Rugs for narrow youngster

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The new baby pony arrived yesterday, mostly trotter, yearling filly, quite deep, narrow and very bum high. I know I’m looking for a rug with buckles and clips at the front with ample room to grow, just trying to figure which one… she’s changing coat now but I know that Trotters tend to be thin skinned and fine coated, and after this summer with a lack of Dr Green everywhere, I want her waterproof at least!

She’s full up 14.2 at the front and 15hh at the back at the mo so looking at 5’9.

Any ideas? Prizes if you can find something on sale…! 😂

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my friend has a big lanky boy, mud rugs have been an amazing fit on him! they fit him when he’s narrow but also when he fills out…and then narrow again at the next growth spurt😂 they may still have a sale on also
 
My yearling wintered well in a Rambo Duo last winter (50g) with a Rhino 200g on the few bitterly cold days/nights we had. I tried other brands but these have consistently fitted well and held up well. Both were cheap 2nd hand!

The amigo pony range are also brilliant for the yearling shape, but only go up to 5’9.
 
I bought one from Maxima Equestrian last year for my 2-year old, who was quite narrow at the time. They have buckles on the front straps so you can adjust the fit. The other thing I really liked is that they are not cut particularly deep, which suited my horse at the time and meant less chance of getting tangled up in excess fabric when rolling! Once she's fully grown, it probably won't come far enough down her sides though. You can buy from their website and the prices are fairly competitive.

I liked the bright colour too as it meant that I could always see where she was in the field!
 
Horse wear wugs, if you really have to rug (but unasked for advice is that your yearling will be much better off being allowed to use their coat as nature intended)
 
I totally agree, and my natives and part breds all have wintered hairy and out before now, but trotters and Standardbreds are notorious for fine coats and she’s already lighter than usual due to a lack of grass here in the north east.

She is wolfing down hay in the paddock at the moment, so much so that my Welsh pony was found earlier on lying on the last big pile, eating it through his legs 😂
 
Honestly I don't often buy new for babies as they outgrow or trash most rugs.

I buy from a local lady that repairs them and sells them to raise money for the air ambulance. If an survive they are returned for your to sell again.

I have found that shires and ruggles rugs fit babies nicely as they wrap round their chest nicely. I also buy the PE fillet strings as they are a bit heavier and seem to hold the back end of rugs down nicely to keep the wind out.
 
katastrophykat said:
I totally agree, and my natives and part breds all have wintered hairy and out before now, but trotters and Standardbreds are notorious for fine coats and she’s already lighter than usual due to a lack of grass here in the north east.

She is wolfing down hay in the paddock at the moment, so much so that my Welsh pony was found earlier on lying on the last big pile, eating it through his legs 😂
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I've just got this image of your Welsh chappy sprawled out as far as he can on the pile of hay as if to say "It's mine - you've had your lot from Mom!" 🤣🤣

Shires rugs fit quite nice, along with Weatherbeeta I have found - although I do tend to buy second hand as youngsters grow faster than you can breathe, or they completely shred the rug, so buying second hand lessens the pain when you are walking across the field picking up scraps of fabric once belonging to a turnout rug.....
 
AppyLover1996 said:
I've just got this image of your Welsh chappy sprawled out as far as he can on the pile of hay as if to say "It's mine - you've had your lot from Mom!" 🤣🤣

Shires rugs fit quite nice, along with Weatherbeeta I have found - although I do tend to buy second hand as youngsters grow faster than you can breathe, or they completely shred the rug, so buying second hand lessens the pain when you are walking across the field picking up scraps of fabric once belonging to a turnout rug.....
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That’s exactly how he was! He can be a proper ‘little man’ and bustles around telling everyone he’s the boss… she has him in line and behaving impeccably- he’s still not sure how 😂

I’ve bought her Maxima ones- a LW and 100 for the price of a second hand one(!), they are on their way (24 hour turnaround from payment to dispatch isn’t bad!) and then the forecast changed so we had a quick trip to the tack shop last night and acquired a Whittaker LW as there’s no shelter while she’s in her introductory paddock (which I wouldn’t usually buy but… very adjustable front and it was handy!) It went on her in steps and she was a very chilled lady about it all,

OH decided that she needed to ‘feel it moving’ before she wore it loose and it’s rare to have his help at the yard at the moment, so she had an impromptu trot up as well…I pretended to be the vet and called it training for FEI driving 😂
 

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Maybe I am mean but I don't run my youngsters until they are backed and in work. Too much hassle and risk of them chewing/ tugging/ ripping/ getting caught etc. Mine are usually ISH and quite blood too.
 
mustardsmum said:
I have the 50g Rambo Wug and it’s great. I picked it up on EBay for £80 and it’s virtually brand new. Best rug I’ve ever bought! Great for narrow types 😊

Example is here https://www.hopevalleysaddlery.co.u...ug-turnout-50g--burgundydusty-bluenavy__50714
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This link has the rug at £303.00 - that’s a lot for something likely to grow straight out of it, whatever the quality!
Shires Tempests are very narrow, can often find Shire’s previous season’s colour ways in sales.
Shires rugs are well cut and good quality for the money, whereas some cheapie rugs don’t hang well or last.
 
For narrow fronts, I would always go for a high/half neck from Horseware and secondhand if possible in case she grows too quickly. The advantage of a half neck is if you get the next size up to allow for growth, the back will just hang over the back end and if necessary you can put in darts in the neck to make it snug and not pull back over the shoulders.
 
I agree shires tempest are narrow. I’ve had a couple of second hand Gallop rugs and have found them to be quite big around the shoulders - one only fitting my warmblood because someone had taken it in
 
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