[PizzazzandMe]

Do you use a blanket in the winter? And do you use a turnout blanket and a stable blanket? And what is a good brand of blanket that isn't too expensive? I'm going to be getting my first horse soon and I want to know what to buy...

[Super_Trooper]

I dont blanket, I let my horses grow their natural coat, and I dont clip either. Where I am, we dont get really, really cold winters, rarely do we drop below -5 degrees celcius. Will your horse have a stall to go in and out of? Unless your in extremem weather conditions, you clip your horse or you have a weak immune system problem, I dont think you will need to blanket for the winter.

[juliesowner]

I don't blanket but I have a waterproof sheet for when it rains.
My sheet is Weatherbeeta and I really like it but it won't fit every horse. I have already tried two brands on my TB and neither fit.

[Quiggles]

I have two blankets as my horse has a thin coat. I like sky park and weatherbeta rugs.

[Smokey]

I never blanket my horse. I let him grow his winter fuzz and keep him in at night and in bad weather. If your from Louisiana you shouldn't have to blanket.

[Moostang]

I blanket my old mare because she's old, thin, and doesn't get much of a winter coat, but it is a light water proof blanket.
Scout also has one now because he just got body clipped (trace clip)

[PizzazzandMe]

Sometimes during the winter it freezes at night, or just gets cold. I'd like Sugar to stay warm and toasty. I'm not sure about whether she'll be in a stall at night or not. I just want a blanket for nighttime, since that's the only time it gets really cold. The barns I've ridden at down here use blankets at night.

[bugsy]

I only blanket my two horses that i show competitively like on the paint and owha circuit.....my other horse i dont blanket becus he just trail rides now and is retired but doesnt need one cus he is healthy and always plump lol but if he hard a hard time keepin on weight i would...also my horses are in stalls alot during the winter.....the only reason i blanket the show horses is becus it can be very hard to get them to shed out by the All American Youth Show without blankets.

David

[i_luv_moth]

I blanket in summer and winter.

Summer she wears her Shires cooling sheet at night, but durin the day shes naked lol

In Winter she wears a woll-lined canvas which is really snug.