Stable rugs

[Leam_Carrie]

So my horse is moving to livery from living mainly out. She currently wears turnout rugs and has quite a wardrobe. I haven’t needed any stable rugs. What does she need?

She’s a warm horse, with most of her coat on. Out in 50g tonight.

Thank you.

 

[Gloi]

She doesn't need one. Just take the turnout off.

 

[Leam_Carrie]

She doesn't need one. Just take the turnout off.

That’s great. I didn’t want to look like a bad owner turning up with none. One thing off my list ?

Are they ok without them now until winter? Is it like a turnout when you need a range?

 

[Sossigpoker]

It really depends on how warm your horse is. Things like wicking rugs and coolers are handy to have to use after bathing.

 

[Pippity]

I have a wide variety of stable rugs, and rarely use any of them. She just stays in her turnout rug overnight.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

1. So my horse is moving to livery from living mainly out. She currently wears turnout rugs and has quite a wardrobe. I haven’t needed any stable rugs. What does she need?

She’s a warm horse, with most of her coat on. Out in 50g tonight.

Thank you.

I would not worry about stable rugs


Mine live in their turn/outs

1. saves time changing them
2. rugs dry off better on the horse
3. they keep the warmth from the night under the rugs when they turnout
4. Less washing rugs with the rug cleaning
5. less money to spend on rugs
6. keeps poo from going on the horse, specially a grey.
   
   
   I have

• thermalux
• summer sheets
• one heavyweight as they are not allowed to stay in their Fal Goliaths over night (to expensive to ruin)
  
  
  

 

[meleeka]

I have a fleece and a 200g for them. They aren’t particularly hot horses so one of those, or both together if it’s well below 0, are all that’s needed. Mine tend to stay in turnouts too, but a stable rug seems more comfy somehow if they are in (which doesn’t happen often).

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Mine are left naked most of the time in the stable unless they are clipped, then I keep the turnout liner on and put a very thin stable quilt over the top or a fleece rug depending on how cold it is.

Both of mine have a few stable quilts and a couple of fleece rugs and that's it.

 

[Leam_Carrie]

Thanks everyone. I have a sheet I bought at a horsey car boot and fleeces / turnout liners, so sounds like we’re ok. I’m so glad I asked before I bought any.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I wash all my thin stable rugs, fleeces and liners at home in a large laundry bag so they keep nice and clean I think its better than buying huge thick stable quilts as you can just put 2 thin clean rugs on.

 

[katastrophykat]

Mine have 200g stable rugs, they only use them when they’re in for a couple of days with extremely bad weather forecast- otherwise they keep their turnouts on overnight.

 

[Ratface]

Old Horse lives in his turnout rugs. He has three: full neck heavyweight winter, no neck medium, rainsheet.
He has a medium waffle for after a bath, unless it's heatwave weather.
He also has a full neck fly rug.