Patent ID: 8302371
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A horse blanket allowing freer movement of a horse in use, the blanket comprising a generally rectangular piece of material with a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges, the blanket being split behind a concave neck portion from each side edge to a longitudinal center line thereof, into a front section and a rear section, the front and rear sections being connected together at the longitudinal center line of the blanket to define a flexible joint therebetween, which spans from side edge to side edge and about which the front section articulates relative to the rear section, the flexible joint being positioned, in use, at a location behind the horse's withers and between 2 to 6 centimeters behind where a pommel of a saddle would be properly positioned, such that the front section and the rear section can move relative to one another about the flexible joint in response to movements of the horse.