What color?

Abbie22057 · 06-24-2004, 10:00 AM

What color hoof polish would you use on a white arab with gray hooves?

sunsetacres · 06-24-2004, 10:02 AM

Class A show (breed show): clear
4H or open- either black or clear (whatever you like)

cassidy · 06-24-2004, 10:23 AM

its entirely up to you but i tend not to use hoofoil overuse can be bad for the hoofs

sam · 06-24-2004, 10:27 AM

I think, they band it from the breed shows of Arabs, No more black hoof polish?

sunsetacres · 06-24-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam

I think, they band it from the breed shows of Arabs, No more black hoof polish?

Could be, haven't shown arabian in 7 years. My sis does tho so I can ask her. But I like clear on a grey anyway.

Sandra-A1 · 06-24-2004, 10:50 AM

AtArabian shows you can NOT use black hoof polish in halter classes but you can in performance classes.
You can not use anything but clear highlighter period.

Abbie22057 · 06-24-2004, 02:45 PM

Here's a picture of her. Of the two shows I've done, I did clear once and none once. These are small schooling shows, mostly 4-H kids.

::Miss Kitty:: · 06-24-2004, 03:26 PM

I prefer clear on any horse, black always looks really fake IMO

QHGirl · 06-24-2004, 03:48 PM

Why do it at all? Will hoof polish make you win???

Sandra-A1 · 06-24-2004, 04:02 PM

QHGirl it is just considered part of the presentation to some people and in some shows. Your dressing your horse up to look it's best and present as pretty a picture as possible...it is after all called "a show" so you want to show off you horse looking it's best.
As to if your horse's hooves having hoof polish on them will make you win or not...well, no, BUT...all things being equal between two horses then the one looking it's best will have the edge over one that doesn't.

In showmanship classes grooming and how well you turn out your horse does count.
When I show it does not take all that much extra time to clean, smooth and buff my horse's hoofs, and...as long as I am down there then I might as well apply a coat of hoof polish. Then while it dries I move on to grooming some other part of my horse. Then once the polish is dry I can quicky go back and spray on the highlighter that really makes my horse's feet look like patent leather!
With todays products it is easy and fast to do that little extra something to your horse's feet to make them look nice for the show ring!

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06-24-2004, 10:00 AM	#1
Abbie22057 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 1,252 Images: 2	What color? What color hoof polish would you use on a white arab with gray hooves?

06-24-2004, 10:23 AM	#3
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,580 Images: 823	its entirely up to you but i tend not to use hoofoil overuse can be bad for the hoofs __________________ ive been snowballed... ive been splatted May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

06-24-2004, 10:50 AM	#6
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,618 Images: 238	AtArabian shows you can NOT use black hoof polish in halter classes but you can in performance classes. You can not use anything but clear highlighter period. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

06-24-2004, 02:45 PM	#7
Abbie22057 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 1,252 Images: 2	Here's a picture of her. Of the two shows I've done, I did clear once and none once. These are small schooling shows, mostly 4-H kids. Attached Thumbnails

06-24-2004, 10:02 AM	#2
sunsetacres Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 568 Images: 13	Class A show (breed show): clear 4H or open- either black or clear (whatever you like)

06-24-2004, 10:27 AM	#4
sam Full Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 68 Images: 1	I think, they band it from the breed shows of Arabs, No more black hoof polish?

06-24-2004, 03:26 PM	#8
::Miss Kitty:: Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: (}~~{)Canada(}~~{) Posts: 2,307 Images: 5	I prefer clear on any horse, black always looks really fake IMO

06-24-2004, 03:48 PM	#9
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 7,118 Images: 287	Why do it at all? Will hoof polish make you win??? __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky I've been Snowballed!!!!

06-24-2004, 04:02 PM	#10
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,618 Images: 238	QHGirl it is just considered part of the presentation to some people and in some shows. Your dressing your horse up to look it's best and present as pretty a picture as possible...it is after all called "a show" so you want to show off you horse looking it's best. As to if your horse's hooves having hoof polish on them will make you win or not...well, no, BUT...all things being equal between two horses then the one looking it's best will have the edge over one that doesn't. In showmanship classes grooming and how well you turn out your horse does count. When I show it does not take all that much extra time to clean, smooth and buff my horse's hoofs, and...as long as I am down there then I might as well apply a coat of hoof polish. Then while it dries I move on to grooming some other part of my horse. Then once the polish is dry I can quicky go back and spray on the highlighter that really makes my horse's feet look like patent leather! With todays products it is easy and fast to do that little extra something to your horse's feet to make them look nice for the show ring! __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

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