Wishlist Wednesday

Our Wishlist Wednesday item is for waterproofing. We've used Thompson's waterproofing in the past but anything will work. One gallon covers six blankets. I try to re-waterproof all of our blankets every year to  ensure that no one has a soggy blanket during the middle of winter (or in the spring when it's more rain than snow).


We want to make sure that the horses are happy and snug in their blankets.


This is Junior the late winter/early spring after we got him. He was (and still is) a very HARD KEEPER. It takes a lot of grain, good grass/alfalfa hay, and a cozy blanket to keep him snug.

This is Junior last winter/early spring after keeping him on his grain concoction that finally worked for him and keeping him snug in a blanket. I'm not going to debate the need for blankets but Junior needed it to keep the chill off. Of course the big dose of grain every night is probably what did the trick but every little bit helps.

So we want to make sure that all of our blankets are waterproof going into winter this year. The wet season will be upon us soon with cold rains this fall and cold rains this spring, which is when we really need to make sure the waterproofing works.


One gallon of waterproofing handles six blankets. I have six lined up ready to be waterproofed with a couple more that are in need a swell. You can find waterproofing just about anywhere. I picked up a gallon to get me started at Walmart for $10.