Readers Share Tips for Horse Blanket Repair and Maintenance

Readers share useful tips for repairing and maintaining horse blankets.
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If your horse wears a blanket, chances are you’ve had to make repairs or replace a blanket or two. Despite our attempts to buy durable, long-lasting horse blankets, some horses just have a way of putting their blankets through extra wear and tear.

We asked horse owners to share their tips for repairing and maintaining their horse blankets. Here are a few of the helpful hints they shared.

“I use heavy fishing line to patch our horses blankets. Recently I patched a hole on the inside using liner fabric to cover the hole and hold in the filler and stitched with fishing line. The fishing line holds very well.”—Kelly Cody

“I reinforce tears in daysheets with ripstop nylon on the inside, sewing in a sawtooth manner back and forth along the rip

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Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master’s degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

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