tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post7351803656410207822..comments2024-03-04T00:09:29.299-08:00Comments on Time in the Saddle: Blanketing?Louisa Valentina;http://www.blogger.com/profile/03635679863212377114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-72623740514307277272012-10-08T20:23:04.009-07:002012-10-08T20:23:04.009-07:00Why are you choosing blanket free this year? (if y...Why are you choosing blanket free this year? (if you dont mind me asking haha). I'll have to look into Schneider's, i've never seen that brand up here, but maybe they ship to Canada. (the thing is, shipping from the states is SO expensive, I absolutely hate it). My barn is similar, almost as cold inside as out, so he'll be in his turnout 24/7 as well.Louisa Valentina;https://www.blogger.com/profile/03635679863212377114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-10921869506241213092012-10-08T20:20:56.755-07:002012-10-08T20:20:56.755-07:00I like the idea of multi-layered blankets, but I&#...I like the idea of multi-layered blankets, but I've never seen one that comes as a package deal, just ones you buy separately, which means more expensive than just going and buying two or three light-med-heavy weight blankets. I'll have to look into this.Louisa Valentina;https://www.blogger.com/profile/03635679863212377114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-68538302281220667582012-10-08T20:19:51.937-07:002012-10-08T20:19:51.937-07:00Thank you for stopping by :) & thank you, your...Thank you for stopping by :) & thank you, your horses are wonderful - I love Beamer, what a handsome boy!<br /><br />Hmm.. i've never heard of Glover, i'll have to look into it!Louisa Valentina;https://www.blogger.com/profile/03635679863212377114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-91500649471122558552012-10-08T09:37:52.647-07:002012-10-08T09:37:52.647-07:00Hey Crystal,
I contacted Sue on FB, and her blank...Hey Crystal,<br /><br />I contacted Sue on FB, and her blankets look great, I'm thinking of getting one for sure. What do you think about the thinsulate? Do your horses stay as warm as they would in those big 600 g filled heavy weights?<br /><br />Thanks for the advice!Louisa Valentina;https://www.blogger.com/profile/03635679863212377114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-25398689290766090152012-10-05T06:21:16.861-07:002012-10-05T06:21:16.861-07:00Can you find a multi-layered blanket--the ones wit...Can you find a multi-layered blanket--the ones with a fleece sheet, then medium weight stable blanket, then waterproof t/o blnaket on top of that? I think Dover makes them, but I don't know if they ship to Canada. Regardless, I think I'd lean more towards a couple of layering blankets instead of one ultra heavyweight. Sheet + Med weight is just as warm and there's more play with weather. Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-83237281675804096322012-10-04T20:41:46.685-07:002012-10-04T20:41:46.685-07:00If you want an absolutley tear proof blanket go wi...If you want an absolutley tear proof blanket go with a homemade one from the Sue at Up In Stitches (shes on facebook or I can get her number if you want) her blankets are 2700 dineier and they do not wreck. But I also have a regular winter blanket from McAllister that I love and it has a built in neck and I never put a blanket on jessie last year till January and she was fine everyday in the same one, closer to spring she would get a little warm under it but the rest of the time she was fine. If hes inside he may not need a blanket in there at all or just a lighter one and a heavier one outside. There were occasional days when we left our horses inside and we never blanketed them indoors, it was too warm in there. Have to see what he is like, will be a learning experience that is for sure and kinda a nuisance to blanket, I am putting it off as long as possible, it was -7 here this morning and my horses were fine so far, until I start showing or boarding I will try to keep them naked.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743416867781673656.post-55476470079723525672012-10-04T19:20:25.474-07:002012-10-04T19:20:25.474-07:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog. ...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog. Blogger won't let me add blogs to my follow list (stupid blogger!) so I'll check in every now and then. You certainly have a nice horse, and it's good that your dentist found out all his issues, poor horse! Hope you find a good bitless option that works for both of you. <br />I start blanketing Beamer right about now in a lighter weight blanket and move to a heavier one when the temps are below freezing during the day. He lives outside with a run in shelter. If I ride him and he gets damp, I put a polar fleece cooler on him until he dries out before I put his blanket back on. I use Glover blankets with water proof cordura. I've used these blankets in a herd situation and they can't wreck them. I buy them at UFA. Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.com