Measuring a blanket for a horse...not a horse for a blanket

[Dramapony_misty]

This is something I never thought about until the situation came up. A friend of mine snagged me a Pessoa Tundra blanket from the barn she works part-time at (during a collective barn-cleaning session) because she knows that I'm looking for one. My guy finally out grew his 74" last year :-P The tag is either torn out or worn so we have no idea what size it is.

I know how to measure a horse for a blanket, but I cannot find anywhere how to measure a blanket for a horse! I'd hate to pay to ship it across country (she's in Washington state) only to find out that it won't fit. Is there a particular spot that would measure the 74", 78" or whatever the blanket size would be?

I tried measuring my current blanket as I would image it on the horse, but the measurements were way off (my 74" measured 78")

[Dramapony_misty]

Still curious :confused:

[Crooked Horse]

I'll bump this for you because it's a good question and I'd also like to know. I had this problem earlier in the season and google was no help at all.

Sorry I don't have the answer.

[Noctis]

Try it on? Thats usually my MO!

[hartford]

I too would love to know the answer. Blanket tags seem to come off all the time. I solve the problem in a very round about way. I put the unknown blanket on a horse whose size I know. If it fits I assume the blanket is that size. If it doesn't fit I look for another size horse and try again. Not very scientific but it works if you have access to lots of horses.
Someone please tell me an easier way.

[deltawave]

Put it on the horse, see if it fits. Other than that, maybe call the maker and see how they measure?

[Crooked Horse]

Put it on the horse, see if it fits.

Op is in PA, blanket is in WA...

[KristiKGC]

I would take a blanket that still has the tags on and do an experiment. Put the blanket flat on the ground and measure the length from the withers and from the chest. I can't imagine there are too many other options, it would at least get you close!

[Libera]

Isn't it usually from the withers to the tail?
That's how the European sizes go. For the underlength you add 50cm.
So a 145cm blanket has a 195cm underlength (from the chest to the butt).