Ordered this for a QH/Mustang cross, not a chunky girl. The neck fastening is novel; I like the Velcro arrangement on this better than on the WeatherBeetas I usually buy. The two snaps that fasten to a single ring at the neck is clever also. However, the neck opening seems a bit snug at the chest and there is no adjustment. This will be the first night she has worn it, so I guess, "we'll see." At least the snug fit should help keep the blanket in place. I also like the THREE straps across the belly which should also aid in keeping the blanket where it belongs.
What I DIDN'T like was the absence of any elastic in the strap that goes under the tail, as well as the fact that it IS nylon and wide enough to be potentially irritating or downright painful. The blankets she normally wears don't have an under-tail strap, so that makes me a little nervous. Plus, those always get filthy right away, which is annoying.
What I thought were nylon leg straps turned out to be a single strap above the hocks from one side of the blanket to the other. I prefer actual leg straps, and I prefer them to be elastic or at least have elastic at the ends. Not having leg straps that you can cross seems like it puts all the responsibility for keeping the rear end of the blanket in place rests mainly on that tail strap.
The material is 1000D polypropylene rather than the 1200D fabric I'm used to. Though the entire blanket is lighter-weight than a Medium/Lite WeatherBeeta, tonite in a high wind it does seem to provide a little more warmth than the WeatherBeeta, which is a plus. This will be our first experience with polypropylene, so we'll see how it wears, comparatively speaking.
So....the jury is still out on this, but it does have some features that seem like they make sense. I'll update this or re-review once we have had more experience with it. I ordered it because at this time, WeatherBeeta does not seem to make a high-neck Medium-Lite. We'll see how this brand stacks up. If it stays put, I have high hopes for it.
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