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Mayatex Saddle Blankets

There are so many theories on saddlepads and saddleblankets that we could write a 200 page book, without pictures! Being cowboy types, we like the idea of having whatever pad you need on the bottom and a nice Mayatex Navajo blanket on top. By doing this, we can interchange colors quite easily, so that we match whatever we need to match in the arena, without making traumatic changes to our equine's back; or our saddle fit. If we are at a 3 day show, we need 3 color changes that all complement the horse and rider. If we are at a team penning or all day roping, with a couple blankets and pads, I can keep any animal, and my jeans' legs, and our overall appearance fresh by removing the bottom pad if it becomes drenched with white foam. By doing this we save some life in both pad and blanket.

Some riders prefer to layer blankets rather than to use a pad on the bottom. Some riders prefer to sandwich a pad between a larger style blanket. Some riders sew a large blanket and Velcro the rear to help hold a filler pad in place. See, told ya there are lots of good ways to enjoy protecting your horse and saddle. 

Wear leathers are an option on most Mayatex blankets. Wear leathers become more important, the rougher your equestrian sport happens to be. The leathers take the beating that your woven fabric would have endured. There are basic wear leathers for great protection, and tooled leathers for the show ring. Cultured Cowboy will be tickled to add a horsehair tickler, or Montana Silver Conchos to your saddleblankets. You can see the Montana Silver trim by clicking here. Just let us know light or dark on the horsehair tassels. 

Mayatex is offering custom Embroidery now. Get your sponsor, your farm, your brand, your identity in front of others in a subtle manner. 

Cultured Cowboy knows there are different needs that require a variety of blankets. Whether you need a thinner saddle blanket to color up, or a thicker saddle blanket for adequate protection while pulling or roping, we're proud to help you find your best choice. Mayatex has upgraded the quality of their acrylic blankets - more wear resistant, but still not as gentle on your horse as Mayatex New Zealand Wool blankets.  Priced each, you can save $$$ in quantities. New Zealand wools are the best for immediate contact between saddle and horse, but they require more care than synthetics. Simply clean off the mud and grit, and briars, if any, between rides!  Don't let it cake up.  Cultured Cowboy cheats...we offer them all, in a variety of sizes and styles!

Cultured Cowboy has a large selection of blankets with more always coming in.   If you don't see colors you are looking for, give us a call toll-free at 1(866) 4 926 926 or e-mail us.  If your choice is not in stock, we will do our best to get it for you.  If you have an Arabian, check out our Arabian Saddle Blanket page.  To choose your own colors, Cultured Cowboy offers Custom Saddle Blankets.   Also be sure to browse through Cultured Cowboy's complete selection of Pleasure, Work, and Show Saddles & Tack. All are accessible from our home page www.culturedcowboy.com under the Horse and Rider subheading.   

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Saddle Blanket Care: Hand wash your best blankets in cold water. Use your fingers to work your water through the fibers as needed. Washing machines will tear your investments all apart! If you must use a detergent, use a very mild dish detergent, (Dawn dishwashing or Woolite), or the same mild shampoo you would use on your hair. Rinse with cold water. Using salty water will help set the colors on your brightest colored blankets. On show blankets with wear leathers, use much caution not to get the tooled wear leathers too wet. Tooling will dissipate when soaked. Dyes will bleed onto each other. SPOT WASH only what is dirty. (Use a bottom liner under you blankets to reduce sweat and grime.) Cultured Cowboy has TackyTack, and Mayatex and Supreme and Reinsman liners, any of them can be trimmed to fit your needs. Use Lexol on the wear leathers after cleaning to recondition your leather. Keep your leather conditioner at least 1/4 inch from the edges of your blanket's woven fabric. The conditioner will bleed into those edges. If you get too close, you can cause the leather's dye to bleed onto the woven fibers. If this happens, it will never come back out. Take your time.   NOTE: If you are using your blankets directly on the back of your horse, rather than with a bottom liner pad, Mayatex advises that even soaps made for fine wools can have surfactant residue left within the fibers. This surfactant will show itself at the next heavy sweating. 

On barn blankets, bottom blankets, or really every blanket, unless it really gets filthy (stinky): I'll rinse them off with a water hose and hang them over a wooden rail to dry in the sun. I can brush off the excess hair from Spring shedding with the same medium to soft horse brush or rubber curry that I use on my horse. If they get really muddy, use a pressure sprayer on your hose. Stand back & squirt! Pressure washers can damage the fibers. If it'll get down low enough use it, but be careful.  For more Info Click Here to the Saddle Blanket Care page.

Hand loomed & hand woven saddle blankets are woven from many pieces of threads twisted into many pieces of yarn. There is a warp and a weave. The warp strings are used for the weave yarns to go over and under. Sometimes an end may work loose. Just weave it back over and under till it's back in place. Try to finish with the ends on the bottom side if looks are important. If your dog gets to chewing off a corner, buy a new blanket. (Anybody else been here too?)

Yes, you can add your own wear leathers to your favorite saddle blankets you already own . Get a chap type leather. Cut to the size you like. Allow about 1/2 inch below the blanket edge for best protection. Extend from front to back more than the stirrup and tie strap will affect. You can get a good heavy thread, and pre-punching holes in line with an awl or ice-pick, about every 1/4 inch, then hand sew through it all.

Any more questions or comments? The answers might end up on this page soon! It is the answers to your questions that we use to make these comments.

God Bless you all!   CC

Ranger 2000 Blanket Let's start this page with a good economy blanket. The Mayatex Ranger 2000 saddle blanket is a good 30 x 60 inexpensive all around woven blanket. You can enjoy 12 popular colors. Use alone or layer several blankets as needed. Use them over the back of your couch or easy chair, or hang on a wall for home decor. Sew them together for pads, or pillows, or tote bags or purses. Acrylic Weft / Synthetic Warp. Tightly woven in bright colors. We have found that you can double this blanket off center for a longer length. Just keep it doubled under the bars of your saddle and you keep the protection you need.
OK, we know this blanket name can be confusing...	The style number is 1320. The size is 30 x 60.  The saddleblanket is named the Ranger 2000.
	1-Black,Cream, 2-Burgundy/hunter, 3-Black/Red 4-Hunter/Grey, 5-Royal/Black, 6-Maroon/Grey 7-Turquoise/Black, 8-Teal/Black, 9-Black/Cream, 10-Blue/Red/White, 11 Purple/Black, 12-Brown/Cream
Durable construction, tightly woven, and washable saddle blanket in one of our most popular designs. The center chevron pattern adds balance folded or not, looks good, and can accentuate a mandela, dream catcher, or family portrait.	1320  30x60  Ranger 2000 Blanket Choose your colors from the 12 color palates above and above left.  Compare at $21.00 - Our CC Price $16.99  Buy 6 for  only $92.99     Buy 24 assorted for $315.99
1331 Trail Boss Solid Blankets An oversized 36 x 34 economical blanket. For 2018, Mayatex improved the acrylic fiber fabric, and the weave so these solids look cleaner than ever before. They have a much more wool looking appearance & feel than the older 1330D. (Not so much separation between warp & weave now.) They wash better too! The Mayatex Trail Boss Solid is offered in 5 solid colors. Enjoy several popular colors. Use alone or layer several blankets as needed. Use them over the back of your couch or easy chair, or hang on a wall for home decor. Sew them together for pads, or pillows, or tote bags or purses. Acrylic Weft / Synthetic Warp. Tightly woven in bright colors. Great for art projects. With these Ranger solids, you can have a pair of stamped wear leathers added to your horse blanket.   3 lbs weight each.

1315 Drover Solid Blankets with Wear Leathers An oversized 36 x 34 economical blanket. For 2018, Mayatex improved the acrylic fiber fabric, and the weave so these solids look cleaner than ever before. They have a much more wool looking appearance & feel than the older 1330D Not so much separation between warp & weave now. They wash better too!  Choose from the colors below.    4 lbs weight
An economical horse blanket that is both washable and durable due to a tightly woven construction of acrylic and synthetic yarns.   Just a little heavier yarn than the Trail Boss.  4 lb weight.    1315 Drover   36x34  Solids  Choose your color.  Compare at $46.00 - Our CC Price $41.99 Buy 6 for  only $247.99     Mix & Match 24 for $793.99 Drover Solids are available in the following colors for your coordinated look:    32 - Teal;  33 - Turquoise;  77 - Tangerine;   85 Fandango Pink:  91 Lime Blast.

Mayatex Apache Blankets
An oversized 36 x 34 economical blanket with a most popular pattern. The Apache blanket by Mayatex is an economical acrylic show blanket. Durable and great looking. Tightly woven in your choice of 6 colors.

Large enough to cover most any under pad. Every color here is a winning color.  Colors: 2 - Tan Blend;  3 - Navy Blend;  4 - Red Blend;  5 - Purple Blend; 6 - Black Blend;  7 - Blue Blend.	1330E 36x34 Ranger Hogan Solids Choose your color.  Compare at $30.00 - Our CC Price $26.99  Buy 3 for  only $73.99     Buy 24 assorted for $381.99
Mayatex  Saddle Blankets can be made into Deluxe Wool Pads. - Add WFP to your Apache blanket     (example: 1454 Inca Trail color 2, WFP)  Your saddle pad now includes the Haymaker blanket with a heavy felt center, 100% Ultra Soft Wool fleece and Top Grain Wear Leathers.	WFP option -  Add only $72.00 each pad    Compare at $80.00 additional.

Ramrod Double Weave Blankets
Independently recommended as the best " working cowboy saddle blanket " for the money.  A thickened and oversized 32 x 64 working horse blanket. This blended acrylic fiber and the especially tight weaving makes this saddleblanket last and last. Durable and with a timeless look. Your choice of 12 colors.

1314K Kashmilon Solid Blankets
An oversized 36 x 34 economical blanket with "out-of-this-world" color! Kashmilon is a synthetic fiber that holds vibrant and bright color. An economical synthetic show blanket. Durable and washable. Tightly woven in your choice of 12 colors.

San Juan Solids
For those who demand perfection, Mayatex San Juan 100% New Zealand Wool solid horse saddle blankets offer a a flat "no-curl" hem at the edges. (See Insert below)  San Juan solid blankets come in a standard show skirt size, Style # 1314S, of 36 x 34. Or, the oversized, Style # 1314C 38 x 34. Each blanket color is marked with the size(s) available. (S for 36x34, C for 38x34) San Juan Solid saddle blankets are a step toward natural, with all the wonderful wicking and cooling properties of woven woolen blankets. All wear leather choices are available on the standard and oversized San Juans. There are San Juans in the Arabian, and Pony pages of our saddleblanket website too. From show blankets to trail blankets, the San Juan is one of the most versatile, good looking, woven saddle blankets made in this world.  

18S / 18C  Black 19S / 19C  Cream 20S / 20C  Hunter Gn 22S  Burgundy 23S / 23S  Sand 24S / 24C  Chocolate 28S / 28C  Red 29S / 29C  Purple 30S  Navy Blue 31S / 31C  Royal Blue

32S / 32C  Teal 67S  Coral 35S / 35C  Lime 71S / 71C  Mint Green 33S / 33C  Turquoise 68S  Honey 36S / 36C  Yellow 72S / 72C  Fushia 34S  Aubergine 70S  Kelly Green 37S / 37C  Orange 73S  Copper

75S / 75C  Sweet Pink 81S  Key Lime Ice 78S / 78C  Periwinkle Blue 84S  Peach Ice 76S / 76C  Aqua 82S  Lemon Ice 79S / 79C  Soft Turquoise 85S / 85C  Fandango Pink 77S / 77C  Tangerine 83S  Lavender Ice 80S / 80C  Crystal Blue Ice

27S  Buckskin	86S / 86C  Buttercup	25S / 25C  Chestnut Brown	39S  Dark Olive
26S  Fawn	90S  Grape Juice	91S / 91C  Lime Blast	88S  Raspberry
41S / 41C  Red Earth	89S  Sachet Pink	38S / 38C  Sage	87S  Soft Purple
1314C  38x34 San Juan Wool Saddle Blankets Choose your color.  Compare at $68.00 - Our CC Price $61.99  Buy 6 for  only $352.99		1314S  36x34 San Juan Wool Saddle Blankets Choose your color.  Compare at $65.00 - Our CC Price $58.99  Buy 6 for  only $332.99 Buy 24 Mix & Match for $947.99
Remember:       WFP option -  Add only $72.00 each pad (Wool fleece pad bottom with felt center and wear leathers shown in Apache Section above)		36x34 San Juan Solids with Stamped Wear Leathers Choose your color. Choose your Pattern. (Wear leathers shown in Ranger Solid Section above) Price includes blanket with sewn on stamped leathers. 1314MTLA - Acorn Stamp 1314MTLB - Basket Stamp 1314MTLF - Floral Stamp Compare at $98.00 - Our CC Price $90.99
Personalized Corner Plates
Personalize your Mayatex saddle blankets with your name, brand, riding club, rodeo event, logo, insignia, or award, on Laser Engraved Corner Plates. Laser engraving is also available on Private Label Standard Wear Leathers too. (Laser engraving begins at the rear of the wear plate and goes forward.)  Contact Cultured cowboy for more information.  If you have your "mark" we can place it on your "Trophy Blanket".

Custom Embroidery - Add personalization to either your saddle blanket or wear leathers.

Western Wool Felt Underpads