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Above: standard saddle blanket. This LittteJoe
saddle has been customized by the rider with the addition of
saddle strings and stirrup covers.
Above: new shaped blanket
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No-Bunch
Saddle Blankets
for the LittleJoe bareback saddle
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FREE with
purchase of a LittleJoe bareback
saddle!
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Choice of two styles: standard or
shaped
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Machine washable. Helps keep your saddle clean!
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Exclusive fleece underside keeps your
horse's back comfortable
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Innovative designs are contoured to your
horse's curves--won't wrinkle or bunch & become
uncomfortable
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Express yourself! Match your
horse or choose your favorite color.
Make your horse more comfortable with a
blanket that really fits... and help keep your LittleJoe bareback saddle
clean at the same time. What could be better?
Since these blankets are intended to go
with our bareback saddles, they are not heavily padded. They are
intended to keep your bareback saddle clean and to be easily washed.
Available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, LittleJoe saddle
blankets are never mass-produced but are individually sewn. Each one
is unique.
$26.95
when purchased separately.
Free with purchase of bareback saddle.
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Fleece
underside
slicks moisture and sweat
away just like a Neoprene cinch. |
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Helps keep
your
saddle clean!
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Allows your horse's skin to
breathe,
keeping his back from becoming
hot and sore. |
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When ordering, choose one of the four solid basic color blankets (brown,
blue, black, green) in
either style, standard or shaped. If you prefer a print saddle blanket,
or a color other than the four basic colors, e-mail or call us for our
current choice of print and solid-color fabrics.
There is an additional charge of $10.00 for print fabric, or for a solid
color
other than the four basic colors when ordering the free blanket that
comes with saddle purchase. There is no up-charge for
non-basic fabric choices on blankets purchased separately.
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Our saddle blanket
design evolves for fit and comfort!
When
we first started making bareback saddles, we realized that decorative
saddle blankets were a necessary accessory--not for padding, but to help
keep the underside of the saddle clean.
The bareback saddles are difficult to clean because of the leather
seat, but a blanket can just be thrown in the wash.
The blankets can also be a great way to accent the color of your
saddle, or your horse!
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Our
first blankets had a conventional straight top profile, like the one pictured
at left. These
worked fine under regular saddles, where the bars of the saddle press the
blankets to the horse's sides and the gullet of the saddle puts no
pressure on the top line of the blanket.
But
when we began using them with the bareback saddles, we found that they
wrinkled and bunched up behind or beneath the saddle, putting pressure on
the withers.
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The difference is, of course,
that in a bareback pad the rider's
weight presses the blanket down onto the topline of the horse, and a
straight blanket simply can't fit well under those circumstances.
So we redesigned the blankets, adding a large v-shaped gusset to
accommodate the withers and a smaller one in the back to keep the blanket
from pulling tight over the horse's hips, as shown.
To protect
your horse's back, our saddle blankets have no seam down the center.
And the gusset seams are placed so that they never press on the horse's
back.
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Our latest model, the shaped blanket,
which follows exactly the curves of our bareback saddle. A great
clean look.
Check out the smooth, tailored fit below! |
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At LittleJoe, kindness and originality always guide us
as we develop better products for you and your horse. |
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