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Post by crazycolt on Jul 25, 2014 22:01:52 GMT 1
I do mean the ones that are designed for riding. I've been wondering about one for Morgan, seen a couple with a saddle hole, don't like the idea of the ones without, surely the meshy stuff must rub under the saddle? Anyone had any experience of them? Thanks. x
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Post by antares on Jul 25, 2014 22:35:52 GMT 1
I have ridden in a Boett from time to time on the really bad days, worked well and never rubbed but can't say we were over exerting ourselves lol
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Post by heidi on Jul 25, 2014 22:44:49 GMT 1
I have the 2 piece Cashel one. I find it really helps! I had to get off my friends horse the other week, locate and squish a fly, then remount, as he was throwing himself around so much, I thought he would fall over. Since then I have been using the fly gear on him and have had no further problems.
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Post by crazycolt on Jul 26, 2014 15:52:47 GMT 1
Thanks Antares and Heidi I'll check out the Cashel one, guess the Boett isn't designed for riding, and no guarantee that Morgan won't have a wobbler! Haven't ridden for over a week now, partly because of shoulder, but couldn't have anyway, because of the flies, horrendous at the moment, and Morgan appears to be a fly magnet!!
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Post by antares on Jul 26, 2014 16:09:28 GMT 1
The Boett is designed to be worn all of the time including riding - for riding you take off the belly flap, otherwise everything stays the same. It actually sits very well under a saddle
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Post by troop on Jul 26, 2014 18:42:21 GMT 1
I bought one but it was too slippy but if definately helped with the flies.
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Post by crazycolt on Jul 27, 2014 17:00:37 GMT 1
Thanks antares, and troop, that's what would bother me, a sideways spook, and I could see me sliding off him, (dis)gracefully! I'm very tempted to buy a non-riding one, and stitch a hole into it, if you know what I mean! x
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Post by crazycolt on Jul 27, 2014 17:01:52 GMT 1
Sorry, forgot to say heidi, seems that the cashel one has a gap in the middle where the two pieces meet, I could just see the horseflies diving in there! x
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Post by nich on Jul 28, 2014 22:21:06 GMT 1
Yes have the cashel, which is ok for horses not too long in the body, I'd say up to a 6.3 rug, or the gap is too big. OH got fed up with his and bought a different brand that's like a fly rug, no hole for the saddle. And it works fine.
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Post by heidi on Jul 28, 2014 23:51:28 GMT 1
My mare was a 14.2hh Crabbet Arab, so she was pretty compact! My friends horse is a chunky 15.2hh Warmblood. But he's not "long" either. There wasn't/isn't much of a gap with either. I tie the back piece strings round the girth straps, so it is well "tucked in." I also used it on my friends late 16.2hh Hunter mare. There was more of a gap on her, but it was still much more effective than fly spray!
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Post by crazycolt on Jul 29, 2014 17:01:05 GMT 1
Thanks guys, and Heidi, Yes, I never thought of different horses - duh! I just looked at the illustration on the website, which shows about an 8" gap, and thought, oh, that won't do! So yes, if I could overlap the pieces, that would be fine. x
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Post by heidi on Jul 29, 2014 23:14:27 GMT 1
The pieces themselves wouldn't overlap, as the saddle goes in the middle! But they both fit neatly into the saddle on a compact horse and the only real gap I had on the smaller ones, was where my leg goes!
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Post by crazycolt on Jul 31, 2014 17:19:20 GMT 1
Yes sorry, didn't mean on top, I meant on his side. x
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