The Basics of Choosing a Horse Blanket

The horse was used in warfare as early as 4000 BCE. There is archaeological evidence in the steppes of Eurasia of fortified towns being built to defend against horse-riding bandits and raiders. In 1350 BCE, the Hittite tribe developed a written manual for successfully breeding and conditioning chariot horses. Thus, since before written history and throughout the recorded development of mankind, horses have been a powerful ally to victorious armies and successful agriculturalists. In Medieval Europe, the heavy armor of mounted knights required a new style of horses, strong like a draft horse but athletic like lighter breeds. The destrier , along with the courser and rouncey, became the type (not breed) of horse that would fetch the highest price among nobles and elite military officers.

In this free video series, horse tacking expert Shelly Roberts gives you a healthy portion of horse blanket advice. You will learn how to choose a horse blanket, from different sizes, types, and styles. You will also learn how to use your horse blanket, whether open or closed front. Shelly runs through how to measure your horse for a blanket and how to choose the weight, which varies for seasons and climate. It is all here. Shelly even offers tips on maintenance and liners, great ways to keep your horse happy and your goods clean and tidy.

"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."