Irishbabygirl
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I never have, always swapped to their stable rugs, but last year I didn't and left them on in their stables overnight and am completely converted! They went out nice and warm in the mornings and saved a lot of time!
I never have, always swapped to their stable rugs, but last year I didn't and left them on in their stables overnight and am completely converted! They went out nice and warm in the mornings and saved a lot of time!
I take them off. We have a heated rug drying room at the yard
I know but was googling for opinion on it and found this thread which is very interesting!!zombie thread
Good spot!zombie thread
Depends how wet the horses are. If soaked, and cold I would never leave rugs on to dry. If just had a shower on them I would. I have spare rugs to swop them into for the next day. I agree that hanging them in the stable dries them nearly as well without the horse getting cold.
I've found this thread very relevant. I have masses of Rugs, stable and turnout of all weights and fleeces but they are all Bisto sized. I gave away the rugs that belonged to my old boy as they were just gathering dust. if Rose passes the vetting, I am going to have buy a completely new wardrobe of rugs for her as Bisto's rugs will drown her. I did always leave Bisto in a wet turnout but if he came in dry, i'd change him into a suitable stable rug. I do like to be able to check my horse properly when they come in for the night but it's got me thinking about what is the best and most cost effective solution. So much to think about,
In general I just don't really know why you would use a stable rug in preference to a turnout in a stable, surely the wee and poo would stain the rug and seep through a stable rug?
Change them whatever, wearing something waterproof 24/7 is a great way to get fungal infections ...
I have spare turn outs if their turnouts are not dry by morning but they usually are
Otherwise you could look at the bucas select which has the stay dry lining, so you can put it onto a wet horse straight away!
I'll second this, I have the select system for Chilli. The quilts are great and you can get stay dry lining or silk feel. You can get outer layers in either stable rug or turnout style. I have both though this year keeping her in the turnout outer layer purely for time savings sake! Really easy to attach and detach neck which she only wears in the field so I just whip it off when she comes in-takes about 30 seconds.
They have velcro that threads through a metal d-ring so you can layer several quilts if you wanted to. Each of the quilts has a d-ring on it though so you could probably clip something to it. I'm not explaining very well so if I remember this evening I'll take a photo for you!Can I ask if the stay dry liners have a clip attachment at the back? I can see the velcro loop bit at the front and i'm just wondering if I could attach under the falpro rug so if he's wet can still chuck it on him. He lives out so sometimes the chances of finding him dry are very very slim lol.
Change them whatever, wearing something waterproof 24/7 is a great way to get fungal infections ...
I have spare turn outs if their turnouts are not dry by morning but they usually are