First ChoiceEquine & Pet Laundry

Lepton, Huddersfield

Horse rug washing, collected every Tuesday.

Muddy turnouts picked up from your yard, washed, dried, reproofed and mended at our unit in Lepton, then brought back within one to two weeks.

Book a collection 07865 639358
Next collectionTuesday 17 NovemberBook by Monday 16 November, 12pm
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A bay horse with a white star in a red headcollar, looking over a stable door

A turnout rug

£12.50

washed and dried. Reproofed, +£5.50.

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We feel like we've got new rugs again!
Julia Owen, on Google

Two ways to get your rugs to us.

Most people book a Tuesday collection from the yard. If you are passing Lepton on a weekday, drop them in the blue bins instead.

The open boot of a car packed with rugs in clear and grey bags Collection

Every Tuesday, from your yard.

Book by 12pm on Monday and say if morning or afternoon suits you better. No need to be in: leave them in a safe place, and the rugs come back within one to two weeks.

Up to 10 miles
Free
10 to 15 miles
£5
15 to 20 miles
£10
Book a Tuesday collection
Three blue wheelie bins lined up in front of a grey roller shutter door Drop-off

Any weekday, in the blue bins.

Bring them to the unit and put them in the blue bins out front, with your name on the bag. Book them in first so we know whose they are.

Book a drop-off

Before and after

Mud in. Rosette out.

Six real rugs from Laura's own page, as they came in and as they went home. Tap one in the line-up to lead it into the ring.

A burgundy and silver turnout rug laid on concrete, the lower half brown with dried mud

Before

The same burgundy and silver turnout rug, clean, with bright silver panels and burgundy straps
AfterBurgundy turnout. Caked in a whole winter of field.
A dark quilted turnout rug streaked and spattered with pale dried mud

Before

A clean navy quilted turnout rug with red and black leg straps
AfterNavy quilted turnout. White with dried mud, straps and all.
A blue check rug faded grey with dirt, its pale straps stained, lying on a lawn

Before

A clean blue check rug with a navy lower band and a navy strap
AfterBlue check rug. Grey all over, straps the colour of the yard.
A black quilted rug with grey patches of dried mud across it

Before

The black quilted rug clean and dark again, pink binding at the edge
AfterBlack turnout. Mud dried in a map across the back.
The inside of a rug with a window-check lining stained brown

Before

The same window-check lining clean and navy, with a dark shoulder panel
AfterCheck-lined rug. The lining had gone brown.
A bright blue padded jacket dulled and smeared with mud down the front

Before

The same blue padded jacket clean and bright
AfterRiding jacket. Not only rugs: coats come up too.

The line-up

The schedule

The price list.

One price per item, washed and dried. Reproofing is added per rug. Straight from Laura's own price list.

Repairs from £3Zips, buckles, straps and tears. Only on rugs we have washed and dried.
ReproofingPuts the waterproof finish back after the wash, so a turnout keeps the rain off.
Everything we wash, in detail

First Choice Equine & Pet Laundry

Schedule of classes

Rugs

  • 01Turnout or stable rugWash and dry£12.50Reproof +£5.50
  • 02Half neck or combo rugWash and dry£15.50Reproof +£5.50
  • 03Separate neck coverWash and dry£7Reproof +£3
  • 04Fly rug, fleece or summer sheetWash and dry£11

Boots and tack

  • 05Travel bootsSet of fourfrom£11
  • 06Numnah or saddle cloth£5

For the dog and cat

  • 07Pet bedDog and cat bedsfrom£13

Tuesday collection

  • FreeUp to 10 miles
  • £510 to 15 miles
  • £1015 to 20 miles
Book your rugs in

The round

How a Tuesday works.

From a muddy pile in the tack room to clean rugs back on the hooks, in five steps.

  1. 1

    By Monday, 12pm

    Book your rugs in

    Say what is coming, whether morning or afternoon suits you better, and where the rugs will be left.

    Close-up of a navy rug and its buckle straps caked in dried mud and straw
  2. 2

    Monday afternoon

    Laura confirms your collection

    Morning or afternoon is a request, not a set time: the round decides. No need to be in, leave them in a safe place.

    A bay horse and a grey horse standing together in a green paddock
  3. 3

    Tuesday

    Collected from your yard

    Up to 10 miles from the unit is free. A little further is £5 or £10.

    The open boot of a car packed with rugs in clear and grey bags
  4. 4

    At the unit

    Washed, dried, reproofed, mended

    A commercial washer for rugs, proper drying, reproofing if you asked, and repairs on the sewing machine.

    A large stainless commercial washing machine with a teal drum in a white-brick room
    Burgundy, green and grey rugs hung over a green drying rail
    An industrial sewing machine on its table, with two black thread cones
  5. 5

    Within 1 to 2 weeks

    Back to you, bagged

    Clean, dry rugs, bagged up and ready for the tack room.

    Clean rugs folded into clear bags, one tartan, one grey, one cream, on a tiled floor
A hand resting on the rim of a clean green padded dog bed

Not just rugs.

We also wash, dry and, if needed, reproof:

  • Pet bedsfrom £13
  • Linens
  • Tents
  • Car seat covers
  • Mattress protectors
  • Winter coats

Same commercial wash as the rugs. Send them on a Tuesday with your rugs, or drop them in the bins, and ask for a price on anything not listed.

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What owners say

“Simply the best.”

5.0Read on Google
TTills Gee 2 years ago

★★★★★

From initial phone call, to pick up, clean, repair and return, they are simply the best! Excellent rates. Lovely and friendly. Please support our local businesses!
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WWendy Priest 2 years ago

★★★★★

Excellent service for rugs and other items. I would definitely recommend.
on Google
TTør Speärs May 2026

Recommends First Choice

I took my very manky garden swing seat cushion in to see if it could be revived. A miracle was performed and it's back to brand new! All done for a very reasonable price.
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Where we collect.

Collections run out of the unit in Lepton, near the Emley Moor mast, every Tuesday. Which towns depends on who has booked that week.

Based at

Lepton, Huddersfield

Unit 2b, Franklyn Court, Greave House Terrace, HD8 0GB. Open in Maps

Tuesday rounds

Across West Yorkshire

Recent rounds have gone to Huddersfield, Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Barnsley.

How far

Up to 20 miles

Free up to 10 miles, £5 to 15 miles, £10 to 20 miles. Further out, ask, or use the bins.

Questions

Before you book.

Quicker to ask Laura07865 639358

When do you collect?

Every Tuesday. Book by 12pm on the Monday and say whether morning or afternoon suits you better. It is a request rather than a set time, because the round decides the order. You do not need to be in: leave the rugs in a safe place and say where on the booking form.

How long until I get my rugs back?

Within one to two weeks. They come back clean, dry and bagged up.

What does collection cost?

Nothing within 10 miles of the unit in Lepton. From 10 to 15 miles it is £5, and from 15 to 20 miles it is £10.

Can I drop my rugs off instead?

Yes, any weekday from 9am to 4pm. Put them in the blue bins in front of unit 2b at Franklyn Court, Lepton (what3words ///guess.model.scales), and book them in so we know they are yours.

What does reproofing do?

Washing takes the dirt out, and reproofing puts the waterproof finish back on afterwards, so a turnout keeps the rain off again. It is £5.50 on top of the wash for a rug or combo, and £3 for a neck cover.

Do you repair rugs?

Yes: zips, buckles, straps and tears, from £3. Repairs are only done on rugs we have washed and dried.

What else do you wash?

We also wash, dry and, if needed, reproof pet beds, linens, tents, car seat covers, mattress protectors and winter coats. Pet beds are from £13; ask about anything else. They can come on the same Tuesday as your rugs.

I run a yard. Can you take a big load?

Yes. Individual owners and whole yards are both welcome. Tell us roughly how many rugs when you book.

Book your rugs in

Get them booked in for Tuesday.

The next collection is Tuesday 17 November. Bookings for it close Monday 16 November, 12pm.

Rather message?

07865 639358WhatsApp the same numberhello.firstchoicelaundry​@yahoo.com

Back within one to two weeks. Individual owners and whole yards welcome.

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