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[RC] [RC] [Guest] best arabian size/fit for turnout blanket? - Ridecamp GuestLaurie Durgin I recommend weathabeeta if you don't have a huge budget(one can be had new around a hundred or so)Or like me try ebay or a used tack store (I got their waterproof sheet for 40$ used at a used tack store).TAKA are great , but pricey. With blankets it is usually what you pay for it.(my Big D fits Rascal(14.2 1/2 916 lbs, chunk) perfect. But the Weathabeeta fits Honey better(has pleats and neck is closer fitting than say her first, a Wilson(which I fixed by using quilting thread on my sewing machine and sewing darts in the neck:which you could do to make your blanket fit better in the neck , by taking it up and pinning (or marking with chalk, then taking to someone who fixes blankets or maybe a drycleaner who does repairs(they may have a machine that can take the depth of the fabric). I also "fitted" a blanket I had laying around for my yearling as I didn't want to buy him a blanket this year.I added darts to neck and even took up a fold in length to get him thru last year and let it out this year. An added plus to blanketing, besides easier to keep clean, cuts my grooming time and cool down(with this 30-40 degree winter variation we get) is they eat less hay than they do when not blanketed. But you do have the 5 min. taking it off and on and the cost. From: "Ridecamp Guest" <ridecamp-moderator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] [Guest] best arabian size/fit for turnout blanket? Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:37:47 -0800 Becky Prunty bprunty@xxxxxxxxx Hey all, Need to pick up a new turnout blanket for my sweet old boy who could use some help getting through the Midwest winter. I've got two size 74 blankets. One an old Simco that is too small by about four inches in the rump and a Big D that is too large. The body of the Big D fits well but is way to big across his chest so the blanket slips back and catches him right behind the withers. Same size blankets but completely different fit? My arab is not quite 14.2 and is not hard on blankets but this is the first he would have to wear one for longer than a few days. I've had horses for over twenty years and he is the first case of lice I've ever had. In early November our local vet saw him as soon as I noticed some hair falling out. I thought it was his usual fungal problem as he is prone to that. The vet had no idea what was wrong and had me treating him for a zinc and copper deficiency. Needless to say his hair kept falling out and he kept getting worse. You wouldn't think you'd need to haul a horse three and a half hours to find a vet who would know lice when he saw it would you? Good equine guys are hard to find. Okay so now I'm home wiser about nasty things like lice (YEWWWWWWWWWW) and poorer with a bald horse who spent last night in below zero temps with a blanket that doesn't fit. SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!! Anyone who has suffered an experience like this and has any helpful advice please feel free to email. And yes I feel like an idiot for not driving the seven hour round trip sooner. Has anyone else out there had animals for this long and never seen lice? Just when you think you are a fairly smart horse owner you find out you don't know anything! My husband tells me not to beat myself up about it. Anyway I guess the public "confession" was a good idea. So just in case you think your own horses are safe from this disgusting stuff don't believe it. My vet thought it was probably brought in by birds. I never even thought of that. Anyway if you can help us we're itchy, scratchy, bald and embarrased in Illinois! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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