Rhinegold Rugs...anyone else found this?

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SWUO has a lightweight turnout made by Rhinegold. Entirely my fault for buying the damn thing off ebay without physically looking at one in person first
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but basically the flipping leg straps are attached far too low to be of any use whatsoever, and before you say take them off and add a filet string.....already thought of that but the D-rings are way too low to make this viable as SWUO will get her legs caught in even that. IMO, a rug of the size SWUO needs( 4' 3) is going to be worn by a short-arsed pony so RAISE THE HELL DAMNED D-RINGS!!!
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Will take a pic tomorrow to show you what I mean by low!

So, my Q is really, is this just this particular rug( a second maybe that I'm now lumbered with), or does anyone else who owns a rug by Rhinegold find the same thing?
 
Rhinegolds and Horsewear and the only rugs I've found to fit my cob properly - but he is 16.2 and large build so maybe they are better on big horses?
 
I hear what you're saying Parsley
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but given that rugs of small sizes are going to be worn by SMALL ponies, is it not logical to move the leg straps a little higher so they don't sit below the ponies hocks?

The rug itself is fine, fits in all other ways, it's just that feature that is annoying me
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Bethx
 
Yes - I do agree with you - I wonder if they use the same design of rug but made smaller, which doesn't always work - a bit like large size clothing being cut the same way as small size
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It wasn't a problem on my bigger sized rug, it was just the rug in general that was rubbish
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. My friend has HW rugs for her shetties, and their fillet string rings are far too low as well - maybe its just a small rug problem
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It does seem stupid! Do you have a saddler near you who could put some D rings on in a better place?
 
Yes, I made that expensive mistake with an old pony.

I now buy horseware pony rugs and any foal rugs. They seem to be made that wee bit shorter.

You could always take the d rings off and place them higher?
 
Yep i had the same problem as you. I bought a 'bargain' one off ebay for my shettie (4''3) and he looked like he was going jousting! Way way to deep, if they weren't so deep it would've been a nice rug.
 
Bought a bargain Rhinegold rug off ebay too... couldn't even do the damn thing up on my cob and it fell apart within a week. Wasn't waterproof either. Will never be buying one again!
 
I've got a Rhinegold fleece that I won and not exactly the same problem but similar - the fillet string is sooo high - almost impossible to get tail through!
 
I don't get on with Rhinegold at all. Got one for Rhyn that is ripped so I didn't send it with him - he usually takes a 6ft and this is a 6ft6 and still too tight on shoulders. New mare came with one and that's the same. V strange make. I was given the one for Rhyn but i definitely wouldn't spend my own money on them.

Horseware and Mark Todd all the way for me!
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