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| other than blanketing to make his hair coat lay down, any other ideas? I know he won't look as slick as his summer coat, but just trying to make the best of it. Any other ideas? can wash his white feet and possibly get the mane and tail looking nice. what else? |
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| https://www.statelinetack.com/item/slick-n-easy-grooming-block/SLT05...
Use one of these ^^^. It'll bring out the dirt and gunk and you can brush off. Then, you can spray with Show Sheen or Cowboy Magic and brush with a soft brush to bring out some shine. Wash legs, detangle mane and tail and you'll be good to go! |
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| Thanks! Will do. Appreciate it. |
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Location: Illinois | You can get a pack of baby wipes and rub them down after you use the block. Or just get a damp bath towel and rub them, cover them with a cooler for a few minutes. It doesn't really get them wet enough to worry about them getting too cold, but it pulls up a lot of the dirt that just grooming won't get. I have a black horse and no amount of brushing/slick block/shine spray every really gets that grunge from under his hair. |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | There is a spray sheen that you can buy at tractor supply. It’s in a white Can with red letters, it’s an aerosol can. Use the brick and a brush to get them as clean as possible, then spray with the sheen and wipe over it with a soft rag. It’s my go to!!! |
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Location: South Georgia | A halter horse grooming trick: use a shop vac and vacuum them! It not only removes all the fine dust, but it brings the oils to the surface and makes them shine like no other. I love my shop vac. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | If you have enough time and can keep them warm after, most show people body clip the winter coat and let it grow just a bit before pics etc. |
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Location: North Dakota | horsegirl - 2017-11-07 10:36 AM A halter horse grooming trick: use a shop vac and vacuum them! It not only removes all the fine dust, but it brings the oils to the surface and makes them shine like no other. I love my shop vac.
or turn the hose around and blow them off-similar to how the cattle groomers work over their cattle! If you want the hair to lay down-either put them inside a warmish barn or trailer for a half hour and the hair will lay down. Baby wipes for faces and I also found some spray made by EZALL that works pretty good! http://www.ezall.com/ezall/ourproducts/ShowAndGoShineAndConditioner.aspx |
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Location: Texas | I wash my horse in Shapley's Hi Shine, then rinse and let him sit in QuikColor for 5-10 minutes. After rinsing all the shampoo out, I do an oil treatment with Shapley's light oil in warm water sponged over the entire horse. Don't rinse. I then spray all over with vetrolin shine. I cover him with a light blanket and slinky for the evening and the next morning I just brush and wipe off with a rag. Any white legs get clipped and washed with QuikSilver.
Not the greatest picture as you can't see the shine from the misty weather, but basically showing what I get from the above with a two year old's fuzzy coat that has faded some. His normal winter color is the lighter red bay that you see around the lower part of his leg near the black.
Edited by Stride 2017-11-07 6:11 PM
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| We use pumice stones or grill blocks in the spring to help them shed out quicker, and they could be used in the winter to make them appear less fuzzy for pictures. You can get small ones from any store, but restaurant supply stores usually have big boxes of them for super cheap, and they're in big blocks, instead of the smaller sizes, so they last longer.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/scrubble-by-acs-gb12-tsh-8-x-4-x-3-...
We just hold them in our hands and use them like brushes to loosen the dirt and trim their coats. We don't normally use them on their faces or manes/tails. |
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Location: Durango CO | You could put a light blanket on them for a day or two before hand. Might lay the hair down enough. |
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| You all are great! Just what I was looking for, a few tips that will really help. So much appreciated.
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