Will I regret (another rug thread).....

[Walrus]

buying my pony a polar fleece cooler to use as a cooler but also as a LW stable rug and an under rug (native so we only need LW type stuff). He's on shavings - will I spend a winter regretting the combination of fleece and shavings?! They look so snuggly and are cheaper than a thermatix / thermocell type cooler!

 

[rhino]

buying my pony a polar fleece cooler to use as a cooler but also as a LW stable rug and an under rug (native so we only need LW type stuff). He's on shavings - will I spend a winter regretting the combination of fleece and shavings?! They look so snuggly and are cheaper than a thermatix / thermocell type cooler!

Yes, fleece and shavings are not the best combination in the world

 

[sbloom]

The best smooth equivalent is the Bucas Shamrock Power, great, versatile rug.

 

[VioletStripe]

Nope, they're fab.. just be prepared to shake them out and always fold them so the outside of the rug sandwiches the lining so no shavings stick inside xx

 

[Walrus]

This is what I'm concerned about, that's i'll spend the winter picking shavings off the fleece! I would love a weatherbeeta thermocell but equestrian clearence don't seem to have them.

 

[Paint Me Proud]

swish equestrian do a super lightweight stable rug that has a waterproof outer layer that the shavings just wont stick too.
very reasonably priced too. Check out their website

 

[Herts05]

Why don't you use a lightweight turnout rug instead? They are all breathable now and you won't have the problems of shavings sticking to the rug.
I've been using turnout rugs for stable rugs for 3 years now. It keeps the pee stains from going through and means you only have to clean the rug at the end of the season, so keeps down cleaning costs

 

[rhino]

One thing which I found out by accident was that washing a fleece rug using rug reproofer made the fleece much, much less 'sticky'.

 

[haras]

You'll regret it even more when said pony starts moulting in the spring!

 

[Mince Pie]

I find that if you brush all the shavings off whilst the rug is still on the horse it's not a problem

 

[PennyJ]

Yes you will

Try one of those Weatherbeeta Jasper extra light ones, about 100g weight, proper stable rug style, shavings shouldn't be a problem.

 

[bumblelion]

Yes you will

Try one of those Weatherbeeta Jasper extra light ones, about 100g weight, proper stable rug style, shavings shouldn't be a problem.

TBH, I'm pleased I'm changing from shavings to straw this winter so I avoid this problem as it's such a pain! I only use fleeces to cool down. I can second the wb jasper rugs, they're great, I use one as an under rug for my tb as I don't like using a fleece as an under rug as I find they pull back tight across the chest. My id has one also as his main rug in the winter!