rust
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Post by rust on Aug 7, 2005 14:43:40 GMT 1
Are there are products like keratex mud guard, alva barrier, gold label (cant remember the product name).
Do/ would any of these really work to stop my feathers becoming sodden this winter?
Any one have experience of these products or recommend other that may do the job?
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Post by fin on Aug 7, 2005 20:24:21 GMT 1
Pig oil? I'm about to start horse-hunting and since I've a fondness for very hairy cobs I wouldn't mind knowing about this too--just in case!
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naria
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Post by naria on Aug 7, 2005 21:32:31 GMT 1
Liquid parafin is good for waterproofing & one application lasts several days.
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Post by blod on Aug 7, 2005 22:00:43 GMT 1
Having had shire horses for 15 years, Pig Oil is my choice, since it doesn't clog up the hair like Liquid Paraffin. It waterproofs the hair and conditions it at the same time, so when you wash it out the hair is lovely and silky. It can be bought in farm shops. If they don't have it, ask them to order some.
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Post by Liz on Aug 8, 2005 1:25:32 GMT 1
I am not sure if Keratex Mud Guard will work with feathers but it worked wonderfully on my friend's arab who was terribly prone to mud fever.
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Post by Henry on Aug 8, 2005 6:52:40 GMT 1
I've heard pig oil is good too.
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Post by Flic forgot to log in on Aug 8, 2005 9:34:55 GMT 1
I have to ask why you want to waterproof the feathers? Do the horses in question sufer with mud fever and how feathery are they? do you show or require the feathers to be pristinely clean?? If they are very hairy traditionals and do not suffer mud fever dont put anything on them, the hair provides its own barrier to wet conditions and the skin will stay dry and sealed as long as you dont hose or wash legs in winter wet at all, just brush off dry mud when it drys out. I do this with my two traditionals and have never had a problem with their legs unlike people who hose and wash legs every day to ge the mud off.
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Flic
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Post by Flic on Aug 8, 2005 9:35:41 GMT 1
above was me! sorry!
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rust
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Post by rust on Aug 8, 2005 10:35:37 GMT 1
With last weeks weather i decided to get ready for winter (Again) She has quiet good feathers lives out all year unrugged (winter coat in approx 2" long & sticks straight out, and she has never suffered with the cold). I like to have in stock what i may need for the winter. (i was once a brownie!)
Her field after christmas gets rather boggy around the gate & feeding area but is ok farther back. I will probably end up grooming her more this winter as she in now ridden thus removing natural waterproofing. (this is just de-mudding she rolls in whatever is most disgusting, Typically)
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Post by Pegasus on Aug 8, 2005 10:50:51 GMT 1
I've got hairies and leave them totally naturally, their feathers are great protection against mud fever and if there's a very muddy gateway I put down an old carpet! Rust: if you're just removing mud to ride out then just do the saddle and bridle area, leave the legs alone?
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Post by Jen on Aug 8, 2005 11:36:20 GMT 1
Sorry to high jack the thread...
I'm trying to make my mind up whether to keep my boys feathers clipped off this Winter or start to let them grow. He had problems last year and the vet clipped them all off and told me to keep them short, wash them with a 'special' (Maleseb?) shampoo, dry them thoroughly and then plaster them in Sudo Cream. I've never had a problem in the past with leaving them 'natural', but don't want to have the same problems that occured last year.
Any thoughts anyone?
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rust
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Post by rust on Aug 8, 2005 12:14:51 GMT 1
If she is not to bad i do but im a snob i cant be seen on a Skewbald (actually poobald is closer any colour with sheep poo green) with lumps of sheep poo hanging off of everything, and to top it off mud dreadlocks. The horse will not roll on the clean drier bits, only the filthy bits!
i will only ride her when she has naturally dried out, Just wanted products in the barn just in case, i need to do something with them
Jen please high jack away! you have given me an idea will try sudocream as a waterproofer on myself tonight, may work and i always have a tonne hanging around.
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Post by erarab on Aug 8, 2005 12:44:32 GMT 1
I have to ask - is Pig Oil from pig fat?
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Jen
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Post by Jen on Aug 8, 2005 13:20:08 GMT 1
No - Pig Oil is not from Pig Fat. It is oil invented to be used on pigs skin, for showing and conditioning - I do beleive?
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Post by amber on Aug 9, 2005 10:12:06 GMT 1
I'm another 'pig oil' fan!! I use it through the Summer to condition my boy's feathers and in the Winter time I don't constantly wash the mud off, it's left to dry naturally. My personal opinion is that God put the feathers there to do a job and this is to protect their skin from the mud and the elements of the colder winter climate. My boy doesn't suffer from mud fever as I don't constantly wet his skin with washing. I WILL wash them about once a month and leave them to dry out naturally and then dowse them in pig oil and leave them to do their job. Yes, we come in most days in winter with 'dreadlocks', but if I pull the feathers back right down to the skin, he's clean and dry underneath
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