A horse blanket (10) allowing freer movement of a horse in use, comprises a generally rectangular piece of material (11) with a front edge (12), a rear edge (13) and two side edges (14, 15). The blanket (10) is split, from each side edge (14, 15) to the centre line (16) (shown as a dashed line) thereof, into a front section (17) and a rear section (18), the front and rear sections (17, 18) being connected together at the centre line (16) of the blanket (10) to define a flexible joint (19) therebetween, about which the blanket (10) articulates. The flexible joint (19) extends to a position (20, 20) to each side of the centre line (16). The flexible joint (19) is positioned, in use, at a location to the rear of the horses withers where the pommel of a saddle would be properly positioned. The articulation of the blanket (10) about the flexible joint (19) facilitates up and down movements, side to side movements, as well as twisting movements of the front section (17) relative to the rear section (18) in response to movements of the horse.
