How is there a difference (horse blankets)?
What is the difference between a turnout blanket and a regular blanket for horses?
Could a turnout blanket be used just as a regular stable/ stall blanket?
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I really didn’t want to buy both. And the turn-out seems a little bit more durable. Anyone have any reviews for the Kensington turn-out sheet?
Asked by:theabstractfad
Turnouts are most commonly used during well turnout. Most have leg straps that don’t ***** up the horses blanket when the horse rolls or lies down. It can be used as a stable blanket. That’s what I do with my horse.
Turn out blankets have a much tougher outer shell to prevent rips and they usually have some kind of water resistance. No reason you can’t use on as a stable blanket unless it’s too warm for your barn conditions. Personally I don’t like stable blankets as my horse could always find a way to destroy them.
The difference with a turnout rug and a stable rug is usually nothing other than usually the turnout rug is waterproof and a stable rug is not.
Sometimes outdoor rugs can have better design for moving around in the field and ensure the horse can run around easily, whereas stable rugs will usually be more restricting as the horse would normally be quite still in the stable.
They all come in different sizes and weights but are pretty much the same!
And yes, an turnout rug could be used as a stable rug. I sometimes do this – I only have a super heavyweight turnout in an outdoor version…thought I might as well use the same one for turnout and stable as they’re pretty expensive!
Yes, a turnout blanket can be used as a regular stable/stall blanket. There is little to no difference I find.
Turn out blankets are used when you don’t have a barn in the winter and tend to be waterproof and much thicker. A regular blanket is thinner and not typically waterproof and are for stall use.
You can use a turnout blanket as a stable blanket, but you can’t use a stable blanket as a turnout blanket. Turnouts should be waterproof and breateable, and have a high denier nylon. It should also come down lower, overlap in the front and have leg straps, all to keep it on better and keep the drafts out.
I’m not sure about the Kensington turnout sheet, but you probably don’t want a sheet – it doesn’t have any insulation (like a windbreaker vs. a ski jacket).
I have Dover’s Rider’s International Supreme turnout blankets for two of my horses and I’ve been very happy with them. I do not own any stable blankets. I only blanket when it’s really cold so that’s the one they get.