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Lou
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Lou asked in PetsHorses · 9 years ago

180g fill rug (or what would be best) for mid-season (autumn/heading into winter)?

So now it's May and well into autumn and my horse (lives outside, if this isn't the norm for someone) is at the point where he needs to go into a different rug (currently in an unlined waterproof canvas but this past week the temperature has dropped, especially at night) but I don't want to put his heavy winter rug on yet (which I'm still not sure on the fill of but it's a heavier rug for winter).

I'm looking at a rug somewhere between 180g and 220g fill (I've got a few options) and was at the horse shop today and they also thought up to about 220g would be good for this time of year, but I was wondering what others thought. I'm trying to go light enough for there to still be a difference when it gets much colder in winter and he goes into his winter rug, but enough of a difference to make him warmer now and have this rug as an inbetween rug, for autumn/early spring or any days in the warmer months when the weather turns terrible and he needs something a bit warmer and drier for a day or two (we had a freak storm at the beginning of March where we had to race around and find all their warm covers).

This is currently what I'm looking at as the lightest option: http://www.thathorse.com/listing/rugs-and-covers/s...

But I'm also happy to go a little bit heavier with something like this: http://www.thathorse.com/listing/rugs-and-covers/w...

, this: http://www.thathorse.com/listing/rugs-and-covers/w...

or this: http://www.thathorse.com/listing/rugs-and-covers/w...

If anyone has an idea of what would be better that would be awesome. The last three are all the same fill and pretty similar and I can't see any major differences in features that would make one better, but I haven't been in "this part" of horses long (bought my boy as my first horse last July - and whilst I've had years of horse experience picking rugs was never one of them! Oh the things you learn when it becomes all your responsibility...).

Thanks in advance.

Update:

I *think* his winter rug is probably at least 300g (I actually don't know, no more labels and the people I bought him off don't know) and it feels much heavier than the 200g rugs I've been looking at and certainly it has kept him warm in some of our extreme weather (with the benefit of a removable neck rug so he doesn't have to be completely snug all the time).

I like the idea of a fleece under his canvas, thanks for that. :) He needs a new one of them too, so may as well get one that will suit for in the paddock as an under-rug too.

Thanks heaps, nice to have someone explain it like that. Looks like I'll be buying a new 220g rug tomorrow then. :)

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  • 9 years ago
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    what fill is your heavy weight winter rug? i'm guessing around 300g? not really familiar with new zealand weather!

    i think you should go for a 220gm fill. what you could always do is get a fleece or something and put it under your no fill rug for the slightly warmer autumn weather, and when it's more chilly and brisk, stick the mediumweight on!

    i was a bit useless at choosing rugs but i try and think that my heavyweight should only be for the proper winter, snow, frost etc (live in uk) and kept his mediumweight on well into mid november. this helped as he got some nice winter woolies and didn't need the heavyweight til mid nov-feb!

  • n
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    Lrvee is right about the fleece under the lightweight or any of the rugs for extra warmth if needed. Get a cooler fleece then if they get a bit hot the fleece will absorb the sweat away from their body. Or you could get a rambo duo which is 100g has a removable neck and you can get 4 different fillings of liner to attach inside 100g 200g 300g and 400g , they don't slip or hang out and get wet in rain. Or if you prefer weatherbeeta, you could go for the Tristar, which is their version of the rambo duo , so it's the same principal. Or if you just want to get the 1 go for the weethabeeta Taka turnout with removable neck which is 220gs. Then he can have the neck off on warmer days. Or the Horseware Amigo medium weight with detachable neck which splits the difference between the 2 weights you are looking at and is 200g.

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