Winter Blankets for Fjords
This message is from: Curtis cepi...@yahoo.com Hi, Cross-posting this from the NFHR Facebook page. Dayna McTighe Anyone have any winter blanket brands that work for your fjords? Tough 1's are a no, too small in the neck. Pro equine fits but they are cheap. Some others are evening gown length. Just wondering if anyone has found a great fit. Take care! Curt Pierce Mathias, WV http://www.deepcreekfarm.com/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
RE: Winter Blankets for Fjords
This message is from: ehar...@cardiomedllc.com ehar...@cardiomedllc.com Shires brand is great, they are very good quality, hold up well and fit great on my 15h and 14h Fjords Elisa from Sandy Spring, MD -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:51 AM To: Fjordhorse Digest Subject: Winter Blankets for Fjords This message is from: Curtis cepi...@yahoo.com Hi, Cross-posting this from the NFHR Facebook page. Dayna McTighe Anyone have any winter blanket brands that work for your fjords? Tough 1's are a no, too small in the neck. Pro equine fits but they are cheap. Some others are evening gown length. Just wondering if anyone has found a great fit. Take care! Curt Pierce Mathias, WV http://www.deepcreekfarm.com/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: Winter Blankets for Fjords
This message is from: Karen Keith kkke...@hotmail.com Curt, I'm using Centaur rugs. I get them at Saddlery Liquidators in Haymarket. Bella's had hers for two years, she has a winter rug and a lighter one, more like a windbreaker/raincoat. I just got one for Fia as well, as I may clip her this winter since she's now in some work. Karen Sent from my iPad On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Curtis cepi...@yahoo.com wrote: This message is from: Curtis cepi...@yahoo.com Hi, Cross-posting this from the NFHR Facebook page. Dayna McTighe Anyone have any winter blanket brands that work for your fjords? Tough 1's are a no, too small in the neck. Pro equine fits but they are cheap. Some others are evening gown length. Just wondering if anyone has found a great fit. Take care! Curt Pierce Mathias, WV http://www.deepcreekfarm.com/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: Winter Blankets for Fjords
This message is from: Lola Lahr lolal...@gmail.com Huggs are great! Can get them at Dover Saddlery. The neck is adustable. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 5:06 AM, ehar...@cardiomedllc.com ehar...@cardiomedllc.com wrote: This message is from: ehar...@cardiomedllc.com ehar...@cardiomedllc.com Shires brand is great, they are very good quality, hold up well and fit great on my 15h and 14h Fjords Elisa from Sandy Spring, MD -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:51 AM To: Fjordhorse Digest Subject: Winter Blankets for Fjords This message is from: Curtis cepi...@yahoo.com Hi, Cross-posting this from the NFHR Facebook page. Dayna McTighe Anyone have any winter blanket brands that work for your fjords? Tough 1's are a no, too small in the neck. Pro equine fits but they are cheap. Some others are evening gown length. Just wondering if anyone has found a great fit. Take care! Curt Pierce Mathias, WV http://www.deepcreekfarm.com/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: Winter Blankets for Fjords
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com I have used Hugs, Weatherbeeta, Rambo, Shires and Dover's Rider's International brand. I think that choosing one with a gusseted shoulder can be helpful. Some sheets/blankets seem to be cut too big or too low so they want to creep down on the shoulders, some are too small in the shoulders and some are too long or short. There are brands that have ones made for bigger bodied horses. If you are going to be using them a lot then the ones you adjust and then clip rather than buckle make things easier. Robin in SW Florida now officially known as The Big Swamp Anyone have any winter blanket brands that work for your fjords? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: Winter blankets/sheets
This message is from: ruth bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try tucking a layer of hay on his back, underneath the cooler. It helps the moisture wick off. Of course you have to deal with how insulted they become because hay is being used that way!!! Carol === And I can envision said hay-tick being mobbed by a gang of voracious Fjords, wresting it from the snug victim's back (struggling, ripping, towing, stripping) to relieve the poor boy of his edible mantle. (hee hee hee) Not for Fjord communes! Ruthie, nw mt
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/23/2002 9:24:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Keeps them warmer while they're drying off, but lets the sweat evaporate out into the air. Hope this helps you some. Try tucking a layer of hay on his back, underneath the cooler. It helps the moisture wick off. Of course you have to deal with how insulted they become because hay is being used that way!!! Carol, and Duster (who's at the trainers) in very cold and windy Michigan
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 A HREF=http://hometown.aol.com/northhorse/index.html;Northern Holiday Horses/A
winter blankets
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/22/02 6:44:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What sheets/blankets do you folks recommend for wicking water in the winter? Taffy Mercer Hi Taffy, The best blankets for that are the ones that have nylon on the inside, a holofill type middle, and nylon on the outside. When purchasing, note the denier of the outside nylon. The higher the denier, the tougher it is and will be less likely to tear. Leg straps are a must. There are a number of different brand names and they come in light, medium, and heavy thicknesses, depending on how cold it gets in your area. We usually get the light or medium thickness since it isn't very cold here and we mainly just want to prevent the horses from getting a chill when their hair is wet. These types of blankets do a great job of 'wicking' and the hair shedding doesn't stick to the inside as it does with ones that have fleece or flannel type layers next to the horse. Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com
Winter blankets/sheets
This message is from: The Mercers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy Holidays everyone! I just got back from a wonderful ride along the Columbia River on my new gelding, Thor. It was wonderful! Our farm is only 1/4 mile from the river so I can ride there and then follow along the river right on up to Horse Heaven Hills and ride forever. Anyway, this is my first winter with Fjords and I can already see I'm going to need some input from all of you. I've never owned horses with such thick winter coats. When I got back today Thor was soaked on his neck and chest area. I'd had the same thing happen with Reina earlier in the week. I rubbed them both down and tied them in the shelter of the barn for awhile before turning them out. What sheets/blankets do you folks recommend for wicking water in the winter? Taffy Mercer
