Hi Nancy >>If I needed to blanket, then what blanket manufacture are others liking?
If we have to blanket this is our blanket of choice - we have a fleece cooler and these blanket really let horses stretch their necks down so there is no pressure on the withers or shoulder - they act like a wrap around skirt with elastic straps. They make all sorts of blankets - called the Hug system http://www.blanketnet.com/ >>Tosca has a typically heavy winter coat. She gets really sweaty and wet when ridden on trail. If we did a clip on her, then should we blanket? Mandy at least trace clips most of the horses she is riding in Modesto. Sometimes just a strip down the neck and check and sometimes a more complete trace clip. She doesn't blanket with a trace clip. How cold/wet is it where you are? Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com