Jason came to us with a 'wardrobe'! Unfortunately, the turnout rugs he came with were not so much rug, but more hole! I suppose you could even call them 'laced'!
As we live on the cliff top, Jason needs rugs which will keep him warm and dry, otherwise he will loose more weight and condition, as the energy he gains from his diet will be used by him to keep him warm rather than to lay down fat.
I have had a 'wanted' advert on the New Forest Equine Directory website for a 2nd hand 'combo' heavyweight turnout rug. The 'combo' means that the rug has a full neck - kind of like a hood, which will not only keep his neck warm and dry, but will also stop the wind and rain being blown down his rug onto his chest! Rugs come in light, medium and heavyweight, this is the grading/weight of the filling of the rug. Like the togg value on duvets.
A lovely lady in Burley contacted me with a rug which fits the bill (& Jason!) perfectly! It has also just been cleaned and re-proofed, so it will keep Jason nice and dry.
I have also just splashed out and ordered a brand new extra heavy weight turnout rug in preparation for the real winter!!
Now all I have to do is to rig up lines in my tack/feed room, where I can hang the wet rugs and put an old oil filled radiator in there to get the soggy rugs ready for the horses to wear again. Oh the joys of winter!!
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