We wanted you to know about the upcoming changes in Hug availability which might affect you or your horse.

blanketnet.com will be able to make custom Hug blankets only until the end of this year. The people who cut/sew/make our custom Hugs are retiring. Also, we will not be reordering fabrics as they run out (#780 Diamond Quilt ran out November 11, 2009), so some Hug choices will be discontinued before then.

This means after December 2009 there will be no Ballot or Cordura blankets or sheets, no Textilene (PVC) fly sheets (except in stock size 80), no #780 Quilted Sheets (all fabric used up November 11, 2009 – Sorry!), no nylon or polycotton sheets, no polar fleece blankets, no big-and-tall sizes (86-100), no petite sizes (36-68), no custom patterns, no semi-custom sizes (longer/shorter back lengths and/or drops), and no custom features (belly bands, triple surcingles, tail cords, etc).

We will continue to offer Kelley and Abrazo blankets and sheets in various colors, types, and sizes. In addition, we will introduce a new lightweight flysheet in Spring 2010.

Some additional sizes will be added to some of our mass produced designs...but which ones? Your input could help decide what is added in the future. Also, do you have any requests or suggestions on what additional sizes and/or designs you would like us to add to compensate for the loss of custom Hug options? A faxback form you can use is available here.

Check back here on the site for further details. And please contact us if you have any further comments, suggestions, or questions.

Thanks for giving your horses Hugs! 

Sincerely,  
Malcolm Kelley
Hug Coverings/ www.blanketnet.com
Ph 937 767-9371, fax 937-767-9150, email info@blanketnet.com

Imagine... blankets you can adjust yourself so that they really fit your horse... blankets that provide full freedom of shoulder movement, and prevent rubbing.

The Patented Hug Blanket, with overlapping panels and adjustable elastic straps, makes easy work of sizing and fitting. The elastic attachments actually stretch as your horse lowers his head to eat and then restore the blanket to its original position when he lifts it up again!

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Learn all about measuring your horse and sizing.

See what we discovered about horse sizes through our research.

The September 2009 issue of Horse Journal has good things to say about the Abrazo blankets as stable blankets, especially what a good choice they are for hard-to-fit horses.

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