These days there’s a different blanket for every season of the year but despite that most of these blankets do fall into one of eight categories:įly blankets are ideal during the warmer months to keep insects at bay
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Years ago a lot of people only had an all-purpose jute blanket that they could use on its own or with blankets underneath if the weather turned cold. 200g to 300g Light or medium weight with neck cover – 150g to 300g Heavy weight, with neck cover and liner – 300g to 400g Colder than 15 / -10 Heavy weight, with neck cover and liner – approx 500g Heavy weight, with neck cover – 300g to 400g Heavy weight, with neck cover – approx 500g Heavy weight, with neck cover and liner – 300g to 500g Is there a difference between blankets? 200g 30 to 15 / 0 to -10 Heavy weight, with neck cover – 300g to 400g Medium weight with liner – approx. 200g No blanket or light to medium weight – approx 150g to 250g Medium weight with neck cover – approx. 250g Light weight – approx 150g No blanket or light weight – approx 150g Light weight with neck cover – approx 150g 30 to 40 / 0 to 4 Heavy weight – approx. Temperature (F/C) Clipped & stabled Clipped & turned out Unclipped & stabled Unclipped & stabled Above 60 / 15 Zero fill – – – 50 to 60 / 10 to 15 Light weight – zero to 100g fill No blanket or zero fill – No blanket unless wet & windy then zero to 100g fill 40 to 50 / 5 to 10 Medium weight – approx. In between those temperatures, your horse will need a range of different blankets depending on whether he’s stabled or turned out and whether his coat has been clipped. I’ve tried to explain it in more detail in the table below but as a general rule, unclipped horses don’t need a blanket if the weather is 50 (or 10C) or higher and all horses need a blanket if it’s colder than 14 (-10C).
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When you do is largely dependent on the temperature, whether or not your horse is clipped, and if he’s stabled or turned out. You don’t necessarily always need to blanket your horse. This is why I thought I’d write this article about blankets to try and help if you’re in the market for a new blanket. These days there are a thousand and one (okay not literally) different types of blankets for horses but are they all needed or can you have just a few? When I bought my first horse buying a blanket was pretty easy, I had a jute blanket, a summer blanket, and an anti-sweat blanket! I have to confess that back then I wasn’t exactly sure what was what so if I’d had more choice then I would have found it even more concussing.