Bamboo fabric is an incredible fabric, relatively new, and considered by the textile industry to be a superior fiber and playing in a category of its own. Which is the reason we chose it as the fabric to make our horse blanket out of. Not only did it meet our requirement for a horse blanket fabric, but it is also environmentally friendly.    

Bamboo fabric excels in the following areas, making it very suitable for an equine blanket:

• Absorption and wicking of moisture away from the body - leaving horse dry much faster than the traditional fabrics used
• Incredibly soft to the touch - for both you and your horse
• Easy draping, which gets better after each wash
• Easy dying; it dries without mildew smell as it is naturally antibacterial. (I ran a test on my personal bamboo towel using it every day for a week and leaving it to dry in the bathroom, it never smelled.  Also Oprah wore a pair of socks for a week and had the audience smell them!)
• Wash and dry in the home machine! Great after a hard ride
• Splendid colors with a special luster, that are stain resistant
• High rupture-ability, stands abrasion - which in the case of our horse cooler means that it has much better chances of surviving when getting stepped on by the horse, or caught on a gate or anything else!
• Naturally antibacterial, even after washing*
• Easy on sensitive skin as it is not chemically treated*
• Highly elastic 
  
• Superior breathing ability (ideal for humid summers - or wet horses)

Bamboo - The Growth of the Ecologically Friendly Fiber:

• Bamboo growth has been measured at almost four feet in a twenty four hour period during the spring. 
• Bamboo may live up to 15 years depending on the species - on average, seven to ten years is very common.
• Bamboo is native to many countries, in Asia, Africa, North and South America.
• Bamboo supports a global economy.

* It's a common fact that bamboo can thrive naturally without using any pesticides. It is seldom eaten by pests or infected by pathogens. Scientists found that bamboo has a unique anti-bacteria and bacteriostasis bio-agent named "bamboo Kun".

Bamboo fiber has particular anti-bacteria natural functions and deodorization. It has been validated by the Japan Textile Inspection Association that, even after washing it fifty times, bamboo fabric still possesses excellent anti-bacterial qualities. The test results show that over 70% of the bacteria being incubated on bamboo fiber fabric died. Bamboo fiber's natural anti-bacteria function differs greatly from that of chemical antimicrobial agent's. The latter often tend to cause skin allergies when added to apparel.