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Are there ANY sheets that don't rip after one season and don't break the bank?!

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  • #21
    I don't know what I do different from anyone else, but honestly, I have never thrown out a blanket yet. I have one that I have had for the last - I kid you not - 25 years - it was a New Zealand rug - I'll check if it has a specific brand on it. I also have a Rhino and a Rambo and a Dover and none of them have been shredded. I've had to resew the strap onto one of them, and one of them has a small (2") rip on it now. Partly probably not getting the same level of use as I am in Texas so they are not wearing all winter.

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    • #22
      I second that the Amigos don't hold up. I got three ($50/each) and all three are shredded. I've never had that happen before.

      The sheets that have held up are Rambo and Riders International. I haven't tried Schneiders or Pessoa.

      I've had a couple of boarders buy purple Rambo Wug turnouts and had them not be waterproof in the first few months of use.
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        #23
        Kate66 - mine are in some type of sheet/blanket pretty much 24/7 from October through March (they live outside with run in) so that's probably why! I use sheets the most (especially this year), so they get a LOT of wear time.

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          #24
          I can't find a RI sheet at Dover with a higher Denier than 600 - am I missing something?

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          • #25
            I have had good luck with the Saxon's sheets. My gelding has rough playmates and it has held up well. Good prices, too.

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            • #26
              I have Dover Northwinds that are going on 5 years now.
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                #27
                Originally posted by heavensdew View Post
                I have had good luck with the Saxon's sheets. My gelding has rough playmates and it has held up well. Good prices, too.
                The two I mentioned in my OP are Saxons, they are ripping after only 4-5 months. And it's not like they were the only things they wore in the past 4-5 months! They were the more expensive 1200D ones too.

                Schneiders is backordered on a bunch of theirs, but I like them!

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                • #28
                  I won't buy anything made with less than 1680 denier.
                  I loff the Schneiders turnouts! They have a great sheet in 1680 for about $80. Comes with 2 yr guarantee also. It's the one with the comfort collar. It only comes in green/black or blue/black, but the fit is awesome!
                  Out of 24 horses, almost all of them wear one of Schneider's turnout styles.

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                  • #29
                    I found Rambos on sale last year at horseblankets.com and I also googled Rambo horse blankets on sale and got several good hits last year....my Rambos all last and last and last

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                    • #30
                      Originally posted by HappyHorselover View Post
                      I can't find a RI sheet at Dover with a higher Denier than 600 - am I missing something?
                      http://equestrian.doversaddlery.com/...reme%20turnout
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                      • #31
                        My various blanket experiences

                        In their fifth year - Dover Northwind, Pessoa
                        Three years so far - Dover Supreme
                        Never again - Amigo, Weatherbeeta (more for non waterproof issues than ripping)


                        eta - I'm too cheap for Rambos, though I do have a friends cast off sheet because her boy got a new one and it's in good shape, it's at least six years old.
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                        • #32
                          I took the opposite approach....we have two geldings, one of which loves to grab and pull on the other one's blankets. I got tired of rips and holes, and then buying new blankets, so I went on Ebay and bought a used industrial type sewing machine. It can go through any blanket material like nothing...so now the cycle is, put blanket on gelding #1, watch gelding #2 rip it, sew it up, put blanket back on....lather, rinse, repeat .
                          My sewing skills have improved greatly, too .

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                          • #33
                            No one has mentioned Weatherbeetas yet? I've been very happy with mine, both the fit and the durability. I have a sheet that is on its third season and looks brand new (although, granted, my sheets don't get a ton of use) and a medium-weight that I've had for maybe 5 or 6 years that HAS seen a ton of use. It's faded but still waterproof and no rips.

                            I keep wanting to try Schneider's but their catalogs confuse me so much with all the different lines they offer.

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                              #34
                              Originally posted by mommy peanut View Post
                              I won't buy anything made with less than 1680 denier.
                              I loff the Schneiders turnouts! They have a great sheet in 1680 for about $80. Comes with 2 yr guarantee also. It's the one with the comfort collar. It only comes in green/black or blue/black, but the fit is awesome!
                              Out of 24 horses, almost all of them wear one of Schneider's turnout styles.
                              Those are the ones I like - I think I'm going to get two of those at the end of the season.

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                              • #35
                                Originally posted by JCS View Post
                                No one has mentioned Weatherbeetas yet? I've been very happy with mine, both the fit and the durability. I have a sheet that is on its third season and looks brand new (although, granted, my sheets don't get a ton of use) and a medium-weight that I've had for maybe 5 or 6 years that HAS seen a ton of use. It's faded but still waterproof and no rips.

                                I keep wanting to try Schneider's but their catalogs confuse me so much with all the different lines they offer.
                                I´ve got three Weatherbeetas winterblankets 220 and 400 gr.

                                The oldest is 6 yo and has been used pretty much every day for 6-8 hrs outings in all weathers during wintertime (okt-mar) and is only now beginning to "take in" water.

                                The trick I think is not to wash it too often and use special detergent that doesn´t make the blanket loose the waterproof.

                                I paid around USD250 incl detachable neck for the 400 gr. Less than USD50/year...

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                                • #36
                                  Not cheap, but Radon sheets wear like iron.

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                                  • #37
                                    I have an Everest sheet that, no lie, is 14 years old. It goes on my VERY unforgiving pasture boarded appy mare. It was the first thing I bought for her with my own money. It was $99 and when I got it it was royal blue and hunter green. Now it's greenish/tanish and purplish/brownish. It has one 1/2" tear in the shoulder and there is a hole in the liner from having to cut the surcingle out after washing it. Of course, they are no longer made , so it's the only one I have.

                                    I agree, amigos are terrible. My mare destroyed her rambo sheet in two seasons. I have a Rider's sheet that I have had for 3 years that has held up, but I hate it -- it has an elasticized neck and is always falling off to one side. Next time I need a sheet, I'm going to look for a schnieder's!

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                                    • #38
                                      Originally posted by mommy peanut View Post
                                      I won't buy anything made with less than 1680 denier.
                                      I loff the Schneiders turnouts! They have a great sheet in 1680 for about $80. Comes with 2 yr guarantee also. It's the one with the comfort collar. It only comes in green/black or blue/black, but the fit is awesome!
                                      Out of 24 horses, almost all of them wear one of Schneider's turnout styles.
                                      We witnessed the other day one of the horses lifting another horse's turnout (the schneiders 1680 mentioned above) up, teeth clamped onto the outer lining. As offended horse moved off, we dreaded seeing the rip that would ensue as other horse held on. His teeth lost their hold on the turnout and snapped shut. There was not a rip, rend, nor mark indicating that a horse had just clamped on. He had previously torn up a 1200 denier turnout, but not this one.

                                      Why don't they make more turnouts with 1680 denier? It seems to be a huge difference between 1200 and 1680. My horse wears the Rambo wug 1200 turnout, but I'd like to find a cheaper, tougher alternative whenever I have to replace it one day.

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                                      • #39
                                        I swear by Smartpak line. I have mine going on 6 years with 2 horses that drag each other around the paddock/fields by their blankets.

                                        Never had any problems.....this winter and next I will be changing over to exclusively Smartpak

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                                        • #40
                                          If you are willing to do some searching you can find discount Rambos on clearance this time of year. Ebay is another good source for awesome deals.

                                          My horses only wear Rambos and I have never paid full price for one. I am the master of internet deals - even a used Rambo that is still going strong!

                                          I'd rather spend the money on something of quality and have it last, than something cheap I have to replace in a year.

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