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Summary: Mid-weight horse blankets are great for moderate climates that get to about 30 degrees Fahrenheit at the coldest. Learn more about purchasing and using a middle weight horse blanket in this free equestrian video guide.
Shelly Roberts works at AA Callister in Salt Lake City. She has been actively around horses for the better part of 30 years. AA Callister sells equipment for all genres of horse...read more
"Hi, on behalf of Expert Village.com I'm Shelly here at AA Calister in Salt Lake City, Utah and we are talking about how to choose a winter horse blanket. Now we're going to talk about mid weight blankets. This is a turn out blanket and its mid weight because of, get this on our little guy here, there we go. Now whats going to make a mid weight blanket is the denier, the outer shell. A denier of 420 to about 1200 denier is going to be a mid weight blanket. A mid weight blanket is good for moderate climates. Climates that get about 30 degrees is the coldest they get and also they have about 8 - 12 ounces of fill in a mid weight blanket. So mid weight blankets are a little heavier denier, a little more insulation, and they are for a moderate climate that could get to freezing or warmer. So thats going to be a mid weight blanket. So you are going to want to take those into consideration. Consider your climate when considering a mid weight blanket."