Recommend me a budget t/o rug

[McNally]

I have looked at the Kadance t/o by countrywide at £50 which i think is on offer next week, removeable neck cover 600d not sure on weight
Derby house Watergate combo 900d on offer at £39.99
or shires have on on offer i cant remember which but its reduced from £99.99 to half price- I've never had a Shires rug though.
Or can anyone recommend a decent pref 200g t/o with neck please to suite a fairly chunky but short backed horse that wont break the bank. Thanks

 

[HoHum]

I bought a protuff combo medium weight last year.. less than £45, to fit a cob type and was very pleased with it..

 

[BigRed]

I would rather buy a second hand good quality rug, the Fal and Horseware rugs just seem to fit better and do the job better, especially in the outdoor department.

 

[Ted's mum]

look on ebay!

 

[Squeak]

Robinsons have a rug sale on at the moment. Wouldnt get a rug that was under 1200dish though as they just wont be waterproof.

 

[jsr]

I've had a couple of good cheap rugs from Fast Tack Direct, join as a VIP member (doesn't cost anything) and the postage is free. They aren't fab and won't last the winter I doubt but they'll do as spares and fit my short fat heavy cob very nicely.

 

[ossy]

Robinsons have a rug sale on at the moment. Wouldnt get a rug that was under 1200dish though as they just wont be waterproof.

I do tend to agree on this, I go on E-mail mosty and look for a good priced high density one. I got a 1800D (or so it said) Icon rug off Ebay 3 years ago full neck 280g for £30 including delivery (cheap and cheerfull) and it still going strong and very waterproof so must have been around that density.

 

[Honey08]

We live in the muddy pennines where it pours down 90% of the time, and the rugs get a battering.

I wouldn't pay a lot for a rug. I don't think they're any better generally, and you're paying for the name half the time (opinion I formed when we had liveries that had to hav top of the range rugs - they were worse half the time.., and attracted tack thieves!)

Our three had new shires medium turnouts last year (with necks) that I found on e bay. Got them for £35 each as was buying three. Heavy turnouts were Derby horse, and have done two winters and still going strong ready for another winter - think they were about £60 each.

All of ours are medium build - two ISHs and a fine gypsy cob type pony (may have some arab/tb in it too as not over stocky/feathery) All take medium wide saddles, and have good chests and shoulders on them - if that helps with how the rugs fit..