Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Downside of Florida...

Oh my gosh, blanket shopping is driving me crazy. Sophie wears a 72. Jake wore an 80-82, Jessie wore a 78. So I have 1 horse and no blankets. And I won't need much in the way of blankets after this winter either! So I'm trying to find a balance between price and quality. Normally I would just get what I wanted from Schneider's, because that's where I buy my blankets, but I don't want to spend a lot on blankets that I won't be using for a few years, so I'm looking for 1200 denier blankets for as close to $100 as possible.

I'm thinking I may get 2 midweight blankets and 2 sheets, along with some liners so that I can add warmth. I would like to give Sophie at least a trace clip, depending on how much she sweats once the weather gets cooler. But we'll see.

I did ride today, just 30 minutes and working on my position mostly. Relaxing my legs, sitting up straight, looking up. My thighs were still sore from Thursday's lesson and I'm sure Sophie was sore, I also tried a cheapo blanket I got from my local feed/tack store to verify her size and have *something* on hand for her. It's a midweight, so it will probably be my backup blanket because it's only 600D, I'd like to get at least 1200D or better for her main blanket.

Where do you guys get your blankets, or do you blanket?

1 comment:

20 meter circle of life said...

I buy my blankets from ebay..I finally started buying heavy duty light weights and then using liners for warmth as needed. It does not get very cold here so a heavy weight would only get worn once or twice a year. I am a fan of the layer concept, I also always try to buy at the end of the season when stockists want the winter stuff gone!