I've had good luck by going to a company that made custom truck tarp covers
for grain trailers. We used the highest quality material available, and the
shop inserted grommets to lace the cover into place on the bottom of the body
of the dummy. It was durable, washable, had enough friction to keep the
stallion in place, and the horses seemed to get along with it just fine. Avoid
stitching along the sides that will abrade the horse's legs. The underlying
padding should be thick soft enough to cushion the stallion, but not so
"mushy" that he gets stuck up on the phantom. I've used layers of high density
foam, similar to that used in wrestling mats

Vaughn W. Henry
Springfield, IL 62703
217.529.1958 voice
217.529.1959 fax
(gift-estate.com/horse.html)


In a message dated 1/12/2009 7:01:53 A.M. Central Standard Time,
EquineRepro@yahoogroups.com writes:

Any suggestions on what type of material it is best to cover the body
of a mount with? I have heard so many thoughts with so many different
reasonings... Nylon, fleece, sheeps skin, duct tape? Our stallion
tends to climb with his front legs so I don't want them burned or
rubbed up. His dummy came with him, but I am a little tired of looking
at the worn out fleecy cloth cover and layers of duct tape that it came
with and need to recover the bottom with something I can disinfect
better anyway.




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