Anyone having issues with Rambo or Rhino blanket sizing lately?

[twostinkydogs]

I’ve been trying to find a brand and model to fit my new guy and I am going broke

I bought him 3 Rhino Wugs - a sheet, a 100g , and a 250g, all in size 78. He has been getting rubs on his shoulders and neck, so I tried them all on at once and laid them flat on the floor on top of each other to compare. The 250g is actually almost a full inch longer and fits him best.

Has anyone had issues recently with inconsistent sizing in Horseware blankets? Is it possible different retailers get slightly different models? Do the Rambo Wugs run larger than the Rhino Wugs? He has prominent withers and long shoulders. And is anyone interested in a good deal on either of the Rhinos?

[Texarkana]

So, I went on a blanket buying spree this past fall. I bought 3 Amigos and 1 Rhino in varying weights. 3 wugs, 1 normal neck. I have several other Rambos and Amigos I have collected over the years, but this is my first Rhino blanket I have purchased.

The 3 Amigos (lol, no relation to the film) are fine. They are of the quality and fit I expect when I buy a Horseware Ireland blanket.

The Rhino wug is a bit of a disappointment. The fit is off: it doesn’t have as much drop as the horse’s other Rambos and Amigos in the same size. It shifts. It is tight through her neck and on her withers. It has snags and loose stitching.

My conclusion is there is a Rhino-specific problem that for whatever reason doesn’t exist in their other lines.

[twostinkydogs]

Very interesting, I think you might be right. I have bought a few Amigos and a Rambo over the last 5 years and been very happy with them. I have the Amigo XL sheet and 250g for my very broad shouldered/round mare and they are a wonderful fit, and have actually been more durable than the Rambo.

I figured my guy needed a Wug and I thought Rhino would be a good price compromise, but the sizing is definitely off. He looks cute in his miniskirt, but it’s definitely not practical

[Arzny]

I recently bought a new Amgio and the lining may as well be made of paper. It tears SO easily. I’m almost to the point of seeing if I can return it.

[RedHorses]

I’ve found Rambo Wugs fit larger than the same size of Rhino Wug. That said, my Rambo Wug (75") is ten years old and the more recent Rhino Wug is larger than its predecessor (both 78"). When I bought the 200g Rambo (75") it fit the same as the 200g Rhino (78") I had. I had tried a 78" Rambo before buying the first Rhino and it was huge, going a good 5" longer (chest to tail) than the 78" Rhino.

I suspect the 1" difference can be attributed to the manufacturing practice of stacking fabric and cutting multiple blankets in one go. There will always be some shifting in the layers resulting in small measurement variations.

I’ve had Rhinos for years and, until the latest one, found them to be well made and durable. The outer material of the latest one (a 100g in that azure/sky/teal blue) has pulled threads under the pony’s teeth, and shredded where the tail flap is sewn to the body of the blanket. My older Rhinos just show little cosmetic marks where they’ve been pulled from someone’s teeth.

I personally prefer the shorter drop. The leg arches allow the sides to wrap closer to the horse’s belly which makes it appear even shorter.

[beowulf]

Rhino, Amigo, Mio, and Rambo all have different cuts despite being made by the same parent company (Horseware/Rambo). So you will see a size disparity even when the same measurement is purchased.

As the fill goes up the cut will change too — there has to be more generous room for filling.

[islgrl]

I have a large shouldered, high necked horse. He can wear a high neck rambo or amigo, the Rhino is too narrow.

[Pico_Banana]

It’s been a number of years, but I spoke to customer service at Horseware Ireland and they told me all of the lines have the same sizing and cut.

That said, I do feel like the Rhinos fit smaller than Rambos or Amigos.

I also feel like the popularity of Amigos has led Horseware to improve them so they have more bells and whistles than the Rhinos. Many Amigos now have three belly straps AND the two velcro pieces at the chest (which makes a huge difference).

[scislandsprite]

The Rhino line tends to fit the narrower horses better. Mine is a true 75" with narrow shoulders so a Rhino 75" is perfect. However, Rambo seems to fit the horses with broader chests a bit better so they’re a bit roomy for us. The Wug cut tends to do well for horses with high withers so the Rhino Wug is perfect for my horse since the Rambos gap a bit much. Bummer about them being 78" or I would take them

[TWH_Girl]

Not sizing- other than my Rambo duo totally shrinking on me! But quality stinks IMO- my 20 yr old very benign gelding tore the tail flap off a Rambo sheet and ripped the lining of a brannd new Rhino Wug. NOT impressed for the $.

[pompeiii]

I have a lot of Rhinos as they fit my small and narrow thoroughbred really well. I’m slowly transitioning his entire wardrobe over to Rhinos. I find they have a shorter drop which works for us and they’re narrow which works for us. He has a couple of very narrow weatherbeetas (no idea the style) that work and not so narrow ones that don’t plus a couple amigos that just feel…big (they’re fine-ish, but if I can find a replacement Rhino, I’ll sell).

I can’t speak to quality because my horses are kind to their clothing. The extra tail strap needs repairs but otherwise, I just have some snags (pulled threads) on one rhino blanket because my gelding used a tree as a scratching post. Blanket is fine and not noticeable or repairable at this point. I have some that are 1 season, 2 seasons, 3 seasons, and 5 seasons old and all are fine with 0 repairs thus far. I usually re-proof after 3-4 years even if it doesn’t need it (they haven’t) just in case.

[Postandrails]

I have a Rambo sheet, a Rambo 200g, and a Rambo fleece in the same 84" and they’re all completely different in sizing. The 200g is about 2 inches longer along the spine than the sheet and the drop is also about 2" longer. The fleece is about 4 inches longer than the 200g and 6 inches longer than the sheet in all directions. It’s monstrous in size.

Rambo sizing is inconsistent as far as I’m concerned, lol.

[lenapesadie]

I have 84” Amigo 50 gram sheet, Amigo XL sheet, Rhino 250 wug and Rambo Fly Buster. I’d say mine are all about the same length down the spine except maybe the Amigo 50 gram is a touch shorter. Bigger differences in the neck opening, drop and shoulder area. These all go in the same horse less the 50 gram which I’ll put on either of my horses.

The Rhino Wug has the least drop and shoulder room and the highest bottom point of neck opening.

The quality on all of mine have been satisfactory but the Rhino is tighter than ideal on both my horses.

[quietann]

So, my mare has one older Rambo Supreme heavy that she’s still using (likely because it rarely gets cold enough for her to really need it.) I’ve replaced her other old Rambos with Rhinos, because she is pretty narrow up front and the Rambos tended to hang low on her chest.

My experience so far (all are turnouts, size 75, and she is out 24/7):

Rhino no-fill, bought in 2021 but not really used until late 2022 fits well and has stayed waterproof. I really like this one.

Rhino 100g Wug – bought in the fall, fits OK (not great) except the neck cover slides down. I tried a number of 100gs on her as my new BO wanted her to have one. Nothing really fit, but the Wug was close.

Rhino medium weight, purchased last month after her Rambo Supreme medium finally bit the dust after 14 years (!) I chose it because the no-fill fits her so well. The medium is OK EXCEPT the neck opening is much smaller than on the no-fill, almost too small for her.

So yes, I think there is some variability!

[NaturallyHappy]

The Rambo Optimo seems to be much larger than regular Rambo’s. Mine wear a size smaller in optimo.

[TWH_Girl]

Bit off topic- but my husband had put the Rambo duo in a vacuum sealed bag for storage. When i got it out it had noticeably shrunk and was all crinkled on the edges. It shrunk a good two sizes so I can no longer use for either of mine and I will sell unless I get a 14 hand pony next round. Anyone have any experience with Rambos shrinking? It may have been the vacuum sealed bag which seemed like a good idea at the time…

[Pico_Banana]

Out of curiosity, I swapped my horses’ 100g wugs yesterday. My 16.2+ WB normally wears the rhino and my 14.3 QH wears an amigo, both size 75 (my WB is short-coupled). The Amigo definitely has a longer drop than the rhino, so the swap will now be permanent. The WB no longer looks like she is wearing a miniskirt.