Rubs from fly sheet?

[endlessclimb]

My young mare has that SUPER fine TB coat. Flies absolutely love her because they can land and bite, no effort needed. She has never had a particularly “durable” coat - she’s on copper and zinc, it’s dappled and shiny… it just is short and wimpy/not strong.

The rubs are in a strange location - it’s on the points of her hips. They’re about the size of a pencil eraser, and one is threatening to break skin. She is in a Horsewear Rambo right now.

Do I buy a second one so they can be rotated out so the fit isn’t the same-same all the time? Do I take it home and stitch some silky material across her bum? Any sprays that would make her/the sheet more slippery?

Anyone else deal with this? Thanks in advance for any tips!

[Jaegermonster]

Mine get rub spots on their shoulders and I just put some show sheen on it when she’s wet.

[endlessclimb]

I’ve been trying Laser Sheen, is Show Sheen slipperier than Laser Sheen? I haven’t had a bottle of Show Sheen in many years, so don’t remember the consistency.

[Jaegermonster]

I think it might be. I remember I tried laser sheen years ago and switched back but I don’t remember why. I think price and availability in my area. But it can’t hurt to try.

[endlessclimb]

Do you spray some on the sheet too? Or just their rub spots?

[Laverne77]

When my old gelding started getting “hat rack hips” and therefore rubs from his flysheet I got some sheepskin scraps (lots of sellers on ebay, craft stores, etc.) and glued a couple pieces to the sheet where it covered the points of his hips. They held up with daily wear and frequent washings.

[IPEsq]

Is it the stiff material like the Rambo Protector? That can be abrasive on the hair. I might get a soft mesh one and alternate periodically.

[endlessclimb]

Yes, I always thought that material looks cooler temperature wise than the soft ones. Last night I went to inspect the sheet and spray the sheet with flyspray and showsheen and realized she has busted the shoulder lining out (like she does with every damn blanket, no matter what size it is…), so that’s going to have to be addressed, too.

A second one is a good idea so I can take this one home for repair.

[IPEsq]

@endlessclimb

Yes, I always thought that material looks cooler temperature wise than the soft ones. Last night I went to inspect the sheet and spray the sheet with flyspray and showsheen and realized she has busted the shoulder lining out (like she does with every damn blanket, no matter what size it is…), so that’s going to have to be addressed, too.

A second one is a good idea so I can take this one home for repair.

You are probably right about it being cooler, but the Amigo mesh one with integrated neck isn’t bad at all, and it’s less likely to rub on the pointy body parts. The stiff Weatherbeeta one is also good and perhaps it would fit differently enough but it still has fewer contact points because the stiff material tents (like the Rambo) so can rub on those contact points.