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Topic: L-O-N-G Hairs!
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Kizza
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posted April 20, 2004 01:49 PM
My pony is still loosing her winter coat, and her neck, back and butt are fine, most of it lost and looking sleek and silky.
One Problem ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
She's got Shire blood in her somewhere (don't know wether that has anything to do with it though...) and she grows VERY long feathers on her legs and her winter coat, well, instead of being very fluffy, it consists of very long, different coloured hairs. She is a bay and these long hairs are white, very lighht brown or chestnut coloured! They are down her shoulders, under her neck and belly! I have a bot & grooming block, a rubber curry comb and one of those round things (dunno what the name is). We've cut her feet feathers, they are now nice and tidy but it's just these very annoying long funny coloured hairs!
How Do I Get Them off!!!???
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Posts: 95 | From: England | Registered: Feb 2004
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Dawn
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posted April 20, 2004 02:39 PM
My mustang is exactly like that. She's down to her summer coat, except for these hairs that are about 3-4 inches long. She's a bay, and some of these hairs are white, brown, and black. It looks really funny. They're slowly coming out. That's basically the only option you have. It will come out I promise. Other than that, you can clip, but it's going to mess up her summer coat.
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Posts: 6885 | From: Tennessee | Registered: Nov 2002
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Jokebox
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posted April 25, 2004 10:38 AM
hey kizza! april wuz gud 2 day and we EVENTUALLY cought hickory with a bucker of carrots!
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Posts: 226 | From: England | Registered: Feb 2004
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Kizza
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posted April 26, 2004 11:34 AM
I see what you mean, dawn. They are coming out, slowly but surely. On her belly, Ive actually used scissors just to shorten them down whilst they are falling out, just to neaten them up. Im not very patient!
Jokebox! i saw you running round the field trying to catch him, you looked so wierd
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"Some horses are very polite when jumping - they let you go over first"
~ Dinah ~
- The best of the bunch - one in a million! Love You Baby!
Posts: 95 | From: England | Registered: Feb 2004
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lil nicky
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posted May 01, 2004 10:49 AM
SOME PROBLEM HERE!!!! what I do ....I rip them out..they are not hard to rip out and my horse falls a sleep when I do it so I figure it doesn't bug her. lol....Also i have no idea about clipping stuff but I tried and if you clip in the direction of the hair ( not against like your supposed to ? ) it only gets the long hairs....i think ...I dunno how i did it .lol just try
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Posts: 191 | Registered: Feb 2004
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CANDYGIRL
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posted May 01, 2004 01:40 PM
Kizza
'a double coat in Winter with guard hairs which sheds the rain'
They are called 'guard Hairs' Alot of breeds like yours, my Welsh, Natives, Dawns Mustang have very long guard hairs, along their necks, under their bellys and yes they are a pain to get out and always the last LOL-a double coat in Winter with guard hairs which sheds the rain.
What I use is a stripping block, they work great on guard hairs, and you can use them on their legs too. Just noticed you are in England they are about £2.80, you keep the edges sharp by rubbing them on a concrete slab or something simular
I have photos of him showing in June, winning still with belly hair LOL.
Try a stipping block, doesn't hurt them, and will shift all those long guard hairs.
Jane
[ May 01, 2004, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: CANDYGIRL ]
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Posts: 2620 | From: England | Registered: Sep 2003
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Sandra-A1
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posted May 01, 2004 02:40 PM
![[Wink]](wink.gif) I would just clip them off...it won't hurt a thing. Horse's hair grows from the inside to the out so any clipping you do to the hair that is showing will, in no way, harm the hair that is yet to appear.
I have body clipped bay, chestnut and grey colored horses and other than the bays and chestnuts needing a couple of weeks to get a bit of their orginal, pre-cut color back, found that there was no damage done to the coat that grew back in. I would suggest using a #10 or #15 size blade.
If the weather is warm enough and you can provide adequate protection from the biting pests and elements and want to body clip your horse then you can. If you just want to touch up the legs and clip the feathers and other long hairs off then that is alright too. Just be sure to keep them clean and protected from the biting insects too.
[ May 01, 2004, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: Sandra-A1 ]
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