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Post by Fi on Sept 19, 2015 20:09:49 GMT -1
Not mine - that's easy - a hat. But all the Dales pony hair?
Sammie has a good thick tail so its mostly feather (which all burnt off last winter as he was on clay) and mane (which isn't as long as I'd like it yet) that I'm interested in taking care of. I know most people recommend pig oil, but what do you do with it exactly? Just a light coating, or really rub it in? How often do you need to apply it? Any other tips or products that anyone uses?
All this hair is new to me!
Thanks, Fi x
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Post by harveydales on Sept 20, 2015 6:58:53 GMT -1
A lot of people rave about pig oil so when I first got Harvey I got a whole can of the stuff. I don't get on with it at all and still have a full can! I found it just made a horrible mess but this might be because we are on wet clay soil in the winter.
I try and do as little as possible and that seems to work fine. All mine have good feathers all year round and I do nothing at all. Tails - I used to plait Harvey's through the winter and very rarely brush it. He has grown a fabulous, thick tail now but, after my recent mane-loss incident, I'm a bit reticent to plait this year. I think you would need to be very sure there is nothing in the field which could catch a tail.
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Post by zeldalithgow on Sept 20, 2015 8:31:12 GMT -1
I don't like pig oil either, I don't think it is good for the hair as it is a mineral oil, like thin vasaline which I find actually dries my skin I try not to use anything with petroleum/liquid paraffin in for myself so don't like to use it on the ponies.. We are on clay soil and I haven't found it to burn off the feather, tho where we were on livery years back which I don't think was clay; did
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Post by Debbie on Sept 20, 2015 18:36:53 GMT -1
I don't do anything for Bloss either, other than take her tail and chop it off long around fetlock height. She was horrified the year I took it slightly above (not me, mind you, but the Diva  ) it grows back and if you're on clay, you can find having the tail trimmed to around fetlock height can keep it from balling up with clay. I don't give her supplements, but her tail always grows back by Springtime, sometimes even longer. As for growing manes, I've never seen anything grow a mane as fast as when I put coconut oil in Galahad's buckets. Gosh he had glorious mane and feet! |
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Post by kathnsonny on Sept 21, 2015 10:43:09 GMT -1
I have always used pig oil but last winter I used Nettex 7 day mud away, it's much easier and less messy to use than pig oil. It does work out more expensive but I would say it's worth it.
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Post by Fi on Sept 21, 2015 19:17:48 GMT -1
Thanks for the replies! It appears pig oil might not ne the future after all! I'm all for trying something easier and less messy, I'll look out for the nettex stuff.
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Post by harveydales on Sept 21, 2015 19:27:27 GMT -1
I'd forgotten but last winter I used the nettex stuff on harvey and was very impressed with the results.
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Post by tinkerdorisalison on Sept 23, 2015 13:38:28 GMT -1
I use Pig Oil, but honestly Nettex is better (if a lot more expensive)
Can't seem to find a spray bottle that will spray PO, which would be lots easier
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Post by zeldalithgow on Sept 26, 2015 5:58:53 GMT -1
What about a cooking oil spray bottle Alison, I'm sure pig oil is thinner thatn cooking oil
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Sept 26, 2015 13:49:20 GMT -1
I bought my pig oil in a spray bottle, when I was putting oil on Spuds front legs behind his knees to soften the crusty bits of malanders my vet suggested using cooking oil as an alternative to pig oil, it didn't get the chance to do any good as Spud spent all his time licking it off.
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Post by tinkerdorisalison on Sept 27, 2015 19:41:10 GMT -1
What about a cooking oil spray bottle Alison, I'm sure pig oil is thinner thatn cooking oil Thanks Zelda, never thought about that, I will try. I'm sure it should spray out of the nettex bottle, but I tried refilling that and it wouldn't |
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) it grows back and if you're on clay, you can find having the tail trimmed to around fetlock height can keep it from balling up with clay. I don't give her supplements, but her tail always grows back by Springtime, sometimes even longer.
