What's the cheapest 1200d turnout rug?

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I only ever buy 1200 denier turnouts as find anything less seems to be less waterproof. Looking to replace one of my horses medium weight standard necks as his Weatherbeeta is looking rather worn. Don't want to spend a fortune so can anyone recommend some good ones that won't break the bank (but aren't rubbish either)?
 
I bought a 1800D Axiom rug from ebay earlier this year for a very reasonable price - £49 for a full neck medium weight. It's so far stood up to our other horse's bites on it! I'm pleased with it.
 
Try Swish Equestrian
I recently bought a no fill stable plus no fill turnout for my boy as they were the only ones that had 7'6" in stock. Rugs arrived the following business day.
Really happy with them and they seem to be well made and are a fairly generous fit so much so I have just purchased 4 more rugs.
They have a clearance sale on so some really well priced rugs on their site.
Plus think all of their turnouts are 1200 denier.
 
I bought an Amigo 1200D Lite (no fill) turnout rug,..one of the standard ones and also purchased the neck attached too at a later date (got the neck attachment bought on my 'Christmas List'!).

I then purchased a 100gms lining fill, that quite simply and neatly clips into this rug and I must say I was so impressed with this set up! My boy who was hunter clipped last year, pretty much lived in this rug all winter as it was so cosy, but not to 'over warm' for him. With it being a 'no fill' rug too initially, it dried out overnight no problem and was ready to go back on the morning after!,..so well impressed with that aspect of it too.

If it turns out to be a colder winter than last year, i'll have no hesitation in buying a 200gm lining fill for this rug as it was a really good buy! I also had the added bonus of when it got a little warmer,..to just remove the lining fill and use it as a lightweight turnout too! Perfect.

I also have an Axiom Combi 1800D mediumweight turnout too, but this rug proved to be too warm for last year's winter (as it was a mild one for us),...hence why I bought the above amigo and lining fill to see us through.. :)
 
I have a rug trasher, plus they are out 24/7, so always try to go for a 1200d too. This year I've bought the Weatherbeeta Genero lightweights and so far so good! They feel quite thick and have a bit of weight to them. My 600d rugs are all ripped but the Genero is still in one piece and fits my TB's well too.
 
Amigo, Weatherbeeta or Ruggles.

I must say, Ruggles far surpassed all of my expectations although seem to fit chunky monkeys better than skinny minnies as I recommended them to a friend to fit her TB and it looked somewhat like a tent on him despite it being his normal size.
 
Just tried on all his rugs today. All fit really well and plenty of room chest wise and a long drop to his knees so no more 'mini skirt' looking rugs(my IDx boy is 18.3hh and close to 1000kg and built like a tank with a massively broad chest). The only thing I found is that they are cut quite high which although means it fits well in front of his withers up on his neck therefore no wither pressure, the top chest strap does sit a little high but apart from that an excellent fit all round.
 
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