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The timing is perfect! Summer is almost here.
I love the color scheme of blue, brown, and beige, with brown leather details. The fabric feels like it will hold its shape, but I did read a review on the Horze.com site -- overall positive -- but it indicates it does shrink. Order a size larger if you are concerned, but the horse size is generous.
The only think I don't like about it is the fuzzy at the wither -- I'm sure it does its job, but I wish it were beige. The white sherpa piece is a bit thin, and the color makes an otherwise rich-looking blanket a little cheaper.
At $49.99, it's a bargain.
If you want this blanket, just leave a comment on this blog with your contact info -- tell me how you selected your horse's "color scheme!" When you buy blankets and saddle pads, how do you pick the color?
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My ottb gelding is a striking chestnut color - he's always looked particularly handsome in navy blue and /or forest green. Every once in a while I throw in a splash of burgundy. Those are his constant colors, chosen for handsomeness, but a good sale can usually convince me to expand the palate. -susanmontross@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy horse is a dark bay and always dressed in classic black and white, with a touch of navy here and there.
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When I picked our my mares color scheme it was my husband's favorite sports team colors (purple and silver) because I badly wanted him to love her like I did!
ReplyDeleteI love this color scheme. Riley (I know our horses have the same name) goes in Navy and light blue as he's chestnut and I think it shows off really nicely. We recently got saddle pads embroidered with out blog logo so he's looking even more dapper! My email address is: xniamhx@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteps. I agree the white fleece cheapens it a bit, but it's otherwise really cute!
My horse has ended up with an orange color scheme, mostly. It kind of started as a joke - he is a dark bay with no white markings so I bought him a bright orange blanket to make him "stand out." But it was actually really helpful moving him around in the dark over the winter and unlike the baker sheets, I never get confused which blanket is ours. So then I expanded to a second blanket, a halter, and now a fly mask. Until people started associating orange with Odin and now it is a barn fixture! I even have an orange jacket to match :) My contact information is broncoslover@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh...So pretty! I pick my horse's colors by what looks nice with her colors. She is a coppery red bay so I normally use greens and blues because they look nice on her and they are my favorite colors.
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Nice summer cooler! I don't have a color scheme, really, although I lean towards green for Lance's "clothes" if there's a choice since that always looks good on chestnuts.
ReplyDeleteMy horses generally go in blue cause I like it and it looks good on everyone! The shade of blue always depends on the horse. :)
ReplyDeleteTesla's colours are black and a pop of red-orange on special occasions. Overall I like practical (& the dark colours tend to show less dirt ;)
ReplyDeleteI used to be the crazier the color the better when it came to horse blankets, but I've been trying to class things up with slightly more muted colors lately. (Still love my purple dressage pad though!) I really like the look of this cooler! (starkeycarly@gmail.com)
ReplyDeleteNilla's color is sky blue/teal, so I buy everything I can in that color. A lot of stuff doesn't come in that color, so I use Navy as my base color. This cooler would certainly fit perfectly into our design.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this cooler for my new Welsh Cob mare! She is a reddish chestnut and blues look good on her. Or if the size is too big, my black and white warm blood mare looks good in most any color. I do consider my horse's coloring when purchasing blankets and saddle pads - I try to pick colors that compliment.
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I've got a light bay so it's mainly greens and blues (unfortunately my barn colours are red and black - so there's that) ryen3@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh this is just lovely! My colors are hunter green, burgundy, and white - I've always loved hunter green, but I honestly can't recall where I got the burgundy and white. Personally, my color scheme reminds me of Christmas! I've always loved anything in a neutral, conservative color - black, white, grey, navy, burgundy, hunter green...
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My color scheme for the longest time was hunter/navy -- my first horse was a copper-penny chestnut, so it looked very striking on her, and it was super traditional (something my then trainer approved of). My current horse is a dark bay without a single white hair on her body. As you can imagine, hunter and navy didn't look so great. I am an eventer, so my color scheme is a part of my own personal identity! I thought long and hard about what I should go to, but it was a big problem. How do you change your identity after almost 20 years of riding? The answer came to me when my fiance and I took a vacation to Uruguay, and I saw a LOT of sky blue and yellow paired together. Turns out those are the colors of the flag of Uruguay, and also of Argentina (where my fiance is from originally). At that point, it was an easy choice to make! I now proudly wear the colors of the countries I love (we ended up going to Argentina for vacation last year, and I didn't want to leave), and in honor of my fiance and his family.
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I'm a traditional dressage rider so most of my stuff is black and whit....boring right?????
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ReplyDeleteI selected my horse's colors based on my favorite colors in balance with what complimented their coat. My mare wore a lot of green. Now that I'm dabbling in eventing I went full on with a Maryland Pride look incorporating all the colors of the Maryland flag.
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I would love to win the Horze brand blanket. My main show horse is grey and I usually choose burgundy and or navy combinations that really compliment his coat color. My contact is kymcalvert@frontiernet.net.
ReplyDeleteI pick blankets for my beautiful chocolate colored bay for two reasons. We have a lot of bay horses at or barn, so in the winter I pick the blanket with some bright color so I can find him at a distance.....and I love a plaid tan, black & cream and plaid blue, brown and cream for his stable blanket. They look great on him and if it's plaid I get a few more days of wear because the manure stains kind of fade into plaid.
ReplyDeleteMy horse is a gorgeous milk chocolate bay. We have quite a lot of bays at the farm, so in winter I pick blankets with a bright splash of color so I can find him when he is turned out....for stable blankets I pick plaid; black, tan and white or blue tan and cream. The colors bring out the richness of his color and because they are plaid, the manure stains are not as apparent. 😊
ReplyDeleteWell, growing up my color scheme for schooling and barn wear was "whatever is on clearance, even if its lime green with hot pink zebra stripes". Thankfully it was much more tasteful for showing. Now, with my copper chestnut gelding, I tend to stay conservative. Blue always makes it's way in in one fashion or another, as homage to my brothers (and sisters) in blue, in police work. If/When we make our evening debut, my vest will be black with blue laces (Thin Blue Line). This cooler is gorgeous, has blue, and would complement my gelding beautifully. Lindsey.schwarber@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI like to choose colours based on my horse's colour and temperament. Irish is a sorrel chestnut with a flaxon mane and tail. He's also enthusiastic so the brighter greens seem to be a great choice for him. Carmen is a rose gray and she's very dignified so I chose a darker purple for her. Not that I get really matchy-matchy. I do like the plaids- they are elegant and hide the dirt better.
ReplyDeleteMy horse goes in blue most of the time. I chose it because my favorite color is blue and it really suits his Haflinger coloring. I always buy blue for everything if they have it. For saddle pads, I usually won't buy it if it doesn't come in a nice shade of blue. Unless it's an awesomely funky pattern. :) I can be contacted at TerraBella01 AT gmail DOT com
ReplyDeleteMy guy is a grey which really means he's white at this point. He would look smashing in that cooler :D
ReplyDeleteBlankets / saddle pads are chosen to complement his coloring + hopefully give the illusion of him being clean at all times (ha), so browns, grey/silver, blue and black are his colors. Extra points for blankets with reflective stripes. xianleigh (at) earthlink (dot) net.
I tend to stay with my farm colors of blue, silver, green, and purple when I get anything for the horses (even my barn is dark blue with white trim!). Nevermore is black, so anything looks good on him, blue and purple look really good on my bays and gray, and green looks great on my chestnuts and sorrel pintos. My medicine hat pinto can wear anything.
ReplyDeleteMy horse is a beautiful chestnut, like a shiny penny! I love love love navy in all forms and PLAID more than. Anything! Contact is hannahdiebold@gmail.com!
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