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My horses live outdoors in 24x48' pens with 12x24 roofs.  I blanket 
primarily under one condition: wet AND cold.  Not wet and/or cold.  
During the transition zone in fall when they don't have enough hair and 
there's a cold snap along with wind, I'll blanket then too.  I also 
blanket at rides after discussion with my horse--with a portable pen if 
its set up full-sized, it's not always necessary, such as in midsummer. 
 After a winter ride I'll blanket regardless of what they think.

So for wet+cold I use waterproof blankets, one is a Classic Coverups 
Storm Cruiser, the other a Kensington Roustabout Jr.  The Storm Cruiser 
has more insulation, the Roustabout Jr goes down lower on the sides.  
They're well fit to the angular, more TB build than some of the 
QH/stock brands of blankets out there.  Most importantly, both my 
adults like them compared to their other blankets (both won as LD BC 
awards).  Happily, both my adults are the same size (78) so they're 
interchangeable.  The Roustabout runs one size big.  I love the Fastex 
buckles on the S.C, makes blanketing really quick.

Has someone invented a gusseted-front-to-back waterproof blanket for 
babies, that could be let out in say 6 inch increments?  My weanling 
has the coat of an Alaskan horse, but it would be nice in wet+cold to 
give her some relief.  Now I throw Mom in with her, for the big 
windblock effect.

Lynne
from where it rains sideways under roofs


On Nov 25, 2004, at 12:07 PM, Alice Yovich wrote:

> Because my Internet connection has been faulty at best for the past 
> two weeks, I'm sorely behind on all topics on this forum.
>
> I'm curious about the number of folks who blanket, as I've always been 
> a "I never blanket" person. I never blanketed even when I had no 
> shelter back in KY. For various reasons I haven't blanketed b/c I 
> didn't own them, they weren't water proof, it wasn't cold enough, etc.
>
> however, i'm getting the picture that blankets may have some 
> usefulness.
>
> I do blanket now at rides when my horse is forced to be in a pen or 
> tied to the trailer.
>
> Last year I made my daughter's pony a blanket with all kinds of 
> embroidery. It's made to work if he's tied up or in a pen, but I doubt 
> it would stand up to the field--I just didn't make it out of the right 
> kind of fabric on the exterior.  I think I'm going to have to look 
> into many of these ideas I've been reading about. thanks for the 
> boost.


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