we bought it.
New rug was lovely, fitted well as normal etc but hadn't been subjected to rain because ponies come in when it's wet in the winter and a medium weight different rug was used if they were out in rain in winter.
Fast forward 6 months to this week. Ponies all out in their summer paddocks and then that rain hit... No worries i though, Alfie won't melt, he has a good rug on. Wrong. Guess what? His new PE leaks ALOT too!!
Now what do i do? They were so hard to deal with the first time i said their rugs leaked I don't want discount on another PE rug, i never want another PE rug! Do i just leave it? Send rug to be waterproofed again in the hope it works?
And whilst i am here, are there any rugs with the same neck cover fitting as the PE rugs? They are such a brilliant fit, no mane rubbing at all.
In the first 24 hours it ripped on a seam on a pony who never rips rugs - the rug was fitted correctly and no other marks on it. PE dismissed it, saying it was ponies fault. Fair enough, mum fixed it and it didn't break again.
Come the first heavy rain storm last autumn, pony was soaked ALL over - the rug 100% failed.
We sent pictures to PE who first tried to say it was because there was tiny tiny holes where other ponies had nipped at it playing. No PE, this does not make a rug wet over every millimeter!
They finally said the rug was only designed for light rain storms, offered a small % discount on a higher quality rug, recommended one and we bought it.
New rug was lovely, fitted well as normal etc but hadn't been subjected to rain because ponies come in when it's wet in the winter and a medium weight different rug was used if they were out in rain in winter.
Fast forward 6 months to this week. Ponies all out in their summer paddocks and then that rain hit... No worries i though, Alfie won't melt, he has a good rug on. Wrong. Guess what? His new PE leaks ALOT too!!
Now what do i do? They were so hard to deal with the first time i said their rugs leaked I don't want discount on another PE rug, i never want another PE rug! Do i just leave it? Send rug to be waterproofed again in the hope it works?
And whilst i am here, are there any rugs with the same neck cover fitting as the PE rugs? They are such a brilliant fit, no mane rubbing at all.