Stable rug dilema - poo stains!

[kathantoinette]

My horse is currently in a lightweight stable rug (bit of padding) on a night in his stable - he's a clean horse in his stable and theres plenty of bedding down. When he lays in poo, it's soaking through and giving him poo stains on his coat
Can anyone recommend a stable rug that's possibly waterproof or a stable rug that works for you and doesn't give you this problem.
The two he's currently wearing (rotated between washes) is a Masta rug and a Gallop rug. I will admit they're probably over 10 years old. I'm wondering if the modern rugs have improved this problem.
Thanks for any suggestions

 

[ycbm]

I looked for what you want and couldn't find it, so I stable mine in a turnout rug.
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[kathantoinette]

I looked for what you want and couldn't find it, so I stable mine in a turnout rug.
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Ah really - this did cross my mind. Thanks for the advice

 

[Polos Mum]

Modern breathable turnout rugs are fine to be in overnight so I would use a turnout

I personally don't like swapping them into cold / wet rugs twice a day (and have no electric drying options) so I use one rug day and night (when I rug). Good quality rugs dry best on the horse vs. hanging up

 

[Starzaan]

Horseware stable rugs have a high enough denier that poo doesn’t soak through. Just make sure you go for Rhino or Rambo though because their more budget brands have a shiny polyester outer.

 

[dogatemysalad]

I'm a lover of stable rugs for several reasons, like comfort, lightness and so my horse doesn't go out with his mates stinking of wee.
Like you, I keep a good amount of shavings to make a decent bed but if the rug does get wet, I just throw it in my washing machine and use a spare rug in the meantime.

 

[Alibear]

Shires Tempest stable rugs have an outer similar to that of a turnout and suffer less from seepage problems.
The bucas stable rugs are similar but more pricey.

 

[eggs]

I stopped using stable rugs years ago. If mine are rugged overnight then they wear an appropriate weight turnout rug

 

[Tiddlypom]

Horseware Rhino stable rugs have a pretty tough and repellent outer.

Failing that, retired Rambo turnout rugs that are no longer fully waterproof get roped in as stable rugs. I always change the horse's rugs if stabling overnight rather than getting stable stains on turnout rugs that they are expected to keep wearing.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I pop a no fill turn out rug on top of mine

 

[Wizpop]

Also stabled mine in a turnout rug with a cotton sheet on top to take most of the stains. Worked well for me.

 

[kathantoinette]

Horseware stable rugs have a high enough denier that poo doesn’t soak through. Just make sure you go for Rhino or Rambo though because their more budget brands have a shiny polyester outer.

Thanks - will have a look at these

 

[kathantoinette]

Horseware Rhino stable rugs have a pretty tough and repellent outer.

Failing that, retired Rambo turnout rugs that are no longer fully waterproof get roped in as stable rugs. I always change the horse's rugs if stabling overnight rather than getting stable stains on turnout rugs that they are expected to keep wearing.

Thanks - I'll take a look at these

 

[AmyMay]

Just use turnout rugs.

 

[Orangehorse]

I wouldn't like to keep one rug on 24/7, what if it pulls or rubs?

 

[AmyMay]

I wouldn't like to keep one rug on 24/7, what if it pulls or rubs?

You just swap them around. I don’t know many owners that don’t have 100 of everything…. ?

 

[MuddyMonster]

I wouldn't like to keep one rug on 24/7, what if it pulls or rubs?

I've always taken the T/O off morning and evening to re-adjust (plus off to groom, tack up etc) so it's not on any longer than a seperate stable rug & turn out would be if the horse is wearing a rug day and night.

 

[Flyermc]

Just buy a turnout rug and use it as a table rug

 

[Otherwise]

Old turnouts that aren't totally waterproof are great for this.

 

[Quigleyandme]

I had a horse given to me who was a minger in the stable. He came with a full wardrobe including a thin nylon sheet to put over his stable rug. It would be stiff by the end of the week so go in the washing machine and dry in a jiffy ready to go back on him that night.

 

[ycbm]

I wouldn't like to keep one rug on 24/7, what if it pulls or rubs?

I don't keep one on 24/7, I have 2 equal weight, different manufacturer, diffeent pressure points and they are rotated at least once every 24 hours.
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[ycbm]

I don't get the worry about turning a horse that's about to roll in mud out in a rug that smells of a bit of wee? At least he goes to bed smelling of a days fresh air instead of being changed into a rug that smells of wee for the night.

 

[Tiddlypom]

The smell of horse wee clings to human clothes and I can't even wash the smell off my hands - but I do have a very keen sense of smell.

Stable rugs are readily washable as and when, turnouts shouldn't be washed much, if at all. Once a year tops if you want the proofing to last.

 

[honetpot]

I only use outdoor rugs. I am a fan of the old Horseware rugs, and if a horse need to be kept clean they wear two rugs out doors, the outer one size bigger which gets the worst of the mud, and the under rug is the stable, which keeps relatively clean. The outer rug comes off when they come in.
I am old enough to have used jute and canvas rugs, which stunk, no real need for stable rugs now.

 

[ycbm]

You don't need to wash wee off a waterproof rug that the horse is periodically going to wear standing under a tap in the rain.

 

[Tiddlypom]

You do if you have a sensitive sense of smell - rain does nothing to remove the stink of horse wee from a rug!

 

[ycbm]

You do if you have a sensitive sense of smell - rain does nothing to remove the stink of horse wee from a rug!

You can't keep a horse stabled overnight without having to manage wee, though. I find it easier to manage a turnout rug with stuff on it (handle it inside out) than a stable rug when it's soaked into it. Ludo has a thick enough bed that his rugs don't smell of wee, only of poop.
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[criso]

You do if you have a sensitive sense of smell - rain does nothing to remove the stink of horse wee from a rug!

I didn't think I had a particularly sensitive sense of smell but I'm with you on this.

Turnouts will smell and just hosing won't get rid of it..

It's not just the outside as well, it gets on the lining at the back flap where they are lying down in the stable and soaks in.

So whatever they wear in the stable is getting washed regularly and that's not a good idea for turnouts and gets expensive if they have to be reproofed.

I had one roll in a cowpat and I couldn't bear to use the rug until it had been washed, annoying as it was a cheap rug and washing and reproofing wasn't far off what it cost.

I've never had an issue with it soaking through and I can see the argument for using cheap turnout where you're not worried about effecting the waterproofness.

However I'd still want to wash it regularly and lw and mw stable rugs get chucked in the machine as soon as they start to smell but turnouts are heavier so not always suitable for a domestic machine.

 

[kathantoinette]

I didn't think I had a particularly sensitive sense of smell but I'm with you on this.

Turnouts will smell and just hosing won't get rid of it..

It's not just the outside as well, it gets on the lining at the back flap where they are lying down in the stable and soaks in.

So whatever they wear in the stable is getting washed regularly and that's not a good idea for turnouts and gets expensive if they have to be reproofed.

I had one roll in a cowpat and I couldn't bear to use the rug until it had been washed, annoying as it was a cheap rug and washing and reproofing wasn't far off what it cost.

I've never had an issue with it soaking through and I can see the argument for using cheap turnout where you're not worried about effecting the waterproofness.

However I'd still want to wash it regularly and lw and mw stable rugs get chucked in the machine as soon as they start to smell but turnouts are heavier so not always suitable for a domestic machine.

I used to have a big horse in a 7’ rug, I had 2 identical heavyweight stable rugs (too large to fit in my washer) and used to send them away one at a time to be washed through the winter months.
Luckily the current poo stain subject is only in a 6ft rug which I can put in my (all things horse) washer. I’m keen for a stable rug solution rather than a turnout for this reason. Stable rugs seem softer so push into the washing machine easier.

 

[criso]

I don't have the problem with poo going through the rugs but maybe my horse doesn't lie in big piles. My rugs are older, 10 years or more, mainly Weatherbeetas. I have a hw Weatherbeeta highgrove which has a tough outer layer and some Caldene ones not made anymore, very tough. The lightweights are Weatherbeeta Jaspers but don't look especially poo repellent.