This message is from: "Bossmare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'll add a note here to highly recommend the Weatherbeeta fitted polar
fleece liner/cooler/dress sheet. A very useful piece of horse clothing. We
had a mild rainy day turn into a windy cold front that was predicted to go
into extreme cold. The mares were very wet so when they came in and got
toweled off I knew they could remain damp for a couple of days with their
heavy coats. On the one mare (I only had one polarfleece sheet) I put the
sheet on her after toweling her off (she was still very wet). I left her in
her stall for approx. 3 hours and went back to check on her. I don't like
to blanket a wet horse but thought the polarfleece might work similar to
wool. Anyway when I went back I was amazed to find heavy dew on top of the
sheet with the underside dry and she herself well on the way to becoming
completely dried out. I removed the sheet and left her in her slightly damp
condition overnight and by morning she was dry. The other mare was still
fairly wet. If I had had more polarfleece sheets I would have put a dry
sheet on for overnight
The beauty of these sheets is that they stretch. The WB sheet has a nylon
front panel, also stretchy, that is good reinforcement for those strong
Fjord chests. It has a single surcingle but I can't remember if it has a
tail cord or leg straps but the fabric tends to cling to the body so it
doesn't move around much. It is also great as a liner under a turnout or as
a top cover over an Irish knit cooler. It's easy to launder and I didn't
notice much problem with hair or shavings sticking to it and it only comes
in navy so if that was a problem I would have remembered. State Line
carries them and they are relatively (!) inexpensive and well made.
My 14.1 medium heavy mare took a size 72 and it fit her perfectly. Hope
this helps from someone who has a tack room better outfitted than most
stores but always needs something else, like *more* polarfleece sheets. I
think of them as tee shirts or sweat shirts for the horse.
Lois Berenyi
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Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: Winter blankets/sheets
> This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In a message dated 12/22/2002 4:19:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > What sheets/blankets do you folks recommend for wicking water in the
winter?
>
> I've had the same problem as you, as I don't give up riding for winter,
but
> won't clip them and blanket them, as they may need the protection. I do
need
> to clip a little path for the girth, so I don't pull hairs. And may clip
a
> little bit on the neck, so they dry better, but are still protected from
the
> elements.
>
> I tried using one of those wool coolers that comes up onto their ears, but
> they're built for thoroughbreds, and come almost down to the fjords
fetlocks!
> Juniper looks peculiar in that and has frightened a previously
unflappable
> therapy horse wearing that! Didn't work. So I went through State Line
and
> bought an Irish cooler. It works VERY well. It's off-white, and is
rather a
> mesh material. Keeps them warmer while they're drying off, but lets the
> sweat evaporate out into the air. Hope this helps you some.
>
> Pamela
> http://hometown.aol.com/northhorse/index.html";>Northern Holiday
Horses
