|
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 387
 
| so I've been doing research and I'm switching over from BOT to PHT
what are your must have products to start with?! |
|
| |
|
 Elite Veteran
Posts: 889
| My must haves are the bell boots and fly mask; especially if you're on a budget. Obviously, the MagnaCu blanket and wonder wraps are great. Hock wraps if you need that therapy. I use the copper only quilts with standing wraps a lot. They are on the cheaper side. |
|
| |
|
 Miss Laundry Misshap
Posts: 5271
| Blanket, hood and stifle wraps |
|
| |
|
 Quiet Riot
Posts: 2568
Location: North Dakota | The blanket and some kind of leg wraps (wonder wraps/fast wraps/quick wraps). |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 1516
Location: Illinois | I started with the blanket because I can at least still use Draw It Out on his legs until I can hopefully get wraps after Christmas. I also had to buy 2 blankets, as mine are different sizes. Make sure you measure correctly for the sheet, I had followed instructions and measured mine an 82", he wears an 80-81" in regular turnouts & such... put an 82" on him I got and wayyyy too small. His is now an 84" and he probably could've really gone with an 86" due to his bigger build. He's just only 15.2 but was a stud for 7 years so he has kept that stud stature, even though he's 18 now so he's kind of a hard fit. I was glad someone on facebook told me to measure the PHT differently, so keep that in mind. I'd like to get the hood and leg wraps next. I had every piece of BOT on him at one point, and all of that sold for the cost of one of the PHT sheets, so I'll have to accumulate slowly lol |
|
| |
|
 Extreme Veteran
Posts: 599
| My horses love the magnacu hood! You can see them relax almost immediately. |
|
| |
|
 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
Posts: 64864
Location: In the Hills of Texas | I’m a long time user and the first thing I would buy if I had to start over, would be the bell boots. My horse lives in them and the can be used around ankles and knees if you don’t want to buy a lot of things at one time. The second one would be the blanket. I’ve never owned a horse that destroys blankets so I have ended up with different sizes. I just gave my original blanket to my sister for her horse and it was still in great shape. If you take care of them, you will get many years of use. The key is washing them. Manure and urine will eat the fabric. Never put your PHT in a dryer. Hang dry them. |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 387
| Everyone seems to love the bell boots, why the bell boots over the quick wraps or fast wraps?
if you put the bells on the knee, do they only work on the knee? |
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 889
| I guess because no hoof, no horse. Circulation is vital to good hoof health and promotes growth and the bells really help with that. |
|
| |
|
 Stinky Cat Owner
Posts: 4097
Location: Oregon | I love the bell boots, but my absolute favorite is the super bells for my old guys arthitic knees. They help him so much!! |
|
| |
|
 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1117
Location: MI | Can anyone give more detail on the specific way to measure for a blanket? |
|
| |
|
Elite Veteran
Posts: 897
| KDS - 2018-01-02 8:23 PM
Can anyone give more detail on the specific way to measure for a blanket?
Same, I would love to know too! |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 1631
Location: Somewhere around here | emricmacy - 2018-01-03 4:59 AM
KDS - 2018-01-02 8:23 PM
Can anyone give more detail on the specific way to measure for a blanket?
Same, I would love to know too!
I think it should say on their site or wouldn't it be like the regular way to measure a blanket, from middle of chest to middle of tail? |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 599
| Same here - mine LOVE to relax in their hoods! Really great for a nervous or sensitive horse, but even my calm guy looks extra relaxed in his hood! |
|
| |
|
Stinky Cat Owner
Posts: 4097
Location: Oregon | KDS - 2018-01-02 6:23 PM Can anyone give more detail on the specific way to measure for a blanket?
Here's off the PHT website:
All sizing must be based on the horse's actual measurement. Even if you own a PHT blanket currently, please measure the horse you are ordering for. Just because a PHT out there has one size on it, will not mean this is the sizing of the PHT New blanket ordered. DO NOT GO OFF ANOTHER BLANKET MANUFACTURER SIZING or previous PHT Blankets. Please measure from center of the chest around point of the shoulder to center of the tail. Please measure both the left and the right side. Make sure your horse is standing square. Take the larger measurement as your measurement for your blanket
 (blanketmeasuring.jpg)
Attachments
----------------
 blanketmeasuring.jpg (5KB - 202 downloads)
|
|
| |
Folks on-line