Ride on fly rug

[MumofWhiz]

Just wondered what people's recommendations are for a ride on fly rug please. Poor Breggey got loads of horse fly bites today, bless her, and I thought this might be a good option? Size wise she's a 16.3 ID.

Thanks!

 

[cauda equina]

I got mine from Kramer; it's great, kept us hacking last year when I thought we'd have to give up.
It's a bit on the small side though, next time I'd order a size up

 

[MumofWhiz]

Great, thank you. Just dawned on me though - how do you do a running martingale with one of these on! Hmmm.....

 

[DabDab]

I have a bucas one, which gives mine plenty of movement (he'd be a similar size to yours at a guess, with a big shoulder and chunky neck). A martingale would be easily accommodated with mine - there's a gap between the chest and the bottom of the neck piece

 

[MumofWhiz]

I have a bucas one, which gives mine plenty of movement (he'd be a similar size to yours at a guess, with a big shoulder and chunky neck). A martingale would be easily accommodated with mine - there's a gap between the chest and the bottom of the neck piece

Great, thank you - out of interest which one did you get please?

 

[DabDab]

https://www.amirashop.co.uk/acatalo...VY7HtCh2qHgyEEAQYAyABEgKhovD_BwE#.WxRpbGnTU0M

This one, in the bluey silvery colour. I think you can get the same thing in zebra print if you've got more style than me and can pull it off

 

[flying_high]

I got mine from Kramer; it's great, kept us hacking last year when I thought we'd have to give up.
It's a bit on the small side though, next time I'd order a size up

Which ride on one? They seem to have 8 different exercise fly rugs - https://www.kramer.co.uk/websale8/ Any recommendations? Or which colour is yours?

 

[Fransurrey]

I used a lightweight standard fly rug (Amigo bug rug I think - it's silver with blue binding!) and butchered it. At the time you couldn't get ride on fly rugs for Exmoor sizes. I simply cut a slit from the front to the back of the saddle area and stitched. I feed the flaps though it, after putting saddle on first. Never had an issue with that and I get belly coverage, too. Haven't had sweat problems, but I am on the look out for another more lightweight rug, more because the cosmetics of the first are flippin awful and it's stained with neem oil.

 

[MumofWhiz]

Just wanted to thank you for your help. I bought Breggey a Bucas Buzz-Off rug and was really brave and got the zebra one - she looks fantastic I think and we definitely got some double takes by people driving past lol! She only had 1 bite which was just behind my leg on her tummy but apart from that we had a really relaxed ride and I'd say the zebra pattern definitely works.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Horseware "Fly Rider". Easy to put on and take off, comes in two parts and you just velcro it together. Simples!

I have used this on both a treed and treeless saddle; suits both equally.