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| angelarab |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 10:34:29 AM
 We were doing so well but lower section of mane has given up the will to be long and lush it's now rubbed and rat tails  
So thinking about a new rug which combination works best in mane preservation.
Standard with d rings so you can clip a neck on
Combo which has a fixed neck
Standard with a neck that can be velco on (Rambo- Premier Equine)
We had the premier equine and i found the the rug does come up quite high on the neck, on a plus does stop the gaping
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| george |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 09:17:44 AM
Oooh!! will have to try the mane guard, sounds good! I have the same problem with the girls who are out all year and have found I just leave them without neck rugs and just keep them ready for the very worst of the weather. They seem perfectly happy if their bodies are warm and dry, we do have a lot of natural shelter with the wooded area and they wander down there when the weather is bad, they always look uncomfortable with full necks to me. |
| spyros |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 05:38:31 AM
Bossy Bibs have made a mane guard - check out their website - awesome product I have been using the maneguard for a year now. I have used a neck cover with the maneguard and a have full mane. Happy days  |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 9:20:55 PM
WB full necks for oldies. WB high necks for those growing and in need of keeping a bit toastier than all the others. No mane issues, and these rugs are on permanently as horses winter out.
Perhaps go for a MW rug for spring and autumn (again my WB and Shires are fab for this), so he's only in HW for the coldest months.
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| Silver |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 8:43:22 PM
Try putting lots of mane and tail conditioner on to make it smooth I have found that helps. |
| Red Rum |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 8:30:15 PM
This year I had a seperate neck BUT did it up very loosley and mane not rubbed out at all. Not so cosy but it worked for me |
| Faracat |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 3:31:28 PM
The only solution that I found was to not use neck covers.
I tried so many different makes of combos and detachable neckcovers and the same thing happened with them all - the horse puts it's head down to graze and the rug/neckcover goes really tight over the withers and the lower neck. I'm sure that over time this pressure damages the hair roots as like many, the mane was OK to start with and then would suddenly come out in clumps.
ETA. RE the rugs that you mentioned - I have the Duo and I'm very pleased with it. It's a few years old now and still waterproof. The neck cover has been kept in my stroge box for patching material incase she rips the rug (so far not needed). ;)
Plus a pic. :)
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| Cinnypony |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 12:14:28 PM
My girls (live out 24/7/365 have Amigos with detachable necks, but most of the time don't wear them - so all manes came the winter intact.
However all have necks on today as so miserable and I like them snuggly in this sort of weather! |
| FireLight |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 11:49:05 AM
I had the same problem so bought Rambo Duo's as a last resort. With helpful advice from ALiners it was my final choice as I must have tried nearly every make of rug. All I can say is fantastic rugs, no rubbing lovely manes but the down side is the expense, I needed two! |
| angelarab |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 11:33:24 AM
Sue LOL i really had to think hard about what rug you were going on about
Anyone who knows me will know i blame myself for everything, and do worry! |
| Judith S |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 11:31:19 AM
Originally posted by Sue J
Angel,
I think the the well known make(it is difficult not being able to share this in order to get others feed back) which comes quite high up the neck, is quite a good option but obviously doesn't keep their neck completely covered. I have been looking at the range (by a well known event rider) - has anyone any experience of these. I have of of his stable rugs and it is fantastic quality.
I don't think there is a problem on this forum with naming preferred makes of rug, as long as there is no direct link to a supplier. There are many discussions about makes of saddles etc, after all.
With our experience of mane rubbing we never use neck covers at all and many of ours live out all year perfectly happily, the worst offenders were Rambo Wugs with the slightly high neck that we had to have modified. I suppose at least if you have a removable neck cover on a low-neck rug you always have the option of taking the cover off if there is any rubbing. Our last batch of rugs all came with neck covers which were unused and have just been sold on e-bay |
| Sue J |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 11:06:03 AM
Angel,
I have the same prolem with Rose. Her mane is fine until about the end of March then it comes out in handfulls where the seam joining the neck cover is. I think the the well known make(it is difficult not being able to share this in order to get others feed back) which comes quite high up the neck, is quite a good option but obviously doesn't keep their neck completely covered. I have been looking at the range (by a well known event rider) - has anyone any experience of these. I have of of his stable rugs and it is fantastic quality.
Don't be too disheartened about his maine, it will soon grow back.
Sue |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 11:00:34 AM
I don't have a neck at all. Roger and Chips have out wintered perfectly well without. Roger really feels the wet but as long as he is warmly rugged on his body, he's fine with a wet neck (bless him, it's not just a case of keeping the wet off his body - he NEEDS thicker rugs whereas Chips just needs to be kept dry). I can't believe how different my ginger boys are!
Caryn |
