Sam's New Blanket

Last year I bought Bob a blanket because of his weight. I wanted to make sure he was spending his energy eating not trying to stay warm. The closest draft blanket I could find was two inches too big. So I had to order a size 96. Not a big deal. It fit Bob, not the greatest but it did the trick. I only had the blanket on Bob a few times last winter but had it on him all of this past October to keep the rains off of him.

When Sam got sick and Bob was gone, I used Bob's blanket on Sam. Unfortunately Sam is taller but shorter in length. Whereas Bob was shorter but longer in lenght. So the size 96 blanket was way too big. I've done everything I could to shrink the blanket down with pins and duct tape but it was just too big.

I've had that blanket on Sam since the end of November when I wanted to make sure he was spending all of his energy eating. I didn't want him to spend all his energy trying to stay warm to gain weight. Poor Sam has allowed me to mess with that blanket from day one. I dont' believe he's ever worn a blanket prior to coming to Borderlands. He's very patient with me. I dont' know if he really likes it or not but he tolerates it.

I decided that since Sam will be around for years to come (knock on wood), that I better buy him a blanket that actually fits. We measured him out as size 90 but I couldn't find any draft sizes that were in my price range. Sam has already half way trashed the other blanket. I wasn't too inclined to spend big bucks on a blanket he'll end up trashing no matter what within a year.

I found a couple of deals on smaller blankets but by the time I finally got around to ordering, they were out. I did find a deal at Jeffers. I dont' know why I didn't look at that site before. I found a size 87. I figured the blanket would be about three inches too small but it would be better than six inches too big. So I went ahead and ordered it last weekend.

The blanket came this Friday but I didn't get a chance to try it out until yesterday. It was so nice out that I decided to pull Sam's blanket and let him enjoy some sun on his back. I'm sure that today will be warm too but it was too chilly to pull his blanket when I did chores this morning.

I really like this blanket much better. I figured it would be too small but I think it fits him WAY better. The only place that might be too small his around his neck so I'll have to keep a super close eye on that. In the past I've always had to shrink the blankets down to be as small as they can go, but Sam's new blanket isnt' like that. I had to adjust everything. It's so nice to not have to duct tape things together to make sure they fit. I also prefer two belly straps, which this one does. The only thing it doesn't have is velcro on the two chest straps. I never thought about velcro but it really does help reduce the strain on those chest straps.

I think Sam likes his new blanket a lot better. I can actually see his cute Belgian butt! I'll have to get some pictures of Sam in his new blankie.

Last night while doing chores, I watched the sun set into the clouds and watched the moon rise. The moon was absolutely goregous red, turning to orange. I was glad to be out doing chores in the moonlight, to enjoy the view. This morning I watched the moon set and the sun rise. Daylight savings time is just around the corner so I wont' be enjoying the sunrise on my way to work. But I will enjoy more time outside playing with the horses.