Thermatex- Original vs T2000?

See, I'm strictly a conservative black/blue/dark green/maybe splash out into grey type and even I think she'd look very smart in the baby blue. You could always get the logo embroidered on a background contrasting square then stitched on . . .
 
FigJam said:
Ph1l- he is super cute! :D And the "Cambridge Blue" is very nice...! :)
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Thank you :-)

I dressed him up in his new Emerald Green one and photographed it this evening but the light was odd and it just doesn't look the right colour in the photos - it looks too blue!! Will try again in the middle of the day tomorrow! He's still cute even 5 years older - bless!

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FrodoBeutlin said:
Boo :( I was hoping you'd go for terracotta/brown or cerise/grey or something like that :(

Please post anyway, I've never seen a navy one with pale blue binding, just the usual navy/red.
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I had a khaki one as well but the photo isn't great!
I've got the navy one and a baby blue one as well but the mushroom is my favourite :)
 
Well mine is just the original and it's plenty nice enough. Extra bonus being pony size, much cheapness :rolleyes:

Mine is the wine/burgundy with a silver binding. Will try and post pics for FB's benefit.

FJ - what about a green one?
 
Law- do you have one of each style in each colour combo?!? You could put together the catalogue of photos that FB is desperate to see...! :p :D My YO has the bright turquoise colour and it's lurvely. :)

TarrSteps said:
See, I'm strictly a conservative black/blue/dark green/maybe splash out into grey type and even I think she'd look very smart in the baby blue. You could always get the logo embroidered on a background contrasting square then stitched on . . .
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TS, that's not helpful... now I'm torn between the two colourways again as you lot keep splitting the votes!!! And I definitely wouldn't have put you down as voting baby blue over navy! :p

Here she is modelling her current pale blue fleece;

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now_loves_mares said:
Well mine is just the original and it's plenty nice enough. Extra bonus being pony size, much cheapness :rolleyes:

Mine is the wine/burgundy with a silver binding. Will try and post pics for FB's benefit.

FJ - what about a green one?
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Well sadly I can't convince H to squeeze her big cobby bum into a pony-sized one! :rolleyes: YO had a 5'9 and yard pal had a 6'0 that I was able to try on her. The 5'9 was just a little nippy in length and around her shoulders, but the 6'0 looked spot on, so that has helped make the size decision at least. :)

Definitely need some pretty HB photos of her modelling her shiny new rug, you did promise to take some before she/it got dirty again remember...! ;)

PS- I am having a change of colours to tie in with above mentioned corporate "sponsorship" I am hankering after... ;) Hence pale blue/navy instead of green/navy. :) I got a cool hat silk last weekend in the new colours and found a cheapie Adidas tech top in Sport Direct recently. So just need Hopalong to be fit to go XC again now...! :cool:
 
Ah I see, gotcha ;)

I like her in the baby blue very much, but I generally avoid pale colours in "utility" rugs. Although it's not my plan to leave her in it overnight, inevitably she'll wear it to lie down once in a while, so I wanted something that wouldn't stain.
 
Cross post again. Every time I get a camera out, she wanders over to see what I have, and all I can take photos of are her nostrils :rolleyes:. So I had to throw some nuts on the floor so I could get a photo, cue her cribbing on her waterer, which is why she looks unamused - she's mid-crib :o
 
TarrSteps said:
I even have a set of baby blue polo bandages I could let you have, cheap. . .;)
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TS, you are naughty, that would surely be the start of a slippery slope...! :p

I think I may already have baby blue polo bandages, I'm sure they came with the cheapie set my Mum treated Hopalong to last Christmas from Aldi//Lidl... but I promise I don't know where they are... :o :p
 
FigJam said:
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TS, you are naughty, that would surely be the start of a slippery slope...! :p

I think I may already have baby blue polo bandages, I'm sure they came with the cheapie set my Mum treated Hopalong to last Christmas from Aldi//Lidl... but I promise I don't know where they are... :o :p
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Well - if you start down that slippery slope, I will remove you from the wedding invite list immediately :mad: :p
 
Haha touche on the matchy matchy front :cool:

Both sets of parents have so far said "you must do exactly as you wish and invite whoever you want". I'm waiting to see if they are true to their word when some relatives we see about once every 5 years are excluded :rolleyes:

Hmmm - now you've got me thinking. Would it be unreasonable to have, say, some Thermatex leg wraps and a few show jumps on my wedding list?
 
FigJam said:
Aww... FB, I'm afraid I'm going to be a big let down and likely go for navy! :o Sorry! Going to request pale blue binding though if Mr FJ can manage...! I think the other way around would just look too dirty too quickly.

And 6'0 is it, ta very much all. :D
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I thought you would be going for bottle green FJ!
 
now_loves_mares said:
Haha touche on the matchy matchy front :cool:

Both sets of parents have so far said "you must do exactly as you wish and invite whoever you want". I'm waiting to see if they are true to their word when some relatives we see about once every 5 years are excluded :rolleyes:

Hmmm - now you've got me thinking. Would it be unreasonable to have, say, some Thermatex leg wraps and a few show jumps on my wedding list?
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No it so wouldn't. Two friends of mine only put 'contributions towards an indoor arena' as their wedding list, and they managed to cover over half of the cost!!! :eek:

And at my own wedding, the best present I received was top hat and tails (and the same people who bought me that also bought a bucket with sponges and brushes marked with my OH's name...so he wouldn't feel left out... aah bless :p )

Showjumps would therefore be perfectly reasonable and I bet lots of your horsey friends would love to pick that as their present to you :)
 
Wish someone had told me to go down a size, Pickle's 6ft9 Thermatex swamps him, who knows what that was designed for! considering he is HUGE.
 
now_loves_mares said:
Haha touche on the matchy matchy front :cool:

Both sets of parents have so far said "you must do exactly as you wish and invite whoever you want". I'm waiting to see if they are true to their word when some relatives we see about once every 5 years are excluded :rolleyes:

Hmmm - now you've got me thinking. Would it be unreasonable to have, say, some Thermatex leg wraps and a few show jumps on my wedding list?
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Ha ha... don't believe it for a second! That was exactly what we fell out over- why invite people because you "have" to rather than those you want to... blimmin' wedding politics and etiquette... enjoy! (or elope!!!)

And I am so with FB on the wedding list items! Maybe we can fund a square metre of arena each?!? ;)

georgiegirl said:
I thought you would be going for bottle green FJ!
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See earlier in the thread... having a wee change of colours for next season! :D

FrodoBeutlin said:
No it so wouldn't. Two friends of mine only put 'contributions towards an indoor arena' as their wedding list, and they managed to cover over half of the cost!!! :eek:

And at my own wedding, the best present I received was top hat and tails (and the same people who bought me that also bought a bucket with sponges and brushes marked with my OH's name...so he wouldn't feel left out... aah bless :p )

Showjumps would therefore be perfectly reasonable and I bet lots of your horsey friends would love to pick that as their present to you :)
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Well I just suggested this to my future husband and he said " so what exactly do I get out of that?" He's not grasped the whole concept of keeping a wife happy yet, I fear :p

FB I'm really pleased with the rug. As FJ alluded to, my travel boots are the Mark Todd burgundy, and I think I want sort of silver/gunmetal grey/burgundy as my lorry paint job. As it turns out, the colour is much darker than the travel boots, but still really lovely.
 
Got the Original, it is now 15+ years old and in super condition. Such a handy rug to have and it gets used plenty.

Mines burgandy with black binding, looks very smart. Not sure how to add pics, but if anyone is interested in seeing this colour way I can try to add one.
 
Thermatex does seem to have an odd idea about sizing in general. Someone I used to work for got some promotional stuff from them and I got a jacket, ostensibly in my size, I had to give away because it made me look like a shoplifter! It was also INCREDIBLY warm, almost uncomfortably so, which, considering I was still in Toronto, is really saying something!

No worries, FJ, if you can't find your baby blue polo wraps mine are here waiting. :)
 
Because she feels left out, here's Dina in her original, black with grey binding. It's been washed tons of times and is still in great condition:

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Interestingly enough I was advised by thermatex to go for 5.6ft (her usual size), which fits her nicely. She is exceptionally chunky though...
 
Just get yourself down to the factory! You can't guarantee what colours are in stock but I only paid £40 a rug. Hence coming out with an armful!!!! ..... Oooops! X
 
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