How to Make a New Strap for a Horse Blanket

Many horse owners purchase blankets for their horses to wear during the winter months along with sheets for spring and autumn use. Often this is done to keep their horses' coats to a summer length for showing and heavy exercise. Regardless of the reason or the manufacturer's claim of durability, if a horse wears a blanket for any length of time, repairs eventually will be needed. While there are many people who will clean and repair these blankets and sheets for you, this is a job that owners can easily do themselves.

Things You'll Need

  • Roll of nylon webbing
  • Ice pick
  • Scissors
  • Carpet or canvas needle
  • Heavy duty thread or dental floss
  • Seam ripper or razor blade
  • Measuring tape
  • Laundry soap
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Instructions

  1. Repairing blanket straps

    • 1

      Wash and dry the blanket, as it will be much easier to remove the old straps and attach new ones if you are not trying to work around manure that has become attached to them. You probably will need to use the large commercial machines at a laundromat instead of your family washer if the blanket is a heavy one. If the weather is good, dry the blanket on a clothesline or fence. Be careful of drying it in a machine as the heat often will ruin any weatherproofing the blanket may have.

    • 2

      Remove the old strap using either the seam ripper or razor blade to cut through the old stitching.

    • 3

      Remove any of the old strap's hardware for reuse.

    • 4

      Cut the nylon webbing to the length of the old strap and attach any hardware removed from the previous strap. If holes are needed in the new strap, heat the ice pick and push it through the nylon webbing in the desired locations.

    • 5

      Reattach the strap to the blanket using the carpet needle and heavy thread or dental floss to sew it into place.