Using turnout rugs as stable rugs.....yes or no?

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Just pondering, I've got a Rambo heavyweight turnout rug, an Amigo Bravo medium weight turnout rug and an Amigo Bravo light weight turnout rug - would you use them interchangeably as stable rugs over the winter, assuming they are clean/dry for use?
 
My boy hates being shut in so has free access to a little yard when 'stabled' he tends to stand out more when it's very wet or windy making his stable noisy so he always wears turnouts and always seems very comfortable and spends plenty of time lying down in it. It never feels as 'comfy and warm' to me but pretty sure that's anthropomorphic - he doesn't know what a duvet is !!
 
Yes I do.

I am on a DIY yard too & if I'm asking someone to bring in & out a feed it its one less favour to ask likewise same if turning out in a morning

Last winter was first year I did this & ensuring they're taken off once a day, pulled forward etc. I noticed no negative effects.
 
I don't like it but that's because my horse is a disgusting wet animal and they end up smelling of wee from where he lies down. I don't mind having stable rugs washed but I don't like to wash turnouts as they're never quite the same even when reproofed.

Plus the stables are quite warm and one of mine gets really unhappy if too hot so he may have a thinner rug indoors or as he's not clipped, may go out with something to keep the rain off when it's wet but be naked in his stable.

Works for lots of other people though
 
Just started this. If horse comes in from rain. Turn out left on in stable. Dries the rug to in time for turn out. Before turn out again rug is removed horse groomed rug back on. All good. Works a treat. And on odd days horse will survive if I am not down. In not being groomed and rug just pulled forward or adjusted and chucked out again.

When proper cold will have stable rug underneath turn out so will be turn out off or just put on over top. And I will fully remove in evening and let breath etc.
 
Thank you all very much - I was thinking I would be fine doing this, but my inbuilt paranoia meant I had to check :D :D That saves me buying stable rugs then :)
 
I was always really anti this until I tried it for 1st time last winter! I have good,well fitting rugs that are adjusted regularly,made me feel less guilty about people bringing in for me several times a week due to my working hrs(they don't mind but still made me feel like I was asking them to do less) horse survived with no problems! On nights I did him I'd often groom him so I did then put a stable rug on. I'll be doing it again this winter.
 
Not for me Im afraid, dont like him having a heavy rug on all the time even though its a Rambo. I wash and re-proof rugs as a business and see the state of the rugs used like this. Crispy and caked in pooh and bedding, they take some cleaning believe me! Like my stable rugs on my horse
 
I will if I know I will be very short on time the following morning but otherwise I try to change rugs, I use sheets or under rugs and that layer is left on so no dramatic warmth change for the pony

I know most turnout rugs are suitable for stable use but I hate leaving the ponies in wet heavy rugs, even if I leave them for an hour or so to dry off I do try to change the rug before leaving them for the night
 
Lévrier;13034047 said:
Just pondering, I've got a Rambo heavyweight turnout rug, an Amigo Bravo medium weight turnout rug and an Amigo Bravo light weight turnout rug - would you use them interchangeably as stable rugs over the winter, assuming they are clean/dry for use?
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I got rid of all my stable rugs.

I only use turnouts now


1. clean horse
2. no rugs to change
3. cozy horse in the am
4. rugs dry better
5. less rugs to send to the laundry


I could go on
 
Nope ... stable rugs when in turnouts when out, don't like leaving wet, heavy rugs on for them to get caked in manure, wee and bedding. I leave a thin stable rug on underneath his turnout so no major temp change. Stable rugs are easier and cheaper to clean
 
Yes I do. I found wet turnout rugs took forever to dry and it makes life so much easier for my friend who turns my horse out when Im at work. I also save on laundry bills too. I do miss the cosy look of a nice turnout rug though but seeing though my boy is a dirty beast, they would be caked in pee and poo in no time.
 
Rug is a rug. I have fleeces and ONE stable rug (a total bargin i just literally could not say no to...would have been foolish) the rest are turnouts.
 
I change into stable rugs of a night just through personal prefecence. I like leaving them in cosy clean jimjams of a night. However, I'm spoilt with a heated rug room so don't have an issue with cold/ wet rugs the next day
 
Definitely yes. We use the Premier Equine rugs with liners if required. The trouble with changing rugs is , overnight the NZ seems to get cold and clammy. Seems cruel taking their warm rugs off to put a cold damp one on.
They are all breathable too now and we have never had problems wth rubs etc.
 
Mmmm, I have done it, particularly if they come in with wet rugs from the field and its the best way of drying out, rather than taking off their turnout rugs, only to have to put them on again damp the next morning. Horrible!

But TBH, somehow they just seem so much more cosy and tucked up when they're in their "pyjamas" (i.e. stable rugs) than if they're bundled up in their outside rugs. They do seem much more comfy too.
 
I havent used s atable rug in over 3 years. I buy decent turnout rugs (not cheapy ones) and am happy to leave them on over night. I remove the rug everyday to groom and ride etc.

I think the idea of wrapping them up in warm pyjamas is just something that makes people feel better, doesnt really make much difference to the horse, a rug is a rug :D
 
We only use turnout rugs in the stable. We realised a long time ago that stable rugs were too absorbent, they soaked up urine & smelt horrible & were far more difficult to clean. Turnout rugs are far better. :)
 
Gypley said:
I change into stable rugs of a night just through personal prefecence. I like leaving them in cosy clean jimjams of a night. However, I'm spoilt with a heated rug room so don't have an issue with cold/ wet rugs the next day
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oooh swanky :D
 
In the 20 odd years (I'm now 23) I have had horses, I can count the number of stable rugs that I have actually owned on one hand. I have always, even when I was a young child left ponies in their turnout rugs overnight. It saves so much time in the mornings and allows them to build up a pocket of warmth overnight to then go out into the field with in the morning as opposed to stripping it off of them with the stable rug. I always take off the rug, groom and ride (If I decide it's not too wet/cold etc :P) and then replace it so it's not like they are going days and days without their coat seeing the light of day. I see stable rugs as over-absorbent urine and poo magnets to be honest! I own a fleece and a Thermatex for my cob but I won't be buying anymore stable rugs anytime soon!
 
It depends on the horse. My very itchy mare has hers changed so that she can have a good groom/scratch without the rug on. I leave it off for a while in the stable because she always rolls, so a wet T/O rug gets really yucky. But the two geldings keep their turnouts on in the stable. I prefer to dry the rug on the horse, but my mare has to have twice as many rugs because I have to remove hers before she goes in her stable. She's not clipped though and so only wears a stable rug when it's very cold. Otherwise she's naked when in.
 
Yep. My horse doesn't have a stable rug. His rug is removed daily so he can have a scratch and a quick flick over but is usually still warm when it goes back on.

The only time I swap rugs is if one has leaked in torrential rain, in which case he gets a dry turnout rug and I find somewhere to hang the grotty one to dry for three days and then worry about where it's leaked ;)
 
If I am bringing in and turning out myself then I generally switch to a stable rug but if someone else is doing me a favour and bringing in or turning out then i just leave the turnout on.
 
i think it really depends how easy it is for you personally to dry damp rugs....

we have heated tack room AND a drying room so no issues with cold damp rugs the next day, so always swap for stable rugs.

should we ever have to keep them somewhere without drying facilities i think its nicer to leave the turnout on to dry, possibly with a thin fleece underneath to keep the damp edges/damp patches away from the horse.
 
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