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Post by horselady on Feb 21, 2014 12:36:40 GMT
OK, how many horses are starting to shed with the weather we have been having.?
I touched one of my geldings that came to see me when i was filling the water tank and he left grey hairs on my hat and gloves.
so what does a person do when this happens? i just leave the shedding to mother nature and before long it is gone from the horse and spring is really here.
can not wait. swing
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mistersmom
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Post by mistersmom on Feb 21, 2014 13:06:14 GMT
Yep, I noticed last week that Mister is starting to actively shed. I do a bit of both leaving it to mother nature and currying it off. Sometimes a good bath really helps.
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Terry
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Post by Terry on Feb 21, 2014 15:23:25 GMT
Here in Illinois we had a brief warm-up for a few days this week, but now we are getting ready to dip back below freezing with more  in the forecast. Fortunately my horses haven't started shedding yet. Good thing since they are predicting single digit lows for us again next week.
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Post by horselady on Feb 21, 2014 20:30:58 GMT
The horses coats look different. I was grooming the horse with one eye and noticed the hair on his legs seemed longer and finer than normal for his winter hair, and some of the long hairs are coming off. i pretty much leave them alone. cause the temps are goiing to dip again next week here too.
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mingiz
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Los Lunas, NM
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Post by mingiz on Feb 22, 2014 3:58:42 GMT
Mine have started. Mine roll enough to de hair themselves..Then I use a metal curry comb on them. When it finally warms up I will pretty them up..
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redzip
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Post by redzip on Feb 28, 2014 17:55:26 GMT
Zippy has such a fine coat that he doesn't get very hairy. A bit of a nice change from my old guy who shed so excessively, and was so hairy, from the Cushings. He had a few hairs come out the other day, but nothing major, yet  |
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Feb 28, 2014 18:15:07 GMT
My horses are sheding so badly I am choking when I brush them -.-
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Post by horselady on Mar 1, 2014 1:31:45 GMT
Lipazzon just spritz them with a mixture of baby oil and water from a spray bottle and watch the hair all clump together and than it leaves the skin and coats nice and shinny.
as for my horses. the weather took a turn for the frigid and they have decided to keep their hair for a few more weeks.
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Terry
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Central Illinois, USA
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Post by Terry on Mar 1, 2014 5:04:51 GMT
Zena has now started to shed, but Sis is still hanging onto her winter coat... at least for a little while. We are expecting 6 to 8 inches of this weekend, and we are by no means done with winter around here, so I have no plans to help them shed out just yet. 
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mingiz
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Post by mingiz on Mar 1, 2014 21:33:47 GMT
We are suppose to have either rain or ice starting tonight into tomorrow...Hope it's the last round...Generator is ready....  |
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 2, 2014 12:35:08 GMT
Lipazzon just spritz them with a mixture of baby oil and water from a spray bottle and watch the hair all clump together and than it leaves the skin and coats nice and shinny. as for my horses. the weather took a turn for the frigid and they have decided to keep their hair for a few more weeks. Thank you for that. I just sprey it and then brush? |
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Post by horselady on Mar 2, 2014 12:41:29 GMT
I learned ages ago to use baby oil. my show horses were always nice and shiny and the judges always commented on how they looked. i kept that trick and use it often. I buy gallons of baby oil a year and use it with a damp cloth for their faces and hooves and what a difference in the dust and dander department. there is next to none.
your horses look shiny and clean. so i would imagine lots of baths . LOL
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 2, 2014 12:49:02 GMT
You guess right  |
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Post by shadowlark on Mar 3, 2014 8:56:06 GMT
Lipazzon just spritz them with a mixture of baby oil and water from a spray bottle and watch the hair all clump together and than it leaves the skin and coats nice and shinny. as for my horses. the weather took a turn for the frigid and they have decided to keep their hair for a few more weeks. I'll have to keep that in mind when Lucy starts shedding! Last year was horrible! I had to have a bottle of water nearby cause I was swallowing so much hair! She hasn't started shedding this year yet. The days are getting longer and I know the amount of light plays a part in growing and shedding coats, so I'm actually surprised she hasn't started yet. I wonder if horses in colder regions just keep their winter fuzzies longer despite the longer days? |
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Post by 1fatmule on Mar 3, 2014 17:58:31 GMT
i hope ours dont start! our temps. have been varying from this morning -15 zero, to 30+ degrees this weekend. my hubby thinks i am a wacco, i love brushing shedding horses!! mine have gotten used to my wheel chair, and just stand there. problem was i could only reach just so high on them. he had built a platform, with a ramp so i could get into our meadowbrook carts. i just drive right up there, and brush away, just remember not to wear fleece, or knit clothes, and brush, up wind |
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in the forecast. Fortunately my horses haven't started shedding yet. Good thing since they are predicting single digit lows for us again next week.
