The development of the Hug Closure began as a desire to produce a blanket which "adjusted" for a better fit. While measuring horses to determine what exactly made a better fit (particularly in the neckline), we learned some very interesting things.

Probably the most significant piece of news (to us at least) was the range of expansion of the neck when a horse lowers his head. As horse owners showed us their "difficult-to-fit" horses, we discovered that this range was usually quite extreme.