Live Like Someone Blanket: Horses in Western Art

Live Like Someone Blanket shows Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open in graceful script above a painted scene of two bay horses rearing toward each other, and those words invite you to wander and take a chance. The line speaks to anyone who has felt the pull of open land and the freedom of an unlatched gate. It was made for horse lovers who keep a little wildness in their hearts.

Note: the pillow shown in the photo are for styling only and not included.

The print at a glance

The design is a collage of framed horse paintings set against warm, dusty backgrounds. At the center, two bay horses rise on their hind legs in a sunlit field, with their manes flying and their front hooves almost touching. Around them, smaller panels show a bay horse racing across a plain, a pair of black horses with their heads close together, a gray horse, a palomino head and a galloping herd kicking up golden dust. The script lettering sits above the central scene, and a thin brown border with a geometric pattern frames the whole piece. Together the panels feel like a Western sketchbook, where every horse has its own story and the whole collection moves with the same wild energy as the words above it.

Who it is for

This blanket is for riders, ranch hands and anyone who spends free time around horses. You may notice the bay horses first, then the black pair, then the galloping herd, and each one will catch someone who has trained, groomed or simply watched horses for years. Someone who loves the open country will read the phrase as a small reminder to take the long way home. It is also a natural choice for a friend who talks about horses all the time, because the collage gives them plenty to look at again and again on a slow weekend.

Occasions to use it

This throw suits a birthday, Father's Day or a holiday gift for a horse lover on your list. You can wrap it up for someone who has just bought their first horse or who has spent years at the barn. Many people will want it on their own couch in the evening, tucked over their knees while they read or watch the sunset through the window. Available as a Fleece Throw, Sherpa Throw, Fleece Blanket or Sherpa Blanket, it can be chosen to match the way you like to spend your quiet hours.