Amigo® 1200D XL Turnout Blanket is rated
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Rated 3 out of
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BeBe from
Want to love it, but doesn’t fit well
Bought this blanket in medium weight about 2 months ago, and it’s a wonderful waterproof durable blanket! The only problem is, the sizing. I read blanket reviews and followed SmartPak’s recommendations for blanketing body/breed types, and measured my big guy carefully (with the help of another human) according to the size chart on the page. My boy measured exactly to the specs for an 81, so that’s what I purchased. He’s a 17h DWB with an uphill build, broad shoulders, and upright neck. Sadly, even though this was on the recommended blanket list and is awesome in many ways, the blanket slides back when he moves and gets sort of stuck around his withers/upper shoulders and a bit sideways on his body. Then when he holds his head lower in the rain, it stays stuck on/behind his withers but the front sags and gaps down around his chest and the water just pours in. He ends up soaked all over his front and the blanket is weirdly stuck around his shoulders. Thankfully it hasn’t created any rubs yet and his coat looks good - the rest of him stays totally dry.
Otherwise, the quality of the blanket is great, he is rough on it and it’s in excellent shape, no tears or loose hardware (my only complaint is the tail cord - why not a coated one with clips on both ends so it’s easy to detach and clean every day, rather than being a tethered single clip poop-magnet that can’t be removed….? I digress.) I’m not sure I can use the blanket long term because it has to be constantly adjusted and also is not keeping the moisture out, which could end up with mega skin issues from being wet all the time under the blanket.
It seems like it’s too BIG for him, but I think a true 81 XL size horse that wears XL everything else should fit into an 81 blanket. There are no notes on the page to size up or down for this specific blanket. I think I could have sized down and it would fit him perfectly, but once I realized there was an issue he had already rolled in the mud with it, so it was unreturnable. Disappointed.
Date published: 2023-01-05
Rated 5 out of
5
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Wild_Ophelia_DVM from
Perfect for my broodmare!
I have a retired Holsteiner broodmare that was IMPOSSIBLE to find a blanket for. Nothing would cover her permanent broodmare belly but this does perfectly! Only thing I wish came standard was the wipe-clean tail cord but I bought one at the same time and it works great.
Date published: 2022-06-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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SophiaKM from
Fits perfectly!
My horse is what I like to call the Big and Tall version. I had a hard time finding something that would rub his broad shoulders and cover his barrel. This blanket line is the only line I’ve found that fits him perfectly!
Date published: 2022-05-17
Rated 4 out of
5
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Rider 13 from
Blanket for my Shire mare
This is the only blanket I have been able to find that fits my size 84 extra wide and extra tall Shire mare, I hope Horseware Ireland will continue to make these and maybe even in some brighter colours. The but strap was a joke, it needed to be at least three times the length in order for the butt strap to reach around behind her tail, so I had to improvise with a leg strap (hence the four stars instead of 5 stars).
Date published: 2021-02-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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AimeeLeigh from
Best fitting blanket for wide horses
The Amigo XL line of blankets are the only things my wide Holsteiner can wear without rubbing. Absolutely love them!
Date published: 2021-01-10