Posted 2014-01-03 4:52 PM Subject: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
Money Eating Baggage Owner
Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix
Anyone else's horses get super dandruff-y when you blanket for the winter? My horse is terrible. I'll spray Showsheen on the bad parts (butt, hip), let it dry, and then use a rubber curry comb to get most of the nastiness out. Other than giving a bath before blanketing for the winter.....is there any way to avoid it? It's so nasty.
Posted 2014-01-03 5:11 PM Subject: RE: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
Shoot Yeah
Posts: 4273 Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon!
A friend and I were just discussing this today during a ride. We have 2 that get real dandruffy and she has 1 that does. Last winter I resorted to vacuuming them once or twice a week with the shop vac. Worked pretty good.
Posted 2014-01-03 5:15 PM Subject: RE: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1066
Start feeding milled flax seed and it will help a bunch. In my experience Show Sheen can make it worse as they need to build up their natural oils, and Show Sheen breaks down that oil.
Posted 2014-01-03 6:13 PM Subject: RE: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
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Posts: 473
Lady - 2014-01-03 6:11 PM
A friend and I were just discussing this today during a ride. We have 2 that get real dandruffy and she has 1 that does. Last winter I resorted to vacuuming them once or twice a week with the shop vac. Worked pretty good.
Posted 2014-01-03 6:15 PM Subject: RE: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest
Rice bran or rice bran oil will help too. It makes their coat slick and shiny (but also puts weight on, so keep that in mind if you have an easy keeper)
mine is blanketed and never has dandruff.
also, the show sheen will dry out their hair as well.
Posted 2014-01-04 3:05 AM Subject: RE: Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
Money Eating Baggage Owner
Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix
Yeah I try not to overdo it on the Showsheen. But it helps a little and lasts quite a while. One horse gets it bad, the other is fine. So weird! We're transferring them over to Renew Gold so maybe the rice bran in that will help.
Blanketing horses and DANDRUFF!!!
