▁around ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁h ind ▁legs ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁blank et ▁from ▁sli pping ▁side ways . ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁from ▁the ▁elements ▁Standard ▁horse ▁blank ets ▁are ▁commonly ▁kept ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁loose ▁in ▁a ▁st all ▁or ▁past ure ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁when ▁travel ing . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁weights ▁are ▁made ▁for ▁different ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁water - res istant ▁or ▁water proof . ▁ ▁Modern ▁materials ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁human ▁out door ▁wear ▁are ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁blank et ▁manufact ure . ▁ ▁Bl ank ets ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁hair ▁short . ▁ ▁If ▁horses ▁are ▁blank et ed ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁especially ▁if ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁light ed ▁area ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁grow ▁a ▁winter ▁coat . ▁Bl ank ets ▁also ▁protect ▁horses ▁that ▁are ▁kept ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁cli pped ▁hair ▁coat ▁for ▁show ▁purposes . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁horse ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁full ▁body ▁clip , ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁partial ▁" trace ▁clip ", ▁it ▁needs ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁blank et ▁kept ▁on ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁if ▁the ▁weather ▁is ▁cool ▁because ▁the ▁horse ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁natural ▁ins ulation ▁of ▁a ▁longer ▁hair ▁coat . ▁If ▁a ▁blank et ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁winter ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁a ▁winter ▁coat , ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁horse