Turnout rug vs. Stable rug

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Hi all, My pony is going to winter in this year as he's gettin on a bit now and i really like the idea of him being all snug as a bug :-)

My friend is going to turn out each morning as she doesnt work through winter.

My question is, how many people stable their horses overnight in their turnout rugs?

I dont want to have to put the burden/expectation on her to also change his rug each day as well as feed as she is also doing the same for another friend on top of sorting her own 2 horses out.

He wintered in quite a few years ago and i just stabled him in his turnout rug then as couldnt afford all the "extras" on top of the weekly rent - turnout, feed, lead out, wash buckets, replace water etc.

So, what are the pro's and con's?? :-) some people say change as the rugs "act" differently and serve their own purpose and some say dont so that the horse retains the heat in the rug rather than a fresh cold rug??
 
If you search there was a fairly long post on this a couple of days ago :D As long as your still checking the horse over absolutly no reason to use a stable rug. Turnouts smell less, are just as warm, if they're damp they'll dry quickest on the horse and you don't need two sets of rugs :D
 
Hi

When the temperature doesn't differ much at night from the day, I leave turnouts on my boys while in the stable. Although I get a few cold looks from some others at my yard sometimes.

If the temperature at night is much colder than I do change the rug. But sometimes I put the stable rug over the turnout, to make things easier in the morning. Then I get some even stranger looks. :-)

Personally, I think it's fine to leave the same rugs on overnight as long as the horse is the right temperatures. As long as you check for rubbing regularly, why take off a nice warm rug and put a cold one on.

Another benefit is that if the turnout rug is wet, it will dry from the inside out with the warmth of the horse, and saves you having to deal with a damp, cold rug in the morning.

HTH
 
I use Bucas and Rambo turnout rugs and leave them on overnight. I don't see the point of taking a warm rug off a horse and putting a cold rug on instead. I obviously would change them if they were wet through to the horse but this is rarely an issue. As has been said if it is only the outside that is wet they dry very well if left on the horse.

I do regularly take their rugs off to check their condition, etc.
 
My boy wears his turnout inside and out. He's disgusting in the stable so I started doing it originally as his stable rugs were just soaking up all the pee and poo and stinking! Now I wouldn't ever buy stable rugs at all I use a Premier Equine t/o rug with the liners which I love!

The nylon lining of the turnout keeps his coat all shiny and he doesn't get any rubs, wet rugs dry quicker on the horse than over the door and I can just whip him out of the stable in the morning without having to take a snuggly warm rug off and put a cold rug on him.
 
I would do it for afew days - ie midweek, but not 24/7. If there are any bits that rub, you don't see them for a few days, and the same goes for injuries. I like to see them day to day to keep an idea of weight etc..
 
Thanks folks. Sounds like I will go with my thoughts of leaving him be ;) Cant wait to tuck him in at night and know he's dry, warm and munching :D

He's checked daily at the minute for rug rubs etc as he's fully clipped so i like to give him a good scratch and check over :o
 
I used to do this and always (if I wasn't taking it off to ride) undid the leg straps and surcingles, folded it forward and pulled it forward to make sure it wasn't too tight around the chest. But my horse is very thin skinned and his shoulders rubbed terribly, so I bought him some stable rugs. And his shoulders still rubbed terribly (there's gratitude for you).

I've since bought him a Bossy's Bib and his shoulders are fine. If I hadn't bought the stable rugs, I'd still keep him in the turnout ones at night.

The only thing I do prefer is that the stable ones are nice and soft and seem more comfortable for lying down in. But he didn't seem to mind either way.
 
mine have fal or rambo rugs which are dual purpose! ie in and out. i wouldnt leave a horse in a cheap (or cheaper) non breathable rug! but you get what you pay for at the end of the day. my rugs are light even when wet, dry within an hour to hour and a half, fit well and dont rub.
 
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