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Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-16 5:59 PM This recipe needs to be a sticky because I get tired of posting it!
1 cup Ice Tight (or some other packing mud).
1/3 cup Iccathamol
1 TBS Epsom Salts
1 tsp Alum (pickling spice)
Mix in well ventilated area. Slap on bottem of foot. Put newborn baby diaper on and duct tape the crp out of it.
Change every 24 hours. The longest I have seen it take to work is 48 hours.
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| Detangler (close enough to the actual mix, lol):
1 pint Alcohol
3/4 cup baby oil
3 oz Alpha Keri (blue bath oil)
Mix all igrediants in spray bottle. Shake as you use. Start at the bottem and work your way up.
This takes out mats in the mane and tail better than any OTC product out there.
After you use it, you can then wash and condition since it does have alcohol in it.
Edited by Sidekicks Mom 2009-04-20 9:29 AM
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Location: The Land of OZ and TOTO! | Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-20 9:19 AM Detangler (close enough to the actual mix, lol):
1 pint Alcohol
3/4 cup baby oil
3 oz Alpha Keri (blue bath oil)
Mix all igrediants in spray bottle. Shake as you use. Start at the bottem and work your way up.
This takes out mats in the mane and tail better than any OTC product out there.
After you use it, you can then wash and condition since it does have alcohol in it.
I want a detangler that I don't have to washout, you have one of those. |
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| canchasenmom - 2009-04-20 9:10 AM Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-20 9:19 AM Detangler (close enough to the actual mix, lol):
1 pint Alcohol
3/4 cup baby oil
3 oz Alpha Keri (blue bath oil)
Mix all igrediants in spray bottle. Shake as you use. Start at the bottem and work your way up.
This takes out mats in the mane and tail better than any OTC product out there.
After you use it, you can then wash and condition since it does have alcohol in it.
I want a detangler that I don't have to washout, you have one of those.
You don't HAVE to wash it out. I never do, lol!
Some people freak out about the alcohol being in it and drying the hair.
I've never had a problem becuase I think all the oil counteracts the alcohol. |
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Location: NE | so is this the same stuff as the super green? |
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| staceylynnh - 2009-04-20 9:58 AM so is this the same stuff as the super green?
Super Green is in the liniment. |
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Location: TN | This isn't really a home remedy, but its cheap...lol. Theres a blue spray can in the ethnic hair isle, I forget the name of the stuff, but its an oil based spray. WORKS WONDERS. Just spray it in the mane and tail and the tangles come right out!! I use a ton of it. You can get it at the Dollar Store for a couple bucks (this is where I get all my grooming stuff!!! haha) |
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Location: NE | DDDDUUUHHHHHHHHHH! Guess I should read it a little better |
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Location: Oklahoma | Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-20 8:19 AM Detangler (close enough to the actual mix, lol):
1 pint Alcohol
3/4 cup baby oil
3 oz Alpha Keri (blue bath oil)
Mix all igrediants in spray bottle. Shake as you use. Start at the bottem and work your way up.
This takes out mats in the mane and tail better than any OTC product out there.
After you use it, you can then wash and condition since it does have alcohol in it.
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Location: ia | when i have to get out mane's and tails full of stickers, i use straight baby oil. they just come out so nice. i have been known to use motor oil and cooking oil in desperate times....lol. |
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Location: TN | Awesome thread idea Sidekicks Mom!! I wrote down your abcess recipe from the first post about it the other day and put it with my other important horse medical papers! |
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Location: hot, humid and dry...Gulf coast East of Houston.. | bumping up for more replies |
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Location: Arizona | Recipe for fly spray:
2cups ACV
1cup water
1 cup Avon's Skin So Soft bath oil
2tsp eucalyptus oil (or citronella oil)
mix up and put in spray bottle.
Fly Traps:
3cups water
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| For tail detangler, I use Wipe II fly spray. Spray fairly liberally, let it sit for a minute and it will comb right through any knots! |
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Location: Where the Wild Things Are | I am reading through these really great ideas then I see the ingredient ACV 
I am wracking my brain trying to figure out what the heck is ACV??!!
Then it hits me --
Apple Cider Vinegar
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Glad it hit you willie... it wasn't coming to me! Thx!
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for a body liniment i use rubbing alcohol
it also helps bring out the dirt and makes them shiney
i use regular vinegar and a lil bit of water for fly spray
right now we have those HUGE sticker burrs and my horses that are turned loose have them all over their manes and tails
they look like they have hair rollers
so i use WD40
just spray it on and they will fall off themselves
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Location: Mississippi |  Gonna bump this back up because I had to search through pages and pages to find this since my horse came up with an abscess today!!! |
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Location: TN | Anyone know the homemade fly,flea,tick, and mosquito spray for you and your horse that has Skin So Soft and Adam's Flea and Tick spray in it?
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | Just FYI...
You can save this thread in your "Favorites" on your internet browser... then all you gotta do is click on the thread, and poof... there it is. So far, after at least a couple of years of saving stuff... none of it has ever come up with an error page... and even if something gets added to the thread after you save it in your fav's... it will still be on the page that pulls up!
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Location: St Louis | tnmagnolia - 2009-04-22 12:17 AM Anyone know the homemade fly,flea,tick, and mosquito spray for you and your horse that has Skin So Soft and Adam's Flea and Tick spray in it?
i dont use the adams flea and tick b/c i am allergic to it. but i do have a home made remedy -
4 oz of skin so soft
4 oz of apple cider vinegar
4 oz of water
1 oz of Equine Science concentrated fly spray oils (cedarwood oil, citronella, eucalyptus, lemon grass, pennyroyal, peppermint and tea trea oil) I get this oil here brandenburgequinetherapy.com/herbs/2010/01/fly-spray-concentrate
this is my own mix. i spray my horses liberily and spray myself. i have also sprayed my dog. i think it works great and i dont have a reaction to it. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i put acv in water and bath them in it after a run on warmer days , i also use acv + sea salt as a leg rub after every run.......
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Location: Home of The Alberta Rose | Any one have any good and EASY recipes for homemade detanglers? I heard of one using aloe vera, water , conditioner and vinegar but can't seem to find it? Or if you have one of your own I would be interesred in it. Not really finding much on the web.  |
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Location: SC | i mix biosilk w cowboy magic. i use it daily and every 3 days i put in condoniter my horses mane and tail are so thick have to keep them braided when turn out or u will be fighting knots for an hour. infusion 21 leave in condoniter works pretty good on his tail not so much on his mane |
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Location: North Dakota | Silicone spray-the stuff in the garage-I've used it for years and haven't had any ill affects. BUT do not spray on the back-you're saddle will slip all over! It isn't greasy and doesn't attrack dirt like so many other items-plus it's cheaper than most too.-makes them real shiney! |
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Location: Southern Indiana | we use a mixture of baby oil, vinager and cowboy magic conditioner ( i think you could any kind). It works really well and it will take coacka-burs (sp??) out really easy. It also seems to help out horses mains and tails grow. SO used a mixture like this on show cattle to keep them shinny, soft and fluffy. |
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Location: MD | WinSomeSun91 - 2011-02-09 5:32 PM we use a mixture of baby oil, vinager and cowboy magic conditioner ( i think you could any kind). It works really well and it will take coacka-burs (sp??) out really easy. It also seems to help out horses mains and tails grow. SO used a mixture like this on show cattle to keep them shinny, soft and fluffy.
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Location: Wichita Falls TX | For just general maintenance we use Sho Sheen, and if we don't have that, we just mix any conditioner on hand with water and put it in the spray bottle. If there is a bad knot or cockle burrs, we use olive oil. |
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Location: Oklahoma | this is the best detangler ever. 1 part mouth wash 1 part conditioner(any kind) and 1 part baby oil. This stuff is amazing. Been using it for years. Keeps the little white things out of main and tail in the summer. Helps to keep the tangles out. It gives a beautiful shine. And believe it or not my horses hair is healthier, thicker and longer since using it. |
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Location: Iowa, LA | Do you guys always shampoo the mane and tail before applying or use it everyday? |
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Location: Minnesota | I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol |
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Location: In sunny Wisconsin | aquinnell - 2011-02-10 8:18 AM I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol
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I like that show sheen oil stuff...in the smaller bottle but it gets pricey... it reminds me alot of nice smelling mineral oil. Has anyone tried mineral oil instead for this?
just wondering....or should I be the first..LOL |
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32 oz spray bottle
11 oz Cowboy Magic Detangle and Shine
2 oz Show Sheen
fill the rest of the bottle w water, mix and spray.
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Location: Alma, AR | FYI - i tried a recipe from another thread that was 1/3 downy fabris softener, 1/3 showsheen, 1/3 water. the smell was FANTASTIC, but it left a massive filmy buildup and didn't really work detangling. as soon as it gets ABOVE freezing i am going to make some more only with less downy hoping it will work better.
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Location: PA |
i used creamy baby oil (dollar store) it works good in the mane and tail. |
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| I like to use the really strong conditioner that comes in with my boxes of Nice and Easy or Preference hair color.....I put some in a spray bottle and add enough water to be able to spray it and it works great and doesn't wash off in the rain much either. It will wash out if you are trying to wash it out or if it comes a flood but for regular rains it doesn't wash away. I love it and its free! |
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Location: North Dakota | Big Guy - 2011-02-10 8:33 AM aquinnell - 2011-02-10 8:18 AM I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol WD 40
I've tried WD40-it will work in a pinch but definitely leaves a film that eventually gets dusty and grimey.
That's when I found the silicone spray-no dirt, looks shiney and lasts a looong time with just one good dose. I think I used it the last time in November on my gelding and I can still finger comb through it-even with all the snow, ice and wind making all kinds of tangles. I'm not kidding-try it, you'll never use anything else ever again. Oh and I hardly ever wash my horses mane or tail.
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Location: Coffeyville KS | Used2B - 2011-02-10 9:14 AM I like to use the really strong conditioner that comes in with my boxes of Nice and Easy or Preference hair color.....I put some in a spray bottle and add enough water to be able to spray it and it works great and doesn't wash off in the rain much either. It will wash out if you are trying to wash it out or if it comes a flood but for regular rains it doesn't wash away. I love it and its free!
Boy what a idea, I will have to try it. Thanks
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Location: Jones, OK | IN A SPRAY BOTTLE MIX:
1 PART BABY OIL
1 PART CONDITIONER (I USUALLY BUY THE CHEAP KIND)
1 PART MOUTHWASH
3 PARTS WATER
I USUALLY BUY THE INGREDIENTS AT THE DOLLAR STORE BC I USE SO MUCH OF IT THERE IS NO REASON TO GO BROKE MAKING IT :)
IT SMELLS SWEET AND KEEPS THEIR HAIR SO SOFT AND SHINEY :) |
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Location: North Dakota | What kind of mouthwash? Is there a kind to stay away from? A certain "flavor"? |
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Location: South Georgia | Mouthwash is drying due to the alcohol.
Oils of any kind will attract dirt. |
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Location: the end of the rainbow | I like this stuff. http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-2225&tid=froogle&CATALOG_CODE=1X814&EID=X1814001&zmam=1460880&zmas=1&zmac=49&zmap=X1-2225
It's realatively cheap & lasts a long time. Works great & smells good. |
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Location: KY | I use Smooth n Shine, the reapair polisher, it's a gel, smells really good, doesn't make the hair greasy or gum up in it. I usually put a quater size in my hand and mist the mane lightly with water and work it in. I get it at walmart by the ethnic hair products.
Here's what it looks like
http://www.webplusbeauty.com/a1442000.html |
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Location: Down South Mississippi | I use these 2 products http://www.jeffersequine.com/fiebings-satin-sheen/camid/EQU/cp/13011/cn/2502/
http://www.jeffersequine.com/fiebings-detangler-shine-8-oz/camid/EQU/cp/F1-D2/cn/2502/
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| By far the BEST one out there. When I got Sidekick, his tail was one big mat. I tried EVERY detangler out there. His previous owner invented this and he also invented that Abcess mix that is so good. He was a chemical phycisist (sp) at one point so he knows how to mix things.
canchasenmom - 2009-04-20 9:10 AM Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-20 9:19 AM Detangler (close enough to the actual mix, lol):
1 pint Alcohol
3/4 cup baby oil
3 oz Alpha Keri (blue bath oil)
Mix all igrediants in spray bottle. Shake as you use. Start at the bottem and work your way up.
This takes out mats in the mane and tail better than any OTC product out there.
After you use it, you can then wash and condition since it does have alcohol in it. I want a detangler that I don't have to washout, you have one of those.
You don't HAVE to wash it out. I never do, lol!
Some people freak out about the alcohol being in it and drying the hair.
I've never had a problem becuase I think all the oil counteracts the alcohol.
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Location: Ft Worth TX | this is great for growing and detangling a mane and tail.
mix
15 oz of show sheen/ mane n tail conditioner (mix show sheen and conditioner half and half)
10 oz fabric sofener
5 oz olive oil
pour everything in a 30 oz spray bottle, shake often during use. |
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Location: Alma, AR | baurbaby - 2011-02-11 9:38 AM IN A SPRAY BOTTLE MIX: 1 PART BABY OIL 1 PART CONDITIONER (I USUALLY BUY THE CHEAP KIND) 1 PART MOUTHWASH 3 PARTS WATER I USUALLY BUY THE INGREDIENTS AT THE DOLLAR STORE BC I USE SO MUCH OF IT THERE IS NO REASON TO GO BROKE MAKING IT :) IT SMELLS SWEET AND KEEPS THEIR HAIR SO SOFT AND SHINEY :)
i mixed this up just moments ago and let me tell you, the smell is fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i bought the ingredients at the Family Dollar and i spent less than $10.
Baby oil: $2.25 (Family Dollar brand)
Conditioner: $1.25 (Suave Wild Cherry Blossom Big Bottle)
Mouthwash - $2.00 (Family Dollar Brand 1 Liter - Peppermint)
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Location: Oklahoma | the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :)
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| WD40 or a generic brand. The generic is not that expensize and also works well for what it is intended for.lol We use it only on mane and tail. Dont spray it on there backs or I doubt you can keep a saddle on. My husband the teamroper has always used this and we have never seen a side effect. |
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | Great Thread...I will be writing these down :) |
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Location: oklahoma | LMS - 2011-02-11 9:38 AM Big Guy - 2011-02-10 8:33 AM aquinnell - 2011-02-10 8:18 AM I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol
WD 40
That's when I found the silicone spray-no dirt, looks shiney and lasts a looong time with just one good dose. I think I used it the last time in November on my gelding and I can still finger comb through it-even with all the snow, ice and wind making all kinds of tangles. I'm not kidding-try it, you'll never use anything else ever again. Oh and I hardly ever wash my horses mane or tail.
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Location: TN | you know, it would be really cool if we could do a "cookbook" if we could get enough home remedies to make one! That would be awesome.  |
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Location: PA |
want your palomino to shine?.... baby shampoo and yellow original listerine. mix 2 parts shampoo 1 part listerine and wash your palomino, the gold will sparkle and the white will blind.
upset/sour horse tummy? think maybe you have ulcers? try a little bit of baking soda. (not for long term use and consult a vet if you think its ulcers)
need a liniment? rubbing alcohol
want to clean some silver on your tack? (if its not too tarnished) use a pencil eraser.
cleaning your leather tack? murphys oil soap - warm water - and scrub it (use an old toothbrush for tooling). dry - then apply neatsfoot oil to make it shine (will darken light leather)
your horse blanket filthy but hot water not cutting it? use baking soda
oops ran out of electrolytes - use some table salt to hold you over
fly spray- mix in spray bottle - 1 part acv - 1 part skin so soft - 1 part water and shake
detangler - i like the creamy baby oil from the dollar tree - or mix skin so soft and water.
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Location: North Dakota | freetorun - 2011-02-14 12:30 PM LMS - 2011-02-11 9:38 AM Big Guy - 2011-02-10 8:33 AM aquinnell - 2011-02-10 8:18 AM I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol
WD 40
That's when I found the silicone spray-no dirt, looks shiney and lasts a looong time with just one good dose. I think I used it the last time in November on my gelding and I can still finger comb through it-even with all the snow, ice and wind making all kinds of tangles. I'm not kidding-try it, you'll never use anything else ever again. Oh and I hardly ever wash my horses mane or tail.
The silicone spray we buy is at Walmart is a red and black can in the automotive section-didn't see a brand name but "silicone spray" is in larger letters. |
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Location: your guess is as good as mine | We use Listerine in our feed room in the summertime to keep out mosquitoes, flies, & moths...just pour it in a big spray bottle & spritz the feed room when we first go in at night. Smells better than commercial fly sprays & the best part is it doesn't matter if it gets on hay or feed.
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Location: Lexington, Ky | Dellas Speedy Devil - 2009-04-20 3:38 PM This isn't really a home remedy, but its cheap...lol. Theres a blue spray can in the ethnic hair isle, I forget the name of the stuff, but its an oil based spray. WORKS WONDERS. Just spray it in the mane and tail and the tangles come right out!! I use a ton of it. You can get it at the Dollar Store for a couple bucks (this is where I get all my grooming stuff!!! haha)
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| ropin2turnin3 - 2011-02-11 8:40 AM the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :) 1 part conditioner 1 part mouth wash 1 part baby oil
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Location: where dreams do come true | Leg Tightening Linament
(in a 1 gal jug mix)
1/3 - Listerine
1/3 - Rubbing Alchohol
1/3 - Absorbine
Homemade Poultice:
1) Mix Epsom salts with enough warm water to make a paste
2) Kaopectate mixed with enough flour to make a paste
3) Baking soda mixed with enough witch hazel to make a paste
4) Table sugar mixed with enough Betadine to make a paste
Sore/brusied soles:
Table sugar mixed with enough Betadine to make a paste (place in microwave 45 sec and let set 1 min before applying) Place mixture in soles cover with foil then with vet wrap
Colicing/tying up horse:
pour 1/2 cup of liquid Turpentine into a disposable cup and place cup under horses belly i ininto
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Location: tx | Remedies from the old guys-they work!
For cuts use 'unrefined honey' & wrap, once the wound stops seeping make a mixture of powdered sugar and water to make thick paste-and cover wound, do not wrap. You can actually see it healing every day! And there's no infection-honey has a natural antibiotic. Also, gave it to a filly in her feed, she ran a post in her-from the under side of girth area to all but coming out the front of her neck-it missed all arteries, put 1/4 to 1/2 cup of 'unrefined honey' in her feed-with in 30 days it was healed and hardly any scaring on the outside-the vet was blown away! Unrefined honey is honey that has not been processed it's not the honey you buy for on your biscuits..
Cider vinegar-can be used with heat & ice. For leg brace-old time racehorse people used this: cut a paper bag in strips or a leg wrap & soak it in 'Cider Vinegar' place it on the leg-cover with saran wrap, leg wrap, polo wrap. Will pull out all soreness. This is also good on human burns & bruises-it pulls out soreness & if done soon enough after a burn the burn will not blister and there will be no scarring.
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castor oil for scar tissue, wind puffs, can soak polo wrap and wrap it or paint on every day IT WORKS
clean trax, soak for abcesses, it kills the bacteria
white vinegar, use for unruly manes and tails
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Location: Driving, Grooming, or Saddling for a Kid! | I need a good linament to rub on my old man's legs after a run! |
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Location: Blissfully happy Giants fan!!! | So I used the conditioner, mouth wash and baby oil on my horse's tails and there has been an immediate difference. I love that remedy!!!! |
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Location: Alberta Canada | whenever one of my horses would come up with an abcess all i do is clean it out real good then mix sugar and iodine together and cover the inside of their foot and wrap with duck tape!! then re wrap every second day it draws it out quickly |
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| TThis is a great liniment that jzthoward gave me the recipe for ....
From : jzthoward |    | Here is my recipe for homeade linament. Best to sponge it on because in a sprayer the salt clogs it up. It is safe to wrap with and is GREAT for swelling or stocking up.
In a gallon jug put about 2 inches of epsom salt in the bottom, then add:
1 bottle white alcohol
1 bottle green alcohol
1 bottle witch hazel
1 bottle white vinegar
1 bottle absorbine
1-2 tsp alum(find in the spice section of grocery store/walmart)
Fill the rest of jug with water and shake well before each use.
If you don't shake it well you will see some salt residue on your horse but it won't hurt anything.
This linament is pretty much all I use except for bigeoil and bigeoil gel.
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Location: North Dakota | So is there a homemade hoof oil/conditioner out there? For dry hooves? |
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | I really like the Melaleuca Tea Tree products, and try to use them instead of chemicals as much as possible... here are a few of the recipe's that I like~
Dry Cracked Hooves
Mix one ounce of Sol-U-Mel blended into 32 ounces of water in a spray bottle. This is a very effective spray for dry hooves. Spray the hoof walls and soles area twice a day until symptoms improve, then spray as needed to maintain.
Fly Control for Stall Area/Trailers
This is a strong solution for the worst part of fly season.
2 Tablespoons Tough and Tender
2 capfuls of Renew Bath Oil
1/2 capful of Sol-U-Mel
5-10 drops of T36-C5 Tea Tree Oil
32 ounces of water
Combine in a spray bottle. Spray barn area, hallways, feed rooms, or the interior hauling compartment in your horse trailer. Spray everyday for one week to establish a base of the oil on surfaces... spray once or twice per week to maintain effectiveness. This works on face flies, horse flies, and black house flies. (I keep a bottle by my backdoor to spray before I go inside... ) The more you use this the more effective it is at keeping the area free of flies.
You can also mix 1/4 cup of Tough and Tender with 1/4 cup of Sol u Mel and 1/4 cup of Renew bath oil in a gallon of water. This spray is more effective the more you use it because the oil accumulates over time so you need to have some patience in the spring. You have to start off spraying more often. This mix can also be used to repel bugs off of you. Don't use this spray near the eyes.
Fly/Mosquito/Tick/Gnat Repellant
Mix 1/3 of a bottle of T36-C5 with 32 ounces of water in a spray bottle. It is very effective insect repellant and costs approximately $2 per bottle as opposed to $10 for most chemical fly solutions.
Horses have been known to have allergic reactions to mosquito saliva. You can load a horse with the diet supplement ProVex until the symptoms improve, then administer a maintenance dose to manage the condition.
Girth Itch and Rain Rot
Fill a 16 ounce bottle with water and 2 teaspoons of Nature's Cleanse. Spray this on areas that are affected by girth itch, rain rot, or other fungicidal or pesticidal skin irritations. No rinsing is necessary. Two applications will usually completely clear up even serious problems.
Thrush
Two teaspoons of Nature's Cleanse combined with 16 ounces of water is a very effective treatment for minor thrush. In more severe cases, increase the Nature's Cleanse to 3 teaspoons with the 16 ounces of water. Spray on the hoof sole and wall twice per day. Soaking for 30 minutes for more severe cases. In 48 hours there should be no sign of thrush. To prevent the return of thrush or for dry hoofwalls and heels, spray with this mixture when the hoof is trimmed or cleaned. This will instantly deoderize the smell of thrush.
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Location: Kansas | I am borrowing this from our local riding organization. "NEKSAG"..these are posted on their homepage. I have tried a few of these recipes...especially the first one.. (works great). Other nifty ideas below.
*To remove manure stains*
1 bottle of rubbing alcohol
1 bottle of water
1/8 cup of GREEN Palmolive Dish Soap
(HAS to be the GREEN one!!!!)
Mix in a spray container -Spray on the manure stain spot then wipe with a damp well wrung out sponge.
Rinse sponge clean and wipe again. The stain should come right out. If it is REALLY bad you might need to apply the remover once more. I made up this recipe after guessing what was in an expensive store product and we used this on two pure white geldings for years before their shows - it worked like magic!
You must rinse your sponges nice and clean as you go though, a dirty sponge
on a white spot will leave a yellow tinge!!
*Homemade Show Sheen Recipe*
1/4 (one quarter) cup hair conditioner
1/4 (one quarter) cup baby oil
2 tablespoons vinegar (to keep flies away, this is optional)
1/4 (one quarter) cup water
Mix and use as you would any other store-bought spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #1*
Mix equal parts of the following:
Cider Vinegar
Dawn Blue dish soap *
Water
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #2*
Mix the following:
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Dawn dish soap (blue, not ultra) *
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
***NOTE: Dawn Dishwashing does contain formaldehyde. If you wish to substitute a non-formaldehyde dish soap, this would work just as well. Lemon Brite is one. *Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #3*
2 cups white vinegar
1 cup Avon Skin So Soft (Bath oil)
1 cup water
1 tablespoon eucalyptus oil
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray. Homemade Mane & Tail Detangler*
Calgon Bath Oil Beads (dry); Water
Mix the Calgon with water - one part Calgon to three parts water. Store in a spray bottle. It will help recondition your horse's mane and tail. It also works well on knots. Apply liberally and work the knot out with a comb or stiff brush. Homemade Saddle Soap*
2 bars of glycerin soap (available at Bath & Body Works)
¼ cup milk
1/3 cup Lexol Leather Conditioner
Place all ingredients in microwaveable plastic container. Microwave until goopy and stir well. Smooth out the top and place in the freezer for several hours until hardened. unscented/scented and dyed glycerin soap works fine. *Sweet Feed Apples*
3 apples
1 cup sweet feed
1/2 cup Molasses
Core and Slice apples into approximately 1/2 inch slices. Set aside on wax paper. In a bowl mix sweet feed and molasses thoroughly. Spoon sweet feed mixture into the center of each apple slice. Refrigerate until firm. *Horse Cookies*
1 cup Margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bran
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced apples
Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, bran and baking soda, and blend into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, carrots and apples. Drop by spoonfuls onto un-greased baking
sheets and bake in a moderate oven (350 F - 190 C) for 10 - 12 minutes, until lightly browned. This makes about 4-dozen cookies. *Wound Care*
A past buyer of these instructions gave me this recipe for treating superficial wounds and less severe cuts. I have not personally tried it, but she has!
Mix equal parts:
Skin So Soft by Avon (to keep away bugs)
Listerine Mouth Wash (to kill germs)
Then just spray onto the affected area. She says it works like a charm helps heal things much faster.
*A few other tips*: Use Dawn dishwashing detergent the original blue formula, not ultra, to bathe your horse. It works great, makes him shine,and is really cheap! Faster Bathing Idea: When I give my horses baths, I mix my shampoo w/ a little water in a big spray bottle. Then, after I wet them down, I take my spray bottle in one hand, and my soft rubber curry in the other (the pink soft Grooma works great). I can spray on the soap and scrub them all over in record time without all the bending and soapy water running up my arms. Note: Do NOT spray the soap directly on their faces. When giving your horse a soap bath, rinsing with white vinegar will help to
remove the soap. Vinegar will also serve as a fly repellent. Put half a cup of fabric softener and pine cleaner in a small bucket of hot water. Wring out a rub rag in this mixture and use it to remove dust, dirt and germs from the coat. This solution will also soften the coat and leave a great shine. Be very careful so not to get in eyes, ears, etc. You may want to test this on a small spot in case of irritation, but I have never had any problems with this.
Equal parts vinegar and water will take out ma nure stains. It is VERY important for white & gray horses.
A little baby oil in warm water is a good cleaner for the under tail area of a mare. It cleans them and softens the area. It is REALLY good for dirty mares.
Use a five-gallon bucket for saddle racks. Take the handle off and nail them to the wall with a few nails on the inside of the bucket so the opening faces out. They keep the saddle in the correct position and the "cubby" inside makes a wonderful place to stash your grooming gear! *To Cover Scars and Bite Marks* Cover scars and bite marks with an oil pastel stick or artist chalk. |
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| Anyone have a good remedy for a hoof pack or something for a horse with sore/stinging feet? |
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Location: PA |
try this one... it was a page back..
Sore/brusied soles:
Table sugar mixed with enough Betadine to make a paste (place in microwave 45 sec and let set 1 min before applying) Place mixture in soles cover with foil then with vet wrap |
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Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee | ropin2turnin3 - 2011-02-11 9:40 AM the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :) 1 part conditioner 1 part mouth wash 1 part baby oil
Wow, just mixed up some and it smells incredible!!!
I used 1 part conditioner & 1 part water because my conditioner was kinda thick. Then added 1 part baby oil and 1 part yellow mouthwash. I labeled my bottle "Super Secret Stuff" and I hope noone runs off with it here at the ranch, LOL!  |
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Location: SC | i use 1 part water 1 part cheap conditioner and 1 part baby oil from the other remedy and man did it work better than anything i have tried |
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Location: Texas | wyodrumrunner - 2011-03-14 12:05 PM ropin2turnin3 - 2011-02-11 9:40 AM the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :) 1 part conditioner 1 part mouth wash 1 part baby oil Wow, just mixed up some and it smells incredible!!!
I used 1 part conditioner & 1 part water because my conditioner was kinda thick. Then added 1 part baby oil and 1 part yellow mouthwash. I labeled my bottle "Super Secret Stuff" and I hope noone runs off with it here at the ranch, LOL!
I also mixed this up and added a little fabric softener for good measure .. I used it on my 3 yr old gelding who has a super thick mane and an ok tail. He always has so many tangles and his mane and tail look dull all of the time, and dry. Anyway I used this stuff and it worked great. It made his mane so smooth and soft. He is sorrel so I couldn't visibly see any dirt build up, but didn't feel any either. 2 days after I put this in his mane I brought him in to brush him and there were hardly any tangles and his mane and tail were still soft and smooth. LOVE this stuff and will use it from here on out. |
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Location: North of where I want to be | When I worked for the vet we used "sweat" ........it was the single best thing in the world for sore legs**** warning...wear gloves****
Dmso
Furazone
Rubbing alcohol or witchhazel
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | The recipe I remember for furazone sweat:
30 cc DMSO
30 cc liquid Nitrofurazone (salve comes in a black jar, set in a warm place to liquify, but do not actually heat up or microwave, just sit in the sunshine or on the truck dash until it is soft enough to suck up into a syringe to measure)
1 Packet powdered Azium
Wash leg with castile soap to remove any residue left on the leg from liniments, medications, or fly spray. Apply sweat with a soft brush or gloved hand. Wrap in plastic wrap/cotton quilt/standing bandage. 12 hours on 12 hours off.
DO NOT APPLY ANY OTHER LINIMENT OR MEDICATION TO LEG WITHOUT WASHING THOROUGHLY WITH CASTILE SOAP!!!! |
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Location: MO | love, love, love the baby oil, conditioner and mouth wash detangler!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Look Mama I'm goin fast!!! | Bacon grease is great for dry cracked hooves!! My farrier told me about it! |
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| to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn!
but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings...
mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil!
works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help! |
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| zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 10:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help!
on the cleaning solution, what amounts
(I would have to wash them after, I don't think it is safe to not rinse)
but I can try it, just equal amounts of the three ?
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| Tennbarrelracer - 2011-05-05 6:19 PM
zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 10:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help! on the cleaning solution, what amounts
(I would have to wash them after, I don't think it is safe to not rinse)
but I can try it, just equal amounts of the three ?
I was told by the lady that I learnt this from that it just moisturizes and disinfects, she never rinses and she has never had a problem. I have not rinsed b4 and he was fine, but i usually do rinse (and as disturbing as it is he like it when I put water up there at anytime haha )
your baby oil should already have aloe in it, and just a splash of baby oil. pretty simple remedy! |
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Location: Alma, AR | HustleNFlo - 2011-04-02 6:54 AM When I worked for the vet we used "sweat" ........it was the single best thing in the world for sore legs**** warning...wear gloves****
Dmso
Furazone
Rubbing alcohol or witchhazel
if ANYONE knows the amounts please post
i will add that if the amounts are wrong between the DMSO and Furizone it will blister their legs.
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Location: Alma, AR | WD-40 is good for scrapes and minor cuts and great to spray on hooves as well. |
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Location: Somewhere between genius and insanity | cavyrunsbarrels - 2011-03-09 4:39 PM So is there a homemade hoof oil/conditioner out there? For dry hooves?
My farrier told me to use corn oil. Said to put it in a container, just like any other hoof paste and paint it on with a brush. He said it works just as good, if not better than the expensive stuff. |
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Location: Where I need to be | This started out as a home remedy for people with chronic sinus conditions. Oregano oil works great to keep you from getting a sinus infection. My mare recently came up lame on the right front. Head bobbing lame. Anyway I pulled out the nail and cleaned the sole of her foot. I then filled the nail hole with oil of oregano. Today she was good to go. All the soreness was gone. I still gave her a tetnus shot, but thought it was amazing that the lamness was gone. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | is it true you can add corn oil to grain to help a horse gain weight? are their any other homemade ways to help add weight to a horse? |
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| LMS - 2011-04-02 12:14 AM really, you all are mixing stuff????-really just trust me-go buy a can of silicone spray-it really does work-ummmmppphhh (that's a long exhale from my nose :) try it you won't be disappointed)
It may work but silicone dries the hair out. |
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| zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 9:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help!
I would never wrap one without cotten sheeting between the skin and the Saran Wrap. The plastic wrap simply pinches and binds too easily and can cause a wrap bow if you aren't careful. |
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Location: North Dakota | SKM - 2011-05-12 11:31 AM LMS - 2011-04-02 12:14 AM really, you all are mixing stuff????-really just trust me-go buy a can of silicone spray-it really does work-ummmmppphhh (that's a long exhale from my nose :) try it you won't be disappointed) It may work but silicone dries the hair out.
Yes a little, I've used it for 5+ years and never had a severe problem, I do have one horse that switches his tail terribly when the flies are out and will break off his tail. I find that the fabric softener etc leaves a grimey build up and *gasp* I hardly EVER wash a tail or mane, it's just something I don't do very often. The silicone helps keep the junk from collecting in their hair. HOWEVER, becareful, I've had a few slippery rein incidents if you spray the mane about the same time as you bridle. Those of you that are mane/tail challenged like me try the silicone every now and then, it really does work to get a nice look in a hurry.
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| LMS - 2011-05-12 10:47 AM SKM - 2011-05-12 11:31 AM LMS - 2011-04-02 12:14 AM really, you all are mixing stuff????-really just trust me-go buy a can of silicone spray-it really does work-ummmmppphhh (that's a long exhale from my nose :) try it you won't be disappointed) It may work but silicone dries the hair out.
Haha! That comment about the rein problem reminds me of when my dad would use Armorall on the gas and brake pedals when he would detail his truck.
I can't tell you how many times I almost wrecked because of that when I was growing up. |
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| SKM - 2011-05-12 11:35 AM
zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 9:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help!
I would never wrap one without cotten sheeting between the skin and the Saran Wrap. The plastic wrap simply pinches and binds too easily and can cause a wrap bow if you aren't careful.
I always wrap a cotton sheet inbetween the skin and the saran, I just forgot to add it in my post.  I use a cotton pillow wrap, one of the thin ones then the saran, then I wrap with my no bows. Once I take them off i like to cold hose for 15-20 mins as well after. |
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Location: sunny arizona | Coop - 2011-03-10 9:11 PM Anyone have a good remedy for a hoof pack or something for a horse with sore/stinging feet?
this IS GREAT FOR WOUNDS.. SPRAY WITH APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.. PUT BLACK PEPPER IN PALM OF YOUR HAND AND APPLY TO WOUND.. KEEPS FLYS OFF AND HEALS FAST.. |
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Location: Not sure yet | aquinnell - 2011-02-12 8:38 AM I may have to try some of these!! Im sick of un-knotting manes lol
Doo Gro it is for Ethnic hair but it works excellent on mane and tails. Just a little bit goes along way. It also helps prevent brakeage. And it does not make the horses hair oily but it with on cocasion hair if ya use more than a pea size. |
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Location: Not sure yet | ghost rider - 2011-02-17 11:53 AM We use Listerine in our feed room in the summertime to keep out mosquitoes, flies, & moths...just pour it in a big spray bottle & spritz the feed room when we first go in at night. Smells better than commercial fly sprays & the best part is it doesn't matter if it gets on hay or feed.
We also keep a bottle outside the doors we use at the house to keep bugs from getting in when we open the door.
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| Here's one for bad cuts or proud flesh..
Osha Root (you can buy at any herb store or some drug stores)
1 Osha Root
3 Cups of water
Bring to a rolling boil for 30 minutes. Doesnt have the best smell.
Let cool add to a spray bottle and spray the area 3 times a day. Heals wounds fast and kills proud flesh Ive had very little scaring after using this.
You can use the boiled root to repel spiders buy living it in a window seal or throw under your home our out in the barn. |
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| Fly Spray
1 22 oz spray bottle
3 oz of Permethrin (you can get it at most feed stores or Ace Hardware)
1 Tablespoon of dawn dish soap
1 cup vinger
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| Rain Rot
This isnt home made but I learned the hard way last year with expensive meds that didnt work.
Underwoods horse medicine had that stuff killed in 1 week.
Also awesome for cuts and scratches.
http://underwoodhorsemedicine.com/ |
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Location: West Texas | goin4broke - 2011-03-09 7:38 PM
I really like the Melaleuca Tea Tree products, and try to use them instead of chemicals as much as possible... here are a few of the recipe's that I like~
Dry Cracked Hooves
Mix one ounce of Sol-U-Mel blended into 32 ounces of water in a spray bottle. This is a very effective spray for dry hooves. Spray the hoof walls and soles area twice a day until symptoms improve, then spray as needed to maintain.
Fly Control for Stall Area/Trailers
This is a strong solution for the worst part of fly season.
2 Tablespoons Tough and Tender
2 capfuls of Renew Bath Oil
1/2 capful of Sol-U-Mel
5-10 drops of T36-C5 Tea Tree Oil
32 ounces of water
Combine in a spray bottle. Spray barn area, hallways, feed rooms, or the interior hauling compartment in your horse trailer. Spray everyday for one week to establish a base of the oil on surfaces... spray once or twice per week to maintain effectiveness. This works on face flies, horse flies, and black house flies. (I keep a bottle by my backdoor to spray before I go inside... ) The more you use this the more effective it is at keeping the area free of flies.
You can also mix 1/4 cup of Tough and Tender with 1/4 cup of Sol u Mel and 1/4 cup of Renew bath oil in a gallon of water. This spray is more effective the more you use it because the oil accumulates over time so you need to have some patience in the spring. You have to start off spraying more often. This mix can also be used to repel bugs off of you. Don't use this spray near the eyes.
Fly/Mosquito/Tick/Gnat Repellant
Mix 1/3 of a bottle of T36-C5 with 32 ounces of water in a spray bottle. It is very effective insect repellant and costs approximately $2 per bottle as opposed to $10 for most chemical fly solutions.
Horses have been known to have allergic reactions to mosquito saliva. You can load a horse with the diet supplement ProVex until the symptoms improve, then administer a maintenance dose to manage the condition.
Girth Itch and Rain Rot
Fill a 16 ounce bottle with water and 2 teaspoons of Nature's Cleanse. Spray this on areas that are affected by girth itch, rain rot, or other fungicidal or pesticidal skin irritations. No rinsing is necessary. Two applications will usually completely clear up even serious problems.
Thrush
Two teaspoons of Nature's Cleanse combined with 16 ounces of water is a very effective treatment for minor thrush. In more severe cases, increase the Nature's Cleanse to 3 teaspoons with the 16 ounces of water. Spray on the hoof sole and wall twice per day. Soaking for 30 minutes for more severe cases. In 48 hours there should be no sign of thrush. To prevent the return of thrush or for dry hoofwalls and heels, spray with this mixture when the hoof is trimmed or cleaned. This will instantly deoderize the smell of thrush.
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| The best thing I have found for proud flesh is to scrub it until it bleeds with soap/water/betadine. Hose it clean then pack with Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. Wrap tightly with cotton quilts and standing wraps. Works great!!!! |
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Location: MO | I have been using new motor oil on my horses hooves.....so far so awesome. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | just tryed this use $1 hair spray or gel mixed with a little baby oil for braiding/baning instead of the quickbraid or mane and tail braid |
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| goldy8988 - 2011-06-27 12:16 PM
just tryed this use $1 hair spray or gel mixed with a little baby oil for braiding/baning instead of the quickbraid or mane and tail braid
OH I love quickbraid,,
how much baby oil did you mix in ?
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | just a little was I kind of experimenting as the orschlens doesnt carry quick braid or anything, i dident want to drive 30 minutes to a tack store and i only had a few hrs free to see if i could still do the diamond pattern in manes, so i went to the dollar store and got medium hold pump hair spray and added maybe a cap of baby oil you probly dont need to even add the baby oil but i figured it would keep it from flaking and add a little shine. i just used enough oil in the gel to make it easy to put on the roots and ends when i was done to keep a clean look. really wish i would have taken a picture. |
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Location: BFE, NE Oklahoma | i TEND TO USE COWBOY MAGIC BUT IN A PINCH wd-40 WORKS GREAT!!! |
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Location: BFE, NE Oklahoma | OK I have been reading thru this and does anyone have a good home remedy for rope or string burns on the back of the front foot. we just thought we had all the hay strings picked up and still haven't found it. I have been spraying his foot down really well 2X a day and pitting pink crud on it but it just isnt healing as quick as I know it can.
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Location: BFE, NE Oklahoma | doesn't that urn? |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | does it have t be the apple cider vinager with the mother or is cheap stuff ok? |
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Location: SE MI | goldy8988 - 2011-06-30 8:59 AM does it have t be the apple cider vinager with the mother or is cheap stuff ok?
I use the cheap stuff, and it works.. And to the poster above, no, it doesn't seem to burn. |
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Location: Queen of Yesteryear ~ Oklahoma Outback | Make your own waxed thread/speedy stitcher string....in the fabric notions dept (Walmart of course) they sell a sml round plastic box of beeswax....it has slots to run your thread or string thru to coat with the bwax... take the string from your feed sack tops and draw it thru the slots multiple times, then roll up the newly waxed string on a spool or old pill bottle...
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| I have a older mare who is very sentitive to flies....I feed her a supplement with garlic in it & this year I am using Spalding fly predator, which has helped the flies over all. She is on an acre of pasture and when in her pen I keep it clean. The problem is the few flies around go right to her front legs and make them bleed and swell up :( Does anyone have a home remedy like maybe a paste I can put on her legs to keep the bitten flies away!! |
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | bambigirl - 2011-07-10 1:38 PM I have a older mare who is very sentitive to flies....I feed her a supplement with garlic in it & this year I am using Spalding fly predator, which has helped the flies over all. She is on an acre of pasture and when in her pen I keep it clean. The problem is the few flies around go right to her front legs and make them bleed and swell up : ( Does anyone have a home remedy like maybe a paste I can put on her legs to keep the bitten flies away!!
1- 20 ounce bottle Aloe Vera Gel (I use generic)
1 -12 ounce bottle of EXTRA THICK hand lotion (any cheap kind will work, thicker the better) OR 1 large tube of Corona salve (lotion is cheaper and works just as good)
4 ounces of Hydrocortizone CREAM
4 ounces of triple antibiotic CREAM
1 ounce of oil of citronella (ask for this at the pharmacy, if you cannot get it, you can use 2T of Skin so soft bath oil)
Mix this stuff all together and put back in one of the large bottles (if you get one with a pump on it, all the better) slather this on the effected areas twice a day... the flys tend to pick on skin that is extra dry, because dry skin is easier pickin's to them... if you keep this on the parts that are oozing, leaving a thick scum over it, it will help heal whats there, and prevent more bites from happening.
I have a horse that is also extremly allergic to fly bites and mosquito saliva. His midline was raw most of the time from so much torture from the bugs... I've been using this all summer and he is good to go... still not much hair regrowth, but he's not raw and oozing either. I sure hope this will help your mare!!!
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| Iam using acv and pepper and it is working really good. The only bad thing is I can't keep it on her legs....so your stuff sound like it will stay on better....thank you very much....... |
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Location: MN | For dry cracked hooves mix equal parts pine tar, turpentine and linseed oil. Brush on 2-3 times a week...making sure to brush it well into the hairline. |
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Location: Texas | canrunner - 2011-06-29 10:37 PM OK I have been reading thru this and does anyone have a good home remedy for rope or string burns on the back of the front foot. we just thought we had all the hay strings picked up and still haven't found it. I have been spraying his foot down really well 2X a day and pitting pink crud on it but it just isnt healing as quick as I know it can.
I know for people, hemeroid (spelling?) ointment works to take the burn/soreness out.... |
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Location: IOWA, still waiting on the short bus!! lol | I like to use wd-40 on the feet to tuffen them up, just spray on the bottom before you ride,
I dont use it all the time, but have had good luck,
also us wd for cockaburs, takes them out of tails,
without pulling alot of hair out,
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Location: Missouri | Home Remedy for deep cuts that are difficult to apply stiches in:
I have seen and personally used this many times and have recommended it to many of my friends and seen it work on their horses as well.
1. 8oz Vaseline (or cheaper kind) - Keeps the wound free of dirt and moisture while it heals.
2. 8oz Honey
3. 8oz Adolf's Meat Tenderizer (eliminates proud flesh and keeps it from forming)
4. 8oz Cod Liver Oil (found in the baking/spices isle)
Stir all these together and use gloves. The cod liver oil will stick in your skin for a while if you are not careful. Clean wound good with cool water and apply using a soft bristle paint brush. Apply every day for five days. Do not wash once applied. After 5 days rinse out and start the process over. Do not wrap! The wound will start to heal from the inside out and leave no scar and no white hairs.
I had a red roan mare that got ran into a fence. She had sliced her leg from her hock down into her hoof all the way around. It was a flab of skin just hanging on. I wrapped that one piece for a small while to give it a chance to reconnect. Applied this everyday. Never once saw a vet and she healed with a single scar! Can't even tell the incident had occured.
It smells horrid, but it really does work and recommend it to anyone with a nasty cut.
I have also heard that WD-40 works wonders if sprayed on sore muscles. Haven't tried it yet! |
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Location: Oklahoma | For THRUSH (in the hooves), use straight Tea Tree Oil. Be sure to get a PURE concentrated brand - not the cheap stuff.
Kills the thrush in a matter of days.
If the thrush is in a hard to access area (i.e. down in a crack or side of the frog), I fill a little 1 cc syringe (WITHOUT a needle attached) and squirt the Tea Tree Oil into the crack. The tip of the small syringe fits into hard to access places very nicely.
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| get some reducine. its mess but get a small paint brush and brush his soles and frog. works great. |
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Location: CA | bambigirl - 2011-07-10 1:38 PM I have a older mare who is very sentitive to flies....I feed her a supplement with garlic in it & this year I am using Spalding fly predator, which has helped the flies over all. She is on an acre of pasture and when in her pen I keep it clean. The problem is the few flies around go right to her front legs and make them bleed and swell up : ( Does anyone have a home remedy like maybe a paste I can put on her legs to keep the bitten flies away!!
Brewers Yeast will keep biting flies, mosquitoes and ticks away. :) just top dress your feed.. they eat it up. Works on dogs with flea problems too. I |
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| For Summer itch-- or "Scratches"--
Purchase HiYield Captan Rose Fungus powder.
Mix it just like it says on the can--
Wet the horses skin-- and then brush in the mixture.
The problem will be gone quickly..
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| SKM - 2009-04-20 9:17 AM Since I get tired of posting the abcess cure, I thought a thread for home remedies that work was in order. I'll start:
Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-16 5:59 PM This recipe needs to be a sticky because I get tired of posting it!
1 cup Ice Tight (or some other packing mud).
1/3 cup Iccathamol
1 TBS Epsom Salts
1 tsp Alum (pickling spice)
Mix in well ventilated area. Slap on bottem of foot. Put newborn baby diaper on and duct tape the crp out of it.
Change every 24 hours. The longest I have seen it take to work is 48 hours.
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| rodeolife - 2011-12-22 3:18 PM where the heck do you get iccathamol and alum??? Iccathamol from TSC or feed store, its the black drawing type salve Alum from grocery store, in the baking section for canning pickles etc,,,
ETA: I made a batch and done 1 hoof 3 or 4 days (can't remember exactly)
cleaned, applied, wrapped, repeated every 24 hours
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Location: Buried under a mountain of homework.... | Anybody have anything for winter use on Rain rot? I am assuming that is what this is... Patches of about an inch with no hair left and a scaly, dry look to the skin...We have some fungicide and it works but takes days and it is a bit pricey...I tried Listerine to the sites watered down some and bathed them in it before it got cold...But just wanted something for spots. It is not ring worm.. Just thought I would add that, some are in lines not always circular patches...I think they rub on the fence or trees and cause these but not sure...
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Location: Ozark, Missouri | Some people use Lotrimin. |
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Location: Buried under a mountain of homework.... | I think I might try it today...Some of the spots have gotten hair back but the others just seem really slow...
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Location: Buried under a mountain of homework.... | Found a leave in conditioner at Wal-Mart for $3.97 a bottle, it is in a yellow bottle and is in the ethnic hair aisle... I *think* it is called Motions hair product, no comment on the name, but it is pretty phenomenal... I like it better than mane and tail because I don't notice the residue left behind. I did put some baby oil in it and shake it up. I put it in their manes and tails and love it because a week later when you go out to brush, it is not hard at all. I haven't had one tangle nor cockleburr in any of their manes or tails and we have a TON of them here...Keeps the static down to when brushing them...Also, it smells WONDERFULLLL! |
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Location: Whitney, NE | Easy flyspray for horses OR people:
2 oz rose geranium essential oil, peppermint, lavender, or marigold essential oil, or a mixture as you like.
Mix into a spray bottle (12 oz or so) with vodka, everclear or some other HIGH alcohol content liquid. (Rubbing alcohol will work, but it is very drying to the skin.) The purpose of the alcohol is just to be a carrier for the Essential oil. Once sprayed on, the alcohol will evaporate, leaving the EE behind.
Spray onto person or horse as needed.
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Location: Tennessee | Anything that works as a "no chew"??? My mare is on stall rest & is bored out of her mind, so she is designing her a new stall haha. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | i know hot sauce works for dogs dont know if it will hurt horses tho, but empty milk jug hung from stall works as a very cheap toy. |
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Location: Midwest | pep34us - 2011-02-16 12:03 PM
want your palomino to shine?.... baby shampoo and yellow original listerine. mix 2 parts shampoo 1 part listerine and wash your palomino, the gold will sparkle and the white will blind.
upset/sour horse tummy? think maybe you have ulcers? try a little bit of baking soda. (not for long term use and consult a vet if you think its ulcers)
need a liniment? rubbing alcohol
want to clean some silver on your tack? (if its not too tarnished) use a pencil eraser.
cleaning your leather tack? murphys oil soap - warm water - and scrub it (use an old toothbrush for tooling). dry - then apply neatsfoot oil to make it shine (will darken light leather)
your horse blanket filthy but hot water not cutting it? use baking soda
oops ran out of electrolytes - use some table salt to hold you over
fly spray- mix in spray bottle - 1 part acv - 1 part skin so soft - 1 part water and shake
detangler - i like the creamy baby oil from the dollar tree - or mix skin so soft and water.
fly spray- mix in spray bottle - 1 part acv - 1 part skin so soft - 1 part water and shake
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| Jackielady - 2012-03-26 12:17 PM pep34us - 2011-02-16 12:03 PM want your palomino to shine?.... baby shampoo and yellow original listerine. mix 2 parts shampoo 1 part listerine and wash your palomino, the gold will sparkle and the white will blind. upset/sour horse tummy? think maybe you have ulcers? try a little bit of baking soda. (not for long term use and consult a vet if you think its ulcers) need a liniment? rubbing alcohol want to clean some silver on your tack? (if its not too tarnished) use a pencil eraser. cleaning your leather tack? murphys oil soap - warm water - and scrub it (use an old toothbrush for tooling). dry - then apply neatsfoot oil to make it shine (will darken light leather) your horse blanket filthy but hot water not cutting it? use baking soda oops ran out of electrolytes - use some table salt to hold you over fly spray- mix in spray bottle - 1 part acv - 1 part skin so soft - 1 part water and shake detangler - i like the creamy baby oil from the dollar tree - or mix skin so soft and water. fly spray- mix in spray bottle - 1 part acv - 1 part skin so soft - 1 part water and shake WHAT IS AVC?????
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| detangler- furniture polish...pledge works great does not leave a oily feel just soft fur and easy to comb mail and tail. Smells good to. Very cheap at dollar stores
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Location: kansas | What does everyone do to harden soles? My horse got trimmed a couple days ago by a different farrier than normal, and he is sore.... |
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Location: In the woods | I have found that Tea Clenz works great. My horses tend to lose the hair on their heads in the summer. They get this flaky stuff in it's place. I treat a couple of times with the stuff, then every so often after... never a problem. Also works for rain rot, takes 3 days to resolve then the hair grows back after. I'm now trying it out on the underside of my saddle pad and girth. I'm doing a quick spray after each use...we'll see if they get that funky smell (it's really hot and humid here). |
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | RaNdI sUe - 2012-05-16 10:22 AM What does everyone do to harden soles? My horse got trimmed a couple days ago by a different farrier than normal, and he is sore....
Jim Rickens Formula... get it at a feed store, or race horse supply, the stuff is awesome. Don't get any of it on the hairline, or your hands. If you do, use common rubbing alcohol immediately to remove the solution and the color. If you don't, it will lightly burn your skin. It does work wonders on thin, or sore soles. If you can't find Rickens, use plain old turpentine, if you can find that. Takes a little longer but still works, and still don't get it on any hair. |
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Location: Kansas | For those greys, palominos, cremellos and sorrels......if you want white mane and tails I recommend this!
Goop or "gojo" the white type, basically the mechanic hand cleaner. Rub a couple globs into the mane and tail, let it sit for 10 minutes. Shampoo and condition it. Then rub coconut oil in it.
The tail will look whiter with each use. But make sure to use an oil afterwards, because it does strip the oils out of the horses tail. I love using coconut oil, and putting up in a tail bag. |
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Location: Centerburg, OH | Smokey's My Horse - 2012-01-01 1:14 AM
Anybody have anything for winter use on Rain rot? I am assuming that is what this is... Patches of about an inch with no hair left and a scaly, dry look to the skin...We have some fungicide and it works but takes days and it is a bit pricey...I tried Listerine to the sites watered down some and bathed them in it before it got cold...But just wanted something for spots. It is not ring worm.. Just thought I would add that, some are in lines not always circular patches...I think they rub on the fence or trees and cause these but not sure...
Farnims Blue Kote works great in the winter. Litle navy blue arisol can often with the cow suplys. Cheap and works great on any fungus, ringworm, rainrot, worts, ect. |
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Location: Arkansas | Try Icthamol (Spelling?) Its a drawing salve and you will see a huge difference in just a few days... If your horse is extremely sore with soft soles, pack its feet generously and place large gauze pads on the bottom and secure with vet wrap. change every day for a few days and try to keep the horses feet dry, and possibly stall. If his soreness isnt severe, you can just put the salve on once or twice a day and turn out in regular pasture. Hope this helps! |
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Location: Gainesville, Texas | Best thing for rain rot is truck soap!! I know it sounds crazy but it worked on my mare!
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| SKM - 2009-04-20 9:17 AM
Since I get tired of posting the abcess cure, I thought a thread for home remedies that work was in order. I'll start:
Sidekicks Mom - 2009-04-16 5:59 PM This recipe needs to be a sticky because I get tired of posting it!
1 cup Ice Tight (or some other packing mud).
1/3 cup Iccathamol
1 TBS Epsom Salts
1 tsp Alum (pickling spice)
Mix in well ventilated area. Slap on bottem of foot. Put newborn baby diaper on and duct tape the crp out of it.
Change every 24 hours. The longest I have seen it take to work is 48 hours.
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Location: Indiana | Horse Treats:
1 apple
several baby carrots
mollases
horse feed, oats, etc.
Just cut up the apple into bit size pieces and cut the carrots in half. Then get a container with a lid and put the apples, the carrots, some mollases, and some feed/oats in there. Then mix it all up really good with a spoon (or with your hands if you want to be very sticky and horse feedy). Then you can feed it with your hand like a regular treat (again you'll be sticky), or you can always keep the spoon in the container and when you want to feed it spoon some up onto the underside of the lid and hold it out to the horse, or just spoon some into his/her feed bucket.
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Location: Warsaw, VA | Lysterine for rain rot, fungus, etc
ACV for thrush and a ton of other stuff!
Castor oil for warts on muzzle. You can buy in the Pharmacy section at Walmart, it is a laxative so I wear gloves
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Location: Along the Caney River | Boy the turpinetine for colicy belly brings back memories. My Grandpa used that when I was a kid. I haven't heard anyon using it in a long time. It does work! |
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| Hey guys,Do any of you know a remedy for Potomac Horse Fever?. Please anyone help me. Also I want that remedy which gives less side effects.
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| someone PLEASE explain the terpentine under the belly for colicy horses AND baking soda for possible ulcers & how much to give the horse.
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| From your local grocery store, drug store, feed store...
These are things I have done/used
For Cinch Rot and possibly rain rot you can use over the counter Athlete's Foot aerosol spray. Used to use Captan (for plants/roses/fungus) but much easier to run to a drug store for Athlete's Foot spray! Have never had one with rain rot tho!
I like Ickmathol for hoof abscesses (after epson salt soak) and use a diaper vet wrap and duct tape.
Cowboy Magic works just like the Freeze-Ease/Frizz Serum products but I find that Cowboy Magic a better price. I use the Cowboy Magic detangler on burrs in the manes/tails. If I feel cowboy Magic is too drying, I just spray baby oil/conditioner/showsheen into the tails/manes. They will get dirty, but helps dry brittle manes stay soft.
Baby oil and Dawn (soap) will take Tarweed off - use a wash cloth and smooth it on- let sit for a few minutes
OXY Clean (powder) will bring out your white tails... then condition well!
WD 40 for tree sap removal
Hard to brush tails... use Cowboy magic as a conditioner and wash out, then reapply and brush from bottom up.
For fun and maybe you already know these-- but please share your own ideas!
Its amazing what you can fix with duct tape/electrical tape and zip ties. (for tack anyhow!)
Pressure wash your blankets to save your washing machine
did you know bailing twine will cut bailing twine--- without a knife... you can see-saw bailing twine to open your hay bales!
can't think of everything now.. but please share your ideas.
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Location: Bluegrass | Not sure about baking soda and ulcers. Maybe it balances Ph levels? My favorite fix for ulcers is aloe vera juice. A few ounces top dressed daily on the feed has given me great results. It's a race track thing. AV juice is in the herbal section at Walmart. Can find or order it at most drug stores but typically that's more expensive than at wally world.
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | Saw someone ask earlier but never saw an answer: for the mane and tail "concoction", does it matter what "flavor" mouthwash you use or do you just use the basic yellowish like origional Listerine? |
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Location: North Florida | I mix Adolphs Meat Tenderizer and Furozene for proud flesh. I usually just smear it on every time I'm close to them It's always worked for me.
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Location: somewhere in the middle | listerine for deskunking dogs i heard too |
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Location: somewhere in the middle | When I was a kid I can remember the 'old timers' using baking soda for ulcers and respiratory issues. I can remember my grandpa who was born in 1907 telling me that's what his grandpa aIways used. I know the amish people around here use it for a lot of things horse and human. |
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| tnmagnolia - 2009-04-22 1:17 AM Anyone know the homemade fly,flea,tick, and mosquito spray for you and your horse that has Skin So Soft and Adam's Flea and Tick spray in it?
Equal parts: Adams Flea & Tick, Avon Skin Soft, Show Sheen and a capful or two of Vinegar....good stuff. |
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Location: Wyoming | Herbal treatment for EPM
7cc of liquid wormwood
5cc of liquid ivermectin
Give for 5 days, then feed 1 tsp of powdered wormwood for 15-20 days
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Mixer - 2012-12-12 1:49 PM I mix Adolphs Meat Tenderizer and Furozene for proud flesh. I usually just smear it on every time I'm close to them It's always worked for me.
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| My own recipie for Rain Rot is 1/3 part MTG and 2/3 parts Original Listerine. In the summer I use another version of this for fly spray and to keep the coat soft and shiny. That would be 1/5 MTG 1/5 Skin So Soft and 3/5 Original Listerine. |
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| For abscesses we took a horse to the vet the other day and he wrapped it up with axle grease for three days, the horse could walk.
warts on the muzzle- corona will take them right off.
home made fly spray- 1/4 cup citronella oil, 1/4 cup skin so soft, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, rest water- better than any fly spray on the market!!! |
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Location: Texas | RacingQH - 2012-09-23 11:25 PM Saw someone ask earlier but never saw an answer: for the mane and tail "concoction", does it matter what "flavor" mouthwash you use or do you just use the basic yellowish like origional Listerine?
If you are talking about the baby oil, listerene, conditioner mix... I use the green listerene. If you are worried about the color, my mare has a white mane and tail and if anything it brightened her mane.
I also add fabric softener too, only because when I got to the store I couldn't remember if I needed fabric softener or not... so I got it, then didn't want to waste it so I put some in anyway. |
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Location: Paxton Fl. | Got an abcess above her right eye. Had to open it up and placed a penrose. Anything to help this heal other than draining on its own and pushing on it everyday AM/PM which is still very sore for her. If I get lucky I can put some peroixide in it.On Antibiotics and bute now. Thanks |
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| I don't know if anyone is interested but a great cure for scratches is hemorrhoidal ointment. I had been working with my vet and could not get them to heal up. I read somewhere to use hemorrhoidal ointment and it was just a matter of days and the scratches were healed up, GONE. Never had a problem before, but a couple of years ago we had a very wet year, so the pasture was always wet and my gelding developed scratches. Also when you apply the ointment, try to keep your horse in a dry area. |
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| hemorrhoid Ointment works on cinch sores also. I have a mare 3 vets told me she had scratches, turned out she is allergic to Alsike clover and sunlight. I spent over a thousand dollars hauling her places and trying everything. Didn't let her out on rainy days, or till after the grass was dry in the morning. the rash usually started in summer and always cleared up in the fall. |
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | Any suggestions for a wire puncture wound with no joint involve
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Location: Georgia | rollingrfarm - 2013-04-02 10:59 AM Any suggestions for a wire puncture wound with no joint involve
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Ive had my share of wire cuts and hydrocortisone always does the trick. I just scrub the heck out of it everyday and then slap some of that stuff on and it heals like a charm. |
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| What about a remedy for getting a horses tail to grow?? |
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Location: IL | I keep my horses tail in a tail bag 24/7. It has grown a couple of inches in the past 8 months. I take the tail out once a week and wash it, brush it out. Then I braid it and put it back in the tail bag for another week! |
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| Wash it and then soak it in conditioner. Any kind will work, Dont wash it out, brush it minimal, then braid it into three small saections with no rubber bands, and then again into one braid and use one large ponytail holder with no metal. Put it in a bag and leave it as long as possible. Do not take your horses tail out unless you go to a race or something important that you want to show em off. I have left my horses tails in for as long as 4 months and had great success with everything I have done this with. Good Luck!!! |
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Location: SoCal | trailridngal - 2011-03-09 6:01 PM
I am borrowing this from our local riding organization. "NEKSAG"..these are posted on their homepage. I have tried a few of these recipes...especially the first one.. (works great). Other nifty ideas below.
*To remove manure stains*
1 bottle of rubbing alcohol
1 bottle of water
1/8 cup of GREEN Palmolive Dish Soap
(HAS to be the GREEN one!!!!)
Mix in a spray container -Spray on the manure stain spot then wipe with a damp well wrung out sponge.
Rinse sponge clean and wipe again. The stain should come right out. If it is REALLY bad you might need to apply the remover once more. I made up this recipe after guessing what was in an expensive store product and we used this on two pure white geldings for years before their shows - it worked like magic!
You must rinse your sponges nice and clean as you go though, a dirty sponge
on a white spot will leave a yellow tinge!!
*Homemade Show Sheen Recipe*
1/4 (one quarter) cup hair conditioner
1/4 (one quarter) cup baby oil
2 tablespoons vinegar (to keep flies away, this is optional)
1/4 (one quarter) cup water
Mix and use as you would any other store-bought spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #1*
Mix equal parts of the following:
Cider Vinegar
Dawn Blue dish soap *
Water
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #2*
Mix the following:
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Dawn dish soap (blue, not ultra) *
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
***NOTE: Dawn Dishwashing does contain formaldehyde. If you wish to substitute a non-formaldehyde dish soap, this would work just as well. Lemon Brite is one. *Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #3*
2 cups white vinegar
1 cup Avon Skin So Soft (Bath oil)
1 cup water
1 tablespoon eucalyptus oil
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray. Homemade Mane & Tail Detangler*
Calgon Bath Oil Beads (dry); Water
Mix the Calgon with water - one part Calgon to three parts water. Store in a spray bottle. It will help recondition your horse's mane and tail. It also works well on knots. Apply liberally and work the knot out with a comb or stiff brush. Homemade Saddle Soap*
2 bars of glycerin soap (available at Bath & Body Works)
¼ cup milk
1/3 cup Lexol Leather Conditioner
Place all ingredients in microwaveable plastic container. Microwave until goopy and stir well. Smooth out the top and place in the freezer for several hours until hardened. unscented/scented and dyed glycerin soap works fine. *Sweet Feed Apples*
3 apples
1 cup sweet feed
1/2 cup Molasses
Core and Slice apples into approximately 1/2 inch slices. Set aside on wax paper. In a bowl mix sweet feed and molasses thoroughly. Spoon sweet feed mixture into the center of each apple slice. Refrigerate until firm. *Horse Cookies*
1 cup Margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bran
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced apples
Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, bran and baking soda, and blend into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, carrots and apples. Drop by spoonfuls onto un-greased baking
sheets and bake in a moderate oven (350 F - 190 C) for 10 - 12 minutes, until lightly browned. This makes about 4-dozen cookies. *Wound Care*
A past buyer of these instructions gave me this recipe for treating superficial wounds and less severe cuts. I have not personally tried it, but she has!
Mix equal parts:
Skin So Soft by Avon (to keep away bugs)
Listerine Mouth Wash (to kill germs)
Then just spray onto the affected area. She says it works like a charm helps heal things much faster.
*A few other tips*: Use Dawn dishwashing detergent the original blue formula, not ultra, to bathe your horse. It works great, makes him shine,and is really cheap! Faster Bathing Idea: When I give my horses baths, I mix my shampoo w/ a little water in a big spray bottle. Then, after I wet them down, I take my spray bottle in one hand, and my soft rubber curry in the other (the pink soft Grooma works great). I can spray on the soap and scrub them all over in record time without all the bending and soapy water running up my arms. Note: Do NOT spray the soap directly on their faces. When giving your horse a soap bath, rinsing with white vinegar will help to
remove the soap. Vinegar will also serve as a fly repellent. Put half a cup of fabric softener and pine cleaner in a small bucket of hot water. Wring out a rub rag in this mixture and use it to remove dust, dirt and germs from the coat. This solution will also soften the coat and leave a great shine. Be very careful so not to get in eyes, ears, etc. You may want to test this on a small spot in case of irritation, but I have never had any problems with this.
Equal parts vinegar and water will take out ma nure stains. It is VERY important for white & gray horses.
A little baby oil in warm water is a good cleaner for the under tail area of a mare. It cleans them and softens the area. It is REALLY good for dirty mares.
Use a five-gallon bucket for saddle racks. Take the handle off and nail them to the wall with a few nails on the inside of the bucket so the opening faces out. They keep the saddle in the correct position and the "cubby" inside makes a wonderful place to stash your grooming gear! *To Cover Scars and Bite Marks* Cover scars and bite marks with an oil pastel stick or artist chalk.
I'm assuming you don't wash off the show sheen remedy right? Got a show soon and wanna try it, but wanna make sure I don't have to wash it out afterwards, but I'm assuming that would defeat the purpose of it |
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Location: SoCal | With the conditioner, baby oil, and mouthwash detangler, you don't wash that out either do you? |
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| Yes Last Catt,
both are leave in type products
the show sheen would be great for show days
the mane conditioner with baby oil, I would
personally not use on show days, but use them
in advance and wash out and use the show sheen
the day before and on the day of the show  |
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Location: SoCal | Makes sense, thank you! |
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Location: SoCal | Is there another type of oil besides baby oil that can be put into the oil, conditioner and mouthwash detangler? |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Rose hips (this is where vitamin C comes from. Rose hips has the highest concentrate) works too for scratches. You can get the powder from http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/ or http://www.sfherb.com for good quality. 2 TBS per day. Its also good for the immune system, hooves, scratches.
For allergies/hives, Spirulina works good. Helps with the immune system and respiratory issues too. As with any herbs the longer they build up in the system the better they work.
2 TBS 2x a day = 4 TBS a day
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| What do you use for summer sores? I have a horse with one on their lip. I dewormed with Quest plus a month ago, should I deworm again as well?
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| My 2 year old has ripped out some of her mane, what can i do to get it growing quickly? also what can i do to speed up healing of an abscess on the head?
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| cowboy magic conditioner and detangler are a great way to get a horses mane and tail to grow back works best if you use it once a day. |
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| What does feeding mustard to horses do? |
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| apursifull - 2013-04-04 1:16 PM
What about a remedy for getting a horses tail to grow??
Run COLD water on it....cold stimulates the hair to grow. Keep it conditioned and always finger comb it out don't brush it. |
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| Spirulina for allergies works amazing! |
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Location: Along the Caney River | You can also use the Melaleuca Renew lotion for any scurfed area on the horse. Works with first application. |
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Location: Along the Caney River | Feeding mustard... Well I put it in a syringe with the end cut off (use the cheap runny mustard) and spirt it down there throat. It will clear out any mucus and stops coughing, clears drainage down throat and opens up the airways. |
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Location: Along the Caney River | Has anyone fed organic iodine to help abcesses come out? supposedly 2 tsps a day on feed. |
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Location: North Dakota | rollingrfarm - 2013-04-02 9:59 AM Any suggestions for a wire puncture wound with no joint involve
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Pack it with brown sugar. Has worked great every time for me. Kills infection quickly so it can heal. |
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Location: Ava, Missouri | Homemade whitener:
Fill spray bottle mostly with alcohol then add 2-3 dollops of blueing. Sprits and rub vigorously into stain. No need to rinse.
Electrolytes:
1 Tablespoon salt
1 Tablespoon salt substitute
2 Tablespoons Molasses
Crush These:
2 Extra Strength Tums
500 MG Magnesium
Mix with enough applesauce to fill empty wormer tube.
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Location: South Georgia Good o'l USA | Choking Horse....30cc of Mustard given PO (in the mouth) |
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| Yeah I fed organic iodine to my 8 year old last fall but only once a day, as I was advised by a trusted vet friend of mine. It's roughly the same dose as you mentioned and it worked out fine and fast. |
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| canchasenmom - 2009-04-20 2:10 AM
I want a detangler that I don't have to washout, you have one of those.
I personally have used plain ole Aloe Vera Leaves... You can buy them at most supermarkets.
I peal the leaves and blend the inside to a paste. I saturate the area I will work and start from the bottom-up... You don't have to worry about oils or alcohol. Yes oil and alcohol mixes tend to dissipate the alcohole out, but I don't like baby oil... baby oil has been known to collect and hold different live culture bacteria that can cause infections... plus baby oil gets real hot if you live in hot climates..like Florida...
Aloe paste will dry up after use and no residue left behind... and it is a natural skin and hair emollient... not only that.. it has no odors.
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| Barrel_Racer_77 - 2013-12-16 8:57 PM Homemade whitener:
Fill spray bottle mostly with alcohol then add 2-3 dollops of blueing. Sprits and rub vigorously into stain. No need to rinse.
Electrolytes:
1 Tablespoon salt
1 Tablespoon salt substitute
2 Tablespoons Molasses
Crush These:
2 Extra Strength Tums
500 MG Magnesium
Mix with enough applesauce to fill empty wormer tube.
Electrolites..
I want to express here that you don't need any better than APPLES to restore Electrolites and Glycogen to your horse. Especailly after excersize...
Horses love them and they provide so many other benefits...
I see so many horse owners that swear up and down with what they already feed their baby.. but I tell you again ad again.. there is nothing better than NATURAL FOODS for your horse...NOTHING... the benefits are endless and your horse will have healthy and structural bowels.... remember this..... a horse with healthy bowels is a happy horse.. so love your horse and treat him/her to NATURAL FOODS.. you will never regret it...
And most important... remember that your horse is NOT a machine.. so love him/her continually.... in the end.... you will both be happy...
I wanted to share this guy with you all.. I love this guy.. He really understands horses and their NATURAL NEEDS AND BEHAVIORS... so much to learn folks... I am one that is always open for learning and this man has taught me a thing or too.... especially in LOVING YOUR HORSE...
Just watch him.. what a blessing.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SE7YAhnoxI
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| What's the best way to an easiest way to make detangler for horses |
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Location: Ava, Missouri | Babygirl99 - 2014-04-30 4:06 PM What's the best way to an easiest way to make detangler for horses 1 part mouthwash (nonalcoholic is best)
1 part conditioner
1 part baby oil
1 part water
If you are using it in a spray bottle, you may need to add more water so it doesn't clog up.
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Location: NC | I had a farrier tell me to spray horses feet with Listerine to help with thrush and he sprays their nail holes when he finishes shoeing.... |
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Location: Southern Michigan | My friend uses Mouth Wash as a liniment at shows after running.
I use Gelatin for Hoof Supplement.
Also heard of Metamucil for Sand Clear.
I use Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda for washing dirty tails after a long winter- way better than shampoo.
Newest one I'm going to try is using Lavender oil for massages and extra calming at barrel shows.
And those pine pellets you can get for cleaning stall- works Awesome for using as Kitty Litter! (Not all cats like it though) But much cheaper and easier plus it smells much better too. |
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| CINCH MEASURING MADE EASY ..
Always buy the cinches with the squared flat top buckle dees ... this
gives you a straight pull and even pressure at the top of the cinch
thru the entire cinch.
I also recommend using a roper cinch on barrel saddles ... they are
so tiny and most are poorly designed for weight distribution they
need all the stability they can get with a wider cinch.
Here is how to make your measurement for different saddles.
Tools needed... a pair of scissors, 4 ft piece of binder twine or
string, tape measure
Saddle your horse as if to ride to compress your pad.
Carefully take your cinch completely off without moving the saddle.
Tie one end of string to the off side and stretch it firmly under
horses belly and thru the near sided Dee of your saddle.
Now cut the string off at the bottom of your near sided Dee.
Go to the off side and cut string off at bottom of the Dee.
Now cut 16 inches off of the string you have left ..
Measure the string you have left ..
If it measures an odd number like 29 or 33 .. add an inch and
order a 30 or a 34.
Here is the cinch I have bought for years and use them on
every type of saddle .. note the square tops on cinch buckle,
stainless steel hardware, and the 31 strands will lay flat on
the breast bone due to the good retainer on these cinches.
Look at this link .. it has the above cinch and a picture of
what both sides of your cinched up horse to saddle should look like .....
pay attention to the pictures ... his logo patch belongs on the off side
of the horse ....>>>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.dmtack.com/products/11cr-dm-roper-cincha/
I also recommend using leather latigo straps on both sides to
allow a small amount of expansion along with the mohair
to give you horse a little breathing room but not losing any
stability in your saddle ...
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| using rubbing alcohol for a body liniment that is not too strong?? it wont burn their skin?? |
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| Collodial Silver, for everything, lol. I have my own machine, and use it topically, for abcess, and orally, for horses and humans. Cleans, all infection up quickly, heals quickly, so many things, hard to say it all |
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Location: taking the road less traveled... | I use to have a recipe for liniment that included cool pack green gel, absobine liniment, vinegar, witch hazel, and green alcohol and it worked wonders on my and my horses but now I cant find it or remember how much of each to use? Does anyone have a recipe with these ingredients? |
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Horse Home Remedy Thread (abcess, detangler, liniment, etc.)