Rugs - Turnout and Stable

[Stenners]

Just wondering what turnout rugs everyone is recommending now? I need to get my boy a 100g and probably a 250g coming into the winter and he does get really chilly so needs a decent tail flap!

I used to always use Amigo but they don't fit him properly.

I have a Weatherbeeta ComfiTech Plus Dynamic Lite in 0g but i dont want 3 different rugs that all look the same!! I'm happy to use liners but sometimes it's easier to just throw on a rug than faff around with lines especially in the wind and rain!
I do have a 50 Swish and thinking of just getting these in the heavier ones but just wondering what everyones thoughts are. He's a Cob X so needs to be soemthing to fit the slightly chunkier ones. At least 1200D.

Also looking for stable rug recommendations too as I only have the Amigo stable rug and liner system which don't fit him!

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[eggs]

I have been impressed with the Swish turnouts that I bought two years ago. I got he 50g outer and use the liners as required. I have found that you can use the liner from any company on any turnout so have a combination of Horseware and PE liners that I interchange. I am working on the basis that the Swish rugs won't last as long as my Horseware Rambo Duo rugs but at the price I got them I will just replace as needed.

I don't use stable rugs unless I have a horse on boxrest. They live in their turnouts - obviously check them under the rug daily (rug off). In winter they are out during the day and in at night.

 

[Horseysheepy]

Shires Highlanders are good for the broader horses and not too costly either.

 

[Squeak]

I was pleasantly surprised by the Gallop Trojan 100g turnout. It was a generous cut and coped really well with the storms and ridiculously wet winter we had last year and was a good price. I tend to use liners for everything - I use multiple so that I can take off a layer in the morning without stripping and then do a full rug change in the evening when I have more time and to check the horse over and put both liners back on so that they have the heavier weight needed for overnight.

Mine are out 24/7 so can't help much with the stable rugs.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I bought a Shires highlander combo last year in 100g because the 100g Rambo I splashed out on rubbed my horses wither (as do all detachable neck rugs) and I love it! 1200d cheap, light to handle but feels nice quality.
I’d definitely recommend that.

 

[MuddyMonster]

I use Swish as prefer to use liners than have different weight rugs. I've just bought a Shires Highlander Plus which is a liner system too & has been recommended on here.

I use turn out rugs in the stable too.

 

[Surbie]

Mine is in either Ruggles or Big Horse Shop turnouts, and whatever I can find cheaply secondhand as stable rugs. I do change rugs unless they come in sopping wet. I can put stable rugs in my washing machine and I loathe smelly rugs, which seem inevitable with a big wet gelding, no matter how thick I make the bed.

 

[Bobthecob15]

Swish or Shires highlander here! Both have liners so ideal for different temperatures. Both fit a wider horse well too!

We don’t bother with stable rugs unless they are going to be stabled for a while as ours go in and out of the walker/ turnout pen twice a day if too wet for the fields and just easier to keep the turnout on…they are breatheable anyway so no concerns about wearing a lot

 

[Stenners]

Shires Highlanders are good for the broader horses and not too costly either.

Aren't the Highlanders only 600D so not that waterproof?

 

[Stenners]

I use Swish as prefer to use liners than have different weight rugs. I've just bought a Shires Highlander Plus which is a liner system too & has been recommended on here.

I use turn out rugs in the stable too.

I was considering the Plus as a higher denier but the plus are quite limited in weights in seems!

 

[Stenners]

I use Swish as prefer to use liners than have different weight rugs. I've just bought a Shires Highlander Plus which is a liner system too & has been recommended on here.

I use turn out rugs in the stable too.

Can the Swish liners be used on the shires or vice cersa? I do have a 50g swish liner at the moment

 

[MuddyMonster]

Can the Swish liners be used on the shires or vice cersa? I do have a 50g swish liner at the moment

Yes. I had a Shires liner in my Swish rug last year

 

[Horseysheepy]

Aren't the Highlanders only 600D so not that waterproof?

That I do not know, sorry!

They do some higher denier rugs, but not sure which ones they are.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Aren't the Highlanders only 600D so not that waterproof?

Shires Highlander Plus 100g Combo Turnout Rug

The Shires Highlander Plus 100 Combo Turnout Rug is part of a sophisticated rug range providing enhanced protection and luxurious comfort for the turned out horse. Balancing optimum strength-to-weight ratio with a ripstop weave to prevent the spread of small tears, Highlander Plus rugs offer...

gsequestrian.co.uk

No 1200d- This is the one I got

 

[Stenners]

Shires Highlander Plus 100g Combo Turnout Rug

The Shires Highlander Plus 100 Combo Turnout Rug is part of a sophisticated rug range providing enhanced protection and luxurious comfort for the turned out horse. Balancing optimum strength-to-weight ratio with a ripstop weave to prevent the spread of small tears, Highlander Plus rugs offer...

gsequestrian.co.uk

No 1200d- This is the one I got

Ah yes the Plus is the higher denier! Are you pleased with this rug? This is one that I have been looking at!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ah yes the Plus is the higher denier! Are you pleased with this rug? This is one that I have been looking at!

I've not used it a lot as I only bought it last winter when my horse needed an inbetween weight but yes really pleased with it. I think its quite smart looking which is nice! I'd certainly buy again.

 

[nikkimariet]

I really like the Lemieux rugs

 

[Jambarissa]

Highlanders are pretty decent. I also like le mieux.

Swish has a sale on demo rugs today.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I use weatherbeeta or shires the highlander are bigger all round I find.

I do use liners mainly the 50g ones and I tend to just take the top rug off when they come in and put a fleece over the top

Can the Swish liners be used on the shires or vice cersa? I do have a 50g swish liner at the moment

Yes I use various liners in my shires and weatherbeeta rugs.

 

[Stenners]

I'm tempted to buy a couple more Swish rugs or even maybe try the Highlander.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Just wondering what turnout rugs everyone is recommending now? I need to get my boy a 100g and probably a 250g coming into the winter and he does get really chilly so needs a decent tail flap!

I used to always use Amigo but they don't fit him properly.

I have a Weatherbeeta ComfiTech Plus Dynamic Lite in 0g but i dont want 3 different rugs that all look the same!! I'm happy to use liners but sometimes it's easier to just throw on a rug than faff around with lines especially in the wind and rain!
I do have a 50 Swish and thinking of just getting these in the heavier ones but just wondering what everyones thoughts are. He's a Cob X so needs to be soemthing to fit the slightly chunkier ones. At least 1200D.

Also looking for stable rug recommendations too as I only have the Amigo stable rug and liner system which don't fit him!

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I mainly use Gallop now, cheap enough to replace and such. I don't use stable rugs really now as they stay in their turnouts.

 

[southerncomfort]

I've just bought a Highlander for my Fell pony, and it fits him really well (he has a full clip before anyone tells me off!).

Out in the rain all night and dry as a bone thus morning.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

Big horse shop, the do regular and broad fit. They are well made and very tuff.

 

[Stenners]

Dop you all have combos or detachable necks? I've always been temped by detachable sand then you have more use and i find they rub the mane less but i'd never put a 200g or heavier on without a neck so considering a combo! Can you still attach liners to the combos?

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

Another vote for Swish - they are really good quality and fit really well and you can change the liners and also get the necks in different thicknesses too.

 

[Surbie]

Dop you all have combos or detachable necks? I've always been temped by detachable sand then you have more use and i find they rub the mane less but i'd never put a 200g or heavier on without a neck so considering a combo! Can you still attach liners to the combos?

I only have detachable necks - I have a hot horse and they aren't needed often

 

[Bobthecob15]

Detachable necks here as I hate the mane rub! I always go lighter on the neck..some people suggest the neck being too hot is one of the reasons you may lose manes. So I always go one less than the rug eg 200g rug and 100g neck. Swish do the different weights too x

 

[Ceifer]

Dop you all have combos or detachable necks? I've always been temped by detachable sand then you have more use and i find they rub the mane less but i'd never put a 200g or heavier on without a neck so considering a combo! Can you still attach liners to the combos?

Detachable neck. I’ll be honest my horse wears his turnout overnight in the stable and I take the neck off. No mane loss and lot cleaner.
I have the Lemieux Arika turnout and it fits nicely, it is durable and didn’t leak last winter.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I only buy detachable neck rugs as I don't use the necks much Arab manes rub so easily.

 

[Stenners]

I think I'll definatley do detachable necks as I always have done! Swish seem super popular and I do really like their rugs! My boy is a Cob X but really feels the cold!