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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | I'm cruising websites looking for a lightweight blanket and neck attachment. If my horse wears a 75 in Weatherbeeta what size might she wear in a Tough 1 or SmartPak? I've never owned another brand. My understanding is that WB's run large, so she might wear a smaller size in another brand? |
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| I buy the same size in any blanket. Have some Tough Ones. They fit the same way as all the others. |
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Shoot Yeah
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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | streakysox - 2015-11-16 10:22 PM
I buy the same size in any blanket. Have some Tough Ones. They fit the same way as all the others.
You were right. I realized that I had a Tough One that I got from my dad and it is a 75 and fits my mare. I ordered a Tough One lightweight sheet and neck cover for our mild, but rainy days. The sheet was half off! |
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Location: The Great Northwest | Call the company and tell them the length you have for your horse. They will check the information you give them for the blanket. This will get you a good fit for length. There are certain cuts in blankets to be concerned about for fit for some horses...not all blankets fit the same. |
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Location: Oregon | All blankets are typically measured the same way - chest, along side, to tail - and will tape that measurement (ie 74", 75", 78" etc). It's the way they fit body-wise and the side drop, and the cut. Weatherbeetas are roomy body-wise and then also offer a standard side gusset cut as well as a front gusset cut (Freestyle) that enables the horse to stretch out more in the leg. Saxon's are a more narrow, standard fit but have a very short drop on the side so if you have a big/tall horse it will fit like a mini-skirt and the bottom edge usually falls right at the belly line. Ozarks are roomy like the WB's and pretty close to the fit except they don't offer a front gusset. Prof Choice blankets are a nice blankets, pretty standard, not as roomy as a WB but a nice fitting blanket all in all. Big D's seem to run narrow in the chest, although I absolutely LOVE the Magnum blankets. I just started carrying the Rambos/Amigo/Mio blankets from Horseware and although I don't know all the ins and outs of them yet, really like these blankets. They have stock horse turnout sheet that my bigger gelding is test-driving right now and I love the fit. 
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