How to Measure your horse for a blanket.
Step 1. Stand horse straight and square on flat
ground. Have a partner help you keep your horse still with his/her head
facing forward (any movement or
leaning can easily throw off the measurements).
Step 2: Start high on the front
of the horse's chest, at the small indentation where the neck meets
the chest. This should ensure that you are measuring around the largest
portion of the shoulder.
Step 3: With your partner holding
the tape firmly on the center of the chest, bring the tape straight back
(remember to keep it level) around the
side of the horse and all the way to the tail. Do not measure to the
center of the tail. Instead, measure to where the point of buttock meets
the tail. (As the blanket should not go past the farthest point of the
horse, neither should your measurement.) Make sure,
again, that your horse is standing square and looking straight ahead. Make
note of this measurement in inches, and you're done!
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