color fading!!!! ugh! help!

hott4mybeau · 05-30-2008, 10:28 AM

hey!
what do u guys do in the summer to keep ur show horses from their coats fading?????

need all the help i can get~!!!!!!! thanxs....

my horse:

Mare · 05-30-2008, 10:37 AM

Either keep them in during the day and out at night or put a sheet on. I'm sure someone else knows some tricks

AllAroundRdr · 05-30-2008, 10:40 AM

Day sheets & a sleazy. Spray sunblock does wonders as well.

hott4mybeau · 05-30-2008, 10:41 AM

okay... what temp do u think i should start to do that?? like 85 to 90? ( leaving him in during the day) and he gets RELLE hott when i put his fly sheet on.....

AllAroundRdr · 05-30-2008, 10:45 AM

If your barn/stall is not well ventilated and signifficantly cooler than the outside temp I wouldn't keep him in during the day - I'd spray sunblock on and let him be outside where it's cooler.

sorrell · 05-30-2008, 10:45 AM

Fly sheets or skrims, usually shouldn't be left on all day when it is hot weather. They make a spray on sun block for horses that feels like show sheen. It works wonders and doesn't gunk up the coat.
With show horses, we would only turn them out up to 10 AM and after 4 PM.

hott4mybeau · 05-30-2008, 10:51 AM

ok but like right now it is at 85 degrees but cloudy?... what temp should i bring him in???

AllAroundRdr · 05-30-2008, 10:51 AM

It's not temp. that's going to fade the coat it's direct sunlight and the rays it gives off.

hott4mybeau · 05-30-2008, 10:56 AM

ohhh ok so whenever it is sunny outside? what if its relle cloudy? doesnt the sun still give off rays that are being relflected form the clouds???

AllAroundRdr · 05-30-2008, 11:30 AM

Yes there's still UV rays given off with a cloud layer -- if your horse is used to ample turn out and being out "X" amount of hours per day, I wouldn't take that away and throw him in a stall. There's only so much you can do to prevent fading and IMO it's not worth risking an animal's happiness and sanity. I'd invest in a bottle of Healthy Hair Sunflower spray, a lightweight day sheet, and allow him out.

You can go the route of Black as Knight (or just give paprika) but keep in mind it CAN test + on drug tests with certain show associations.

05-30-2008, 10:28 AM	#1
hott4mybeau Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington kentucky!!!!!! :) Posts: 202 Images: 43	color fading!!!! ugh! help! hey! what do u guys do in the summer to keep ur show horses from their coats fading????? need all the help i can get~!!!!!!! thanxs.... my horse: __________________ Dressage: its just: half passes, pirouettes, extended trots, AND looking good doing it!

05-30-2008, 10:37 AM	#2
Mare Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,927 Images: 10	Either keep them in during the day and out at night or put a sheet on. I'm sure someone else knows some tricks __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt!

05-30-2008, 10:40 AM	#3
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,150 Images: 9	Day sheets & a sleazy. Spray sunblock does wonders as well. __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

05-30-2008, 10:41 AM	#4
hott4mybeau Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington kentucky!!!!!! :) Posts: 202 Images: 43	okay... what temp do u think i should start to do that?? like 85 to 90? ( leaving him in during the day) and he gets RELLE hott when i put his fly sheet on..... __________________ Dressage: its just: half passes, pirouettes, extended trots, AND looking good doing it!

05-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#5
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,150 Images: 9	If your barn/stall is not well ventilated and signifficantly cooler than the outside temp I wouldn't keep him in during the day - I'd spray sunblock on and let him be outside where it's cooler. __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

05-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#6
sorrell Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,976 Images: 30 Blog Entries: 1	Fly sheets or skrims, usually shouldn't be left on all day when it is hot weather. They make a spray on sun block for horses that feels like show sheen. It works wonders and doesn't gunk up the coat. With show horses, we would only turn them out up to 10 AM and after 4 PM. __________________ I've Been Love Struck

05-30-2008, 10:51 AM	#7
hott4mybeau Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington kentucky!!!!!! :) Posts: 202 Images: 43	ok but like right now it is at 85 degrees but cloudy?... what temp should i bring him in??? __________________ Dressage: its just: half passes, pirouettes, extended trots, AND looking good doing it!

05-30-2008, 10:56 AM	#9
hott4mybeau Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington kentucky!!!!!! :) Posts: 202 Images: 43	ohhh ok so whenever it is sunny outside? what if its relle cloudy? doesnt the sun still give off rays that are being relflected form the clouds??? __________________ Dressage: its just: half passes, pirouettes, extended trots, AND looking good doing it!

05-30-2008, 11:30 AM	#10
AllAroundRdr Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern CA - The Land of Fires & Shakey Ground Posts: 3,150 Images: 9	Yes there's still UV rays given off with a cloud layer -- if your horse is used to ample turn out and being out "X" amount of hours per day, I wouldn't take that away and throw him in a stall. There's only so much you can do to prevent fading and IMO it's not worth risking an animal's happiness and sanity. I'd invest in a bottle of Healthy Hair Sunflower spray, a lightweight day sheet, and allow him out. You can go the route of Black as Knight (or just give paprika) but keep in mind it CAN test + on drug tests with certain show associations. __________________ People say riding isn't a sport...Well you see, the 'ball' I play with has a mind of its own. I've been Goosed..and I LIKED it!

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