Sadly, yes :no:
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Oy. I get my blanketing scheme seems like I’m ignorant but wow.
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Glad to hear you’re not actually using a medium for a range of only 3 degrees ðŸ‘
Have you asked your barn what brands they prefer? We’ve heard from some barn managers here that they’ll allow everything BUT SSTack, because they find Schneider’s to leak too often. I think we’ve also had posts from those that insist on leg straps, so Horseware is out, at least without modification.
Kensington builds their protective sheet INTO some turnouts, which is pretty slick. Great for pasture boarding because pretty much nothing is getting through that.
FWIW, my SSTack stuff has not been as durable as my rambos. Still probably a good value for the dollars, but not sure you’re looking at years of use in a herd. Also not as breathable.
IIRC, Big Ds had some really high denier (2000? 2200?) stuff that was really attractively priced. Never pulled the trigger but was tempted.
Shires also makes some high denier turnouts that are quite nice. Found they fit very generously.
Oh hell no! I get my post came off as a total needy thing but that’s not the case! I have fine tuned her blankets but her new pasture mates rip them to shreds.
I will buy Rambo’s if that’s what it takes but Oy the price.
No I won’t ask my barn because I know more. That’s why I board where I do. I can do my own thing. Been doing it for decades (damn I’m old).
You may know more but they may still preferences, even if you think they’re ridiculous. Best to check in before you spend $$$ and they say “oh we require leg straps” (or whatever.)
@Simkie not trying to be snarky with you but when my mom build my barn in CT I had to run it. I had very good horseman teaching me so when I ask questions about durability it’s just that.
They try to make my horse fat so no. Oh and I pitch in once a week. My barn isn’t that crazy. It’s not a high end or “controlling” barn. Many of us can exist in such a place because we know more than BOs
Because they try to feed your horse, you don’t think their preferences on blanket features matter? That doesn’t make any sense.
It costs you nothing to say “I’m planning on buying Princess a new wardrobe. Are there any specifics that I can look for that will make your job of blanketing easier this winter?”
No matter what they say, you’re building goodwill. There are zero negatives with asking that question.
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No because my barn feeds what I tell them. I do not board at places that like to tell me what I should do. And they blanket per the owner. I know this because I work there one day a week. My goal is to make it easy. Because I get the work part. But no, I don’t need my BO’s opinion. I know my horse. I can fully function without a pros input because I was one. Crazy I know. But again this thread was about blankets that can’t be destroyed.
And I already agreed to separate blankets from this thread so not sure why you think the way you do.
Holy cow. It’s crazy, and incredibly sad, that you’ll ask internet strangers what makes blanketing easier for them, but you won’t ask the people who actually blanket your horse 
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And your sad an internet stranger doesn’t agree with your comments and thInk your google skills make you an expert
Can we get beyond what my barn thinks, which isn’t much and move on to blankets that hold up to pasture shenanigans?
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Aside from one recent buckle stitching issue (which warranty promptly repaired & overnighted a temporary replacement while I waited,) Schneiders has always held up on my wide Quarter Horses. I buy their Adjust-a-fit models and rarely find rubs, even when layering. Last year I sold a few Schneiders sheets & blankets which were 10+ years old and the only repairs were to linings.
A few years back I thought a closed front liner would be an affordable & versatile option for my growing youngster, but it turned out to be a royal PITA - boarding barn dealt with it, but I sold it after the first cold snap once I moved him to my own property, lol. That said, I now stick with only open front, turnout versions of a sheet, Tekno-Fleece lightweight, and Medium weight, which can be layered as needed.
Schneider Saddlery has improved their quality considerably over the years. They now have ballistic nylon turnouts that, in my humble, possibly ridiculous opinion - are better than Rambos. I don’t like the fact that Rambos leave horses exposed in the elbow area (those leg arches probably save Rambo some material costs though). I don’t like it that Rambos don’t have shoulder gussets - leg straps or fleece at the withers and on the windy prairie where I live, no tail strap is going to keep a blanket in place the way leg straps do. Also - have you seen the huge gap in the chest area with their neck covers? Big enough to throw a grapefruit through - certainly big enough to let a lot of cold air in.
I can find much better designed blankets at better prices than Rambos that last every bit as long.
