Buying a fly sheet 2nite! Need help deciding...

horserider001 · 07-15-2009, 07:07 AM

I am ordering a fly sheet tonight along with some other things but can't decide between these two fly sheets...

http://www.horse.com/Kool-Coat-Class...eet-BFA12.html

or

http://www.horse.com/Saxon-Soft-Mesh...eet-BUM02.html

**Make sure to read the product reviews towards the bottom of the pages.

Also, has anyone every bought one of these sheets and how were they? Does anyone know how the sizing is for the two brands?

PabMar · 07-15-2009, 07:42 AM

I've tried the Saxon, and all I can say is stay away from it! LOL. They don't stay put and they cause severe rubs.

The Weatherbeeta is good. BUT...they do cause rubs too and the neckline is too far back to where it "chokes" the horse. The ones I've seen that look well designed are "Rider's Horse Clothing International" from Dover Saddlery. They are on sale now and have special design around the neck for horse's comfort. Hope this helps.

BTW, Weatherbeetas are true to size.

andreamarie1901 · 07-15-2009, 07:58 AM

o thanks this helped me i was gunna get the weather beata...

horserider001 · 07-15-2009, 08:17 AM

Well, my parents can't afford to spend 80 dollars on a fly sheet and the reviews never said anything about the fly sheet "choking" their horse. What about defender fly sheets? I've heard those rip easy though.

For the weatherbeeta I have a lyrca shoulder guard I can put on my horse if needed to prevent rubbing.

PabMar · 07-15-2009, 08:43 AM

Well, I was just telling you my experience. Those Dover saddlery fly sheets are on sale in a catalogue in the ranges 30-60 dollars.

horserider001 · 07-15-2009, 10:10 AM

I appreciate your input, I will probably go with the Kool Coat though. I went on the dover saddlery website and found one fly sheet for $40 but it was mesh and I don't really like that kind. I suppose if the fly sheet turns out to rub really bad I will have to go with a higher quality and spend more.

Anyone else?

Lise · 07-15-2009, 11:19 AM

I think you will find (like I have! twice already this summer) that spending less money on a fly sheet.... if your horse is turned out for more than an hour or two a day... it will often get trashed in a matter of weeks. These soft mesh fly sheets just do not hold up well to turnout I have found.

If I was to choose between those two, personally I would get the Saxon.

BitsnBits · 07-15-2009, 12:54 PM

do schneider blankets run true to size, big or small? i think that's what i'm gonna get

horserider001 · 07-15-2009, 12:56 PM

Thanks Lise, yea I used to have a mesh fly sheet and it would get so dirty so easily and was just a pain to wash so many times, and the stains on it wouldn't come off. The only thing with the saxon is that my horse is a size 70", would a 72" be too big?

horserider001 · 07-15-2009, 02:42 PM

bumping it up

07-15-2009, 07:07 AM	#1
horserider001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U-S-A! U-S-A! Posts: 456 Blog Entries: 3	Buying a fly sheet 2nite! Need help deciding... I am ordering a fly sheet tonight along with some other things but can't decide between these two fly sheets... http://www.horse.com/Kool-Coat-Class...eet-BFA12.html or http://www.horse.com/Saxon-Soft-Mesh...eet-BUM02.html Make sure to read the product reviews towards the bottom of the pages. Also, has anyone every bought one of these sheets and how were they? Does anyone know how the sizing is for the two brands? __________________ Ride the horse you have, not the horse you want... In riding we don't fracture or sprain bones we BREAK THEM!!!** Last edited by horserider001; 07-15-2009 at 02:39 PM.

07-15-2009, 07:42 AM	#2
PabMar Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 287 Images: 13	I've tried the Saxon, and all I can say is stay away from it! LOL. They don't stay put and they cause severe rubs. The Weatherbeeta is good. BUT...they do cause rubs too and the neckline is too far back to where it "chokes" the horse. The ones I've seen that look well designed are "Rider's Horse Clothing International" from Dover Saddlery. They are on sale now and have special design around the neck for horse's comfort. Hope this helps. BTW, Weatherbeetas are true to size. __________________ "Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one." MATTHEW 5:37

07-15-2009, 08:17 AM	#4
horserider001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U-S-A! U-S-A! Posts: 456 Blog Entries: 3	Well, my parents can't afford to spend 80 dollars on a fly sheet and the reviews never said anything about the fly sheet "choking" their horse. What about defender fly sheets? I've heard those rip easy though. For the weatherbeeta I have a lyrca shoulder guard I can put on my horse if needed to prevent rubbing. __________________ Ride the horse you have, not the horse you want... In riding we don't fracture or sprain bones we BREAK THEM!!!

07-15-2009, 08:43 AM	#5
PabMar Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 287 Images: 13	Well, I was just telling you my experience. Those Dover saddlery fly sheets are on sale in a catalogue in the ranges 30-60 dollars. __________________ "Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one." MATTHEW 5:37

07-15-2009, 10:10 AM	#6
horserider001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U-S-A! U-S-A! Posts: 456 Blog Entries: 3	I appreciate your input, I will probably go with the Kool Coat though. I went on the dover saddlery website and found one fly sheet for $40 but it was mesh and I don't really like that kind. I suppose if the fly sheet turns out to rub really bad I will have to go with a higher quality and spend more. Anyone else? __________________ Ride the horse you have, not the horse you want... In riding we don't fracture or sprain bones we BREAK THEM!!!

07-15-2009, 07:58 AM	#3
andreamarie1901 Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 155 Images: 9	o thanks this helped me i was gunna get the weather beata...

07-15-2009, 11:19 AM	#7
Lise Full Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 232 Images: 5	I think you will find (like I have! twice already this summer) that spending less money on a fly sheet.... if your horse is turned out for more than an hour or two a day... it will often get trashed in a matter of weeks. These soft mesh fly sheets just do not hold up well to turnout I have found. If I was to choose between those two, personally I would get the Saxon.

07-15-2009, 12:54 PM	#8
BitsnBits Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: TX Posts: 339 Images: 98	do schneider blankets run true to size, big or small? i think that's what i'm gonna get __________________ I have not yet begun to defile myself. It's a crapy deal buddy. But it all you GOT!.

07-15-2009, 12:56 PM	#9
horserider001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U-S-A! U-S-A! Posts: 456 Blog Entries: 3	Thanks Lise, yea I used to have a mesh fly sheet and it would get so dirty so easily and was just a pain to wash so many times, and the stains on it wouldn't come off. The only thing with the saxon is that my horse is a size 70", would a 72" be too big? __________________ Ride the horse you have, not the horse you want... In riding we don't fracture or sprain bones we BREAK THEM!!!

07-15-2009, 02:42 PM	#10
horserider001 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U-S-A! U-S-A! Posts: 456 Blog Entries: 3	bumping it up __________________ Ride the horse you have, not the horse you want... In riding we don't fracture or sprain bones we BREAK THEM!!!

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