Most of the horses here and at Creekside are wearing waterproof turnout
blankets. The three Icelandics and a handful of others are not blanketed,
strictly a personal choice, I doubt they really need the blankets, but it
makes the owners feel better.
Tosca has a typically heavy winter coat.
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
. How cold/wet is it where you are?
Thanks for the link.
We live at Applegate Oregon, a tiny (store, church, school) farming
community in a valley formed by the Applegate river. The surrounding
mountains protect us and create a nice temperate zone - as compared to
Vernon, BC. Compared to
She gets really sweaty and wet
when ridden on trail. If we did a clip on her, then should we blanket?
She
lives outdoors on grass with several other horses with a shared run-in.
If I needed to blanket, then what blanket manufacture are others liking?
I clip Drifa a couple of times in
