This message is from: "Diane Wattson" <dwatt...@wi.rr.com> Hi Debby,
I've had some good luck with Schneider's blankets www.sstack.com , in particular any of the V-Free blankets. I have the 'New Briton' types. There is a Velcro adjustment on either side of the neck, so you can adjust the opening to suit the horse. This link is to their mid-weight turnout, which I use for all my horses during our worst winter weather here in SE Wisconsin. Quarter Horses and Fjords. http://www.sstack.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2659 <http://www.sstack.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2659&itemType= PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=new+briton> &itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=new+briton. The Fjords are trace-clipped to help with cool down after work, but they seem to do well with these blankets whether clipped or not. I use the same model in a Turnout Sheet for the wet, muddy season(s). For stable blankets, I have always sworn by the Big D stable blankets. Here is a link to the same type of blanket I use, but you can certainly shop around. just Google 'Big D Stable Blanket' http://store.blanketbarn.com/category/stable_blankets.html. They are warm and seem to fit that unique rounded and sometimes wide confirmation that the Fjords have. I started out, and continue to use them on my Quarter Horses. If it is really nasty (cold and wind chill) outside, I put the Big D on first, then may top it with the New Briton turnout sheet or mid-weight blanket, depending on conditions. Not too often that I've had to use both heavy blankets (knock wood), but you can never tell around here. Through most winters for the last 5 years, we've just used the mid-weight New Briton turnout blankets. The Schneider New Britons also come with a neck cover, which I have for my Quarter Horses. Hope that helps! Diane with Aron and Davin who are still wearing their turnout sheets (to stay clean) in this unusually warm, now wet and muddy November in SE Wisconsin! Diane M. Wattson Spruce Lane Farm 262.675.0079 (home) 262.339.7180 (mobile) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
