Hi I have just bought a weatherbeeta landa freestyle combo medium weight turnout rug for my 14.1 arab mare. I tried it on her last night and it has a very large tail flap but it hangs quite low at the back, and I am wondering if this will restrict her tail carriage and how much this matters? Would it potentially cause her any damage or it will it just keep her toasty and warm? Thanks Susie
All ours have tail flaps and it doesn't seem to have caused any problems, in fact if Harley doesn't have one he tends to scrub his tail out, which is one of his favourite hobbies [(
Zahkira (GR Amaretto x Taffetta) Linda East Sussex
I though the same... Ozzy lifts his tail up and slightly to one side when he is ridden. When he poo's he gets it on the inside of the tail flap and on the right inside at the back of the rug.
It can get a bit messy, i just have to make sure i scrub it off every few days otherwise he ends up with a permanent poo stain on his right buttock...
I've never had problems with tail flaps but a good friend who passed some rugs on to me cuts up through the centre of the tail flap. It doesn't fray or anything but the tail just shoots up through it which is great for our stallion as his tail carriage is phenominal!
No problems with tail-flaps on my Fal-Pro rugs; they're not huge or stitched too low down so they're very moveable so they neither impede his tail carriage nor ruffle the hair.
Caryn
Kharidian (Prince Sadik x Khiri)........ Alkara Cassino (H Tobago x Rose Aboud) aka "Roger".................................... aka "Chips" The first image is from an original painting by Pat Shorto.
Thanks to everyone for their re-assurance! I have modelled her in it for a knowledgeable friend of mine and she too said it should be absolutely fine. The only problem now is it has turned really mild here and I think she will bake if i put her in the new rug now! Mind you, my YO is relieved - she says she is going to have to buy all her horses new rugs now, so they are not shown up!
I'm sure it doesn't matter but I always feel that it may restrict their natural carriage so I tend to cut off the flaps as most rugs have them these days.
We always use tail flapped rugs, and they make a huge difference to the protection and stop the rain from blowing under the rug when they turn their backsides to the wind.
If you go to the gym and lift weights it makes your weight lifting muscles stronger. Maybe if we all tie lead weights onto the ends of the tail flaps on our rugs we will all end up with horses with tails that are permanently carried vertically???
Rugs for arab tails
Posted - 08 Dec 2009 : 4:50:39 PM
Zahkira (GR Amaretto x Taffetta)
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