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Post by hairycob on Jun 11, 2007 12:44:09 GMT
Hiya everyone.. I went to a show yesterday and despite scrubbing, washing, blue rinsing, wet talc wraps, and chalk powder my mares back feathers were still yellow.. and I know these hairys can have white feathers as i saw loads of people poncing about with gleaming white fluffy feathers. I have tried everything I can think of... PLEASE PEOPLE any suggestions?  xxx |
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Post by equinim on Jun 11, 2007 16:52:43 GMT
try what the shire breders do
wash in green fairy.
find where to buy white pine sawdust (only pine works)
dry legs with the sawdust after washing.
stable on white shavings or wrap legs in boots
we used this when we had our clydesdale.
go on heavy horse site and email for where to get shavings locally
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Post by janekiln on Jun 11, 2007 23:36:24 GMT
Talc apparently works well!
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Post by suneagle on Jun 12, 2007 8:29:44 GMT
have you tryed that white and bright shampoo i told you about? you know the purple one...
that worked with my friends dirty dirty feathers on her cob and they were CAKED in mud and came up gleaming...
we did use neet and washed twice but once you did the 1st time like that you just use it neet afterwards just once! works wonders...
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Post by hairycob on Jun 12, 2007 11:06:42 GMT
Ive tried Talc and it didnt work.. But havent used that White and Bright shampoo, yet.. I do however have quite a collection of whitening shampoos piling up!
Someone else at the show advised me to use pine sawdust too.. I shall have to try it. I will take a photo and post it up on here to show you just how stained these feathers are!!
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Post by denwyn on Jun 12, 2007 12:04:13 GMT
and how did you do at the show?
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Post by hairycob on Jun 12, 2007 14:20:14 GMT
Well, Considering she was the most yellow cob there, we did well!
It was a CHAPS & PUK Qualifying classes so of course they were packed! We waited a good 2-3hours for my classes, Inhand she came 6th out of 23 being the highest placed traditional in the line up, and we would of qualified for CHAPS if I were a member. In the ridden there was 19 in the class which took a good 1.5 - 2 hours! I was baked by this point and Tilly was tired and lazy (next time I will be wearing spurs!) but did a nice show until we hopped onto the wrong leg! so we got placed about 9th.. But im very pleased with her shes come a long way.
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