Video: The Basics of Choosing a Horse Blanket

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Winter horse blankets can help protect your horse from the elements. Get an overview of winter horse blankets in this free equestrian video guide.

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Hi, on behalf of expertvillag.com, my name is Shelly Roberts with AA Callister in Salt Lake City, Utah, I am going to show you some points about how to do buy a winter horse blanket. Fist I would like to show you what a winter horse blanket is. It is a body cover that will usually cover from their chest back to their tail and this is Rudy here. Rudy also has on a hood and we will go into hoods a little later but just a winter horse blanket something to protect your horse from the elements. Now some people might say why does my horse need a winter horse blanket. Horses have been around for thousands of years and it's true mother nature has provided them with a layer of head that will protect them from the elements. But as we have domesticated horses, we've taken them out of their natural environment and put them in places that they wouldn't naturally be like in a snow covered pasture up to 3 feet where they can't get any food vegetation. So we've had to get horse blankets to provide them with the natural covering that they would need in that environment that mother nature hasn't provide for them. So we will go over what a horse blanket is, types of horse blankets there are, what sizes there are and how to size your horse for the winter horse blanket. So that is how to start choosing a horse blanket, a winter horse blanket.

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The Basics of Choosing a Horse Blanket

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