Favorite 100g Turnout Blanket - 2022 edition

[theresak]

@Knubbsy

That was my mare, then she’d either flip up over her shoulders and shimmy out or just graze with a very heavy hood on.

The geldings in the the pasture and my own horse like to tug blankets up the neck, so my solution is to tie a twine tail strap that’s shorter than the Rambo ones for the culprit that likes to get everyone to pull on his blanket.

Also, make sure you are using the extra strap on the underside of the tail flap for the tail - it helps them lift the tail flap and tail together so there’s less pooping on the legs. However, there will just be the position of some horse’s tails and where the seam of the tail flap sits that will cause the pooping/peeing on leg. My horse has a low set tail and does ok with the blankets but poops all over his legs when we are riding.

[Simkie]

You might try going down a size. Rambo is so generously sized. They used to have a thing on their site that said to subtract 3" off the standard “chest to butt” blanket measurement for turnouts, 6" for stables. The binding at the back edge of the blanket should be at the top of the dock, and that length holds the tail cord quite close to the body, so it’s not right in the path of pee and poop.

No doubt some horses just can’t do tail cords. But at least some issues are due to too much length in the blanket causing that cord to be way out there behind the horse.

[Pico_Banana]

Agree that Rambo sizing runs big. My “big” girl is a 78 in all brands other than Horseware, 75 in Horseware.

This is why I have a hardly used Rambo Supreme heavyweight in my basement in a 78, as well as a brand new Rambo Wug in a 78 that I scored in the SP clearance section for $50. I am holding onto them under the hope that one day I will have a horse that wears a 78.

[lenapesadie]

It’s still a similar instruction though it says to measure from center of chest to middle of tail then subtract 10 cm or some such. My horse wears an 84 in other brands, if they have an adjustable front closure so I can set it on basically as long as possible. Horseware stuff he still wears an 84 but it’s a bit more generous. Granted I only have tried Amigo and Rhino blankets, the Rambos maybe a bit more generous. The sizing instructions are the same on the Horseware site as far as I can tell though. I don’t have any issues with him pooping on the tail cords.

[Texarkana]

Well, my girls are generally pretty easy on blankets… but then I remember I have a weanling. The Derby House 100g got its first tear. Not a big one:

I added the 2nd photo to show how wonky the front is. This was supposed to be my donkey’s blanket, but the buckles for the chest were down at the donkey’s knees. The weanling is taller with more of a shoulder/chest, but even in her the top buckle is down below the points of her shoulder. And I have to crank the buckles as tight as they will go because there is just so much fabric in the front!

[eightpondfarm]

Smartpak is having a nice sale. As is Chicks. i just JUST this morning ordered three ‘traveling’ blankets. all 400 or 360g and are combo (all in one blanket and neck) I bought cheap ones. My PLAN (don’t know if i’ll stick to the plan or not) is to change into these spiffyclean blankets for 2hr ride to lesson and for ride back home. Then change them into their pasture rambos/amigos when we get back. I may have mercy and not change them into a cold blanket once we get home though…

I don’t know the brand nor the quality “Glasgow”
but for only 130 and only 4 hrs/wk in the trailer i think they’re a deal

[Simkie]

@Texarkana

I added the 2nd photo to show how wonky the front is. This was supposed to be my donkey’s blanket, but the buckles for the chest were down at the donkey’s knees. The weanling is taller with more of a shoulder/chest, but even in her the top buckle is down below the points of her shoulder. And I have to crank the buckles as tight as they will go because there is just so much fabric in the front!

This totally looks like a blanket that was designed to have the straps actually run through the d rings, but people didn’t like having to unbuckle everything, so they added the snaps without adjusting for the extra length.

[Texarkana]

@Simkie

@Texarkana

I added the 2nd photo to show how wonky the front is. This was supposed to be my donkey’s blanket, but the buckles for the chest were down at the donkey’s knees. The weanling is taller with more of a shoulder/chest, but even in her the top buckle is down below the points of her shoulder. And I have to crank the buckles as tight as they will go because there is just so much fabric in the front!

This totally looks like a blanket that was designed to have the straps actually run through the d rings, but people didn’t like having to unbuckle everything, so they added the snaps without adjusting for the extra length.

Possibly! I honestly considered taking the snaps off, but I don’t care that much. It was an $80 blanket. At this rate, it may not survive the season.

I also think some lower end blanket manufacturers use the same measurements on every length blanket, not accounting for the fact that a shorter length blanket is going on a smaller horse.

[FraggleRock]

I’m wondering if the Derby House are sized to fit the chunky cob types that are common in the UK?

[lenapesadie]

Maybe I should try one for my horse with the big fat neck.

[Libby2563]

@eightpondfarm

Smartpak is having a nice sale. As is Chicks. i just JUST this morning ordered three ‘traveling’ blankets. all 400 or 360g and are combo (all in one blanket and neck) I bought cheap ones. My PLAN (don’t know if i’ll stick to the plan or not) is to change into these spiffyclean blankets for 2hr ride to lesson and for ride back home. Then change them into their pasture rambos/amigos when we get back. I may have mercy and not change them into a cold blanket once we get home though…

Do you have a heated tack room you can leave the blankets in while you’re gone? That’s what I do while I ride on really cold days.

I’m impressed that your horses could handle a 360-400 g hooded blanket on the trailer. I rarely even ship in a turnout sheet because mine have all tended to sweat in the trailer so a cooler is the most I’ll do. Mine would melt in a heavy!

[Libby2563]

Re: the topic of the thread, 100 g turnouts really are so versatile! My TB was clipped 6 weeks ago and hasn’t regained all his fluff yet. It’s 19 now but will be 47 and sunny before I get home from work. All I did was remove the hood and I predict he will be okay in that blanket all day!

[Bbs20]

This thread enabled me to buy a 200g turnout from Derby House. I decided to chime in as it seems others are interested in sizing? My gelding is a 16.3-17h Warmblood. Usually wears an 81/82. I ordered the 81 and the blanket fits slightly snug (in the shoulders) but is usable on the biggest setting. This makes me wonder how they would fit thoroughbreds. It seems like it’s made for tall horses. My gelding is not fat but his tummy hangs out of several Amigos and Schneider’s blankets. This blankets drop is wonderful on him.

I plan on buying more depending on how the waterproofing holds up. I’d probably try an 84 next time. I have no opinions on the durability, my gelding is the most gentle horse on his clothing that I’ve ever seen. As for 100g, I bought a Premier Equine last year. Its a wonderful blanket, the drop is fantastic for the big guys.

[quietann]

Yes this surprised me, too. A closed trailer with even one horse gets very warm, even on a cold day. I learned this when I put a light blanket on my mare for a trailer ride on a 30 degree day. When we arrived at our destination, she was hot and sweaty.

[Texarkana]

@Libby2563

Re: the topic of the thread, 100 g turnouts really are so versatile! My TB was clipped 6 weeks ago and hasn’t regained all his fluff yet. It’s 19 now but will be 47 and sunny before I get home from work. All I did was remove the hood and I predict he will be okay in that blanket all day!

I basically did the same thing. Same temps here. I pulled their warmer blankets and threw on their 100gs. It’ll be a little too warm this afternoon for them, but I get home a little after 3 so I can give them some relief then.

[eightpondfarm]

i do have a heated room in the barn. I’ll try your suggestion!

@Libby2563

I’m impressed that your horses could handle a 360-400 g hooded blanket on the trailer. I rarely even ship in a turnout sheet because mine have all tended to sweat in the trailer so a cooler is the most I’ll do. Mine would melt in a heavy!

i have no idea if they will overheat or not actually. I have a stock trailer with open slats the top two feet running the entire length. So lots of wind. If i find they’re too toasty i’ll put away the 400s and just use them here at the farm when we hit zeros. A couple of my horses are in 200s …most are 250/300. This is a huge learning process for me. I’m new to blanketing horses. Having owned horses for decades, last year was the very first time i ever blanketed a horse of mine. I bought blankets for all the domestics. This year i may even blanket one or two of the mustangs. Don’t know about THEM, but I slept better at night knowing they had blankets lol.

[lenapesadie]

Thanks for chiming in on the Derbyhouse sizing.

I’m always on the hunt for something that won’t strangle my horse but he’s got a honking big shoulder too.

[eventammy]

Well, I bought the 100g Wug but I don’t think I’m going to have much of a use for it this season. Just with the way the boarding program does their blanketing rotations, there isn’t really room for or a need for a third blanket. Here’s to hoping I can get my money back on it because it was a clearance buy

[BayMoose]

Joining this thread super late to vouch for the weatherbeeta ultra cozi medium lite Link here

It fits my very high withered, easily strangled wb and my 13.3 sphere shaped pony well. Stays waterproof and provides good coverage with the belly wrap.

[quietann]

Are you in Canada? Rideaway doesn’t have that blanket listed on the USA webpage.

I ordered this from Adams; it seems to be about the same thing.

https://adamshorsesupply.com/weatherbeeta-comfitec-ultra-tough-ii-detach-a-neck-medium-lite.html

And yes, I am back, because BO wants me to get a 100g turnout for my mare. The Rambo Supreme no-fill isn’t cutting it according to BO – which actually makes sense because she’s only had it on during the day until I moved her, and it’s black and absorbs heat. Now that she’s outside, during the night it (and she) lose that heat, and by the morning she is cold.

(Also, for some reason, the Rambos aren’t fitting her as well now. Maybe it’s because in retirement, she’s lost topline condition and now has really prominent withers. I really don’t want to buy her an entire new wardrobe, because she’s old, but I might have to.)