Keeping a white horse looking white can be a challenge. Here are some tips to keep your white horse white, while still allowing them to live as horses. Environment: The First Line of Defense The first (and most often forgotten) way to keep a horse’s white fur brilliantly white is to pay attention to the …
A four strand braid is a simple braiding style- useful for horse manes, human hair, and even the occasional friendship bracelet! It adds a bit of an extra challenge in the braiding process that pays off with lots of extra “wows” on the finished result! How To Braid a Mane in Four Plait Braids Most …
In this article we’re talking about braided manes- specifically, running braids and turnout braids. These two informal-type horse mane braids are perfect for helping grow, protect, and care for long, luxurious manes. Putting a Running Braid in A Horse’s Mane A running braid is a fun and sometimes very useful alternative to traditionally braided …
Bathing your horse is a regular part of caring for your horse, but knowing when it’s too cold to bathe- and how to give a horse a bath if it is very cold outside- is an important part of horse ownership. Mostly winter baths can be avoided, but if you compete in shows during the …
Addressing Tail Rubbing Horses rub their tails for many reasons. A horse doesn’t have hands to scratch and itch, so when their manes, tails, or bodies itch in places they can’t nibble with their mouth, they often rub on anything sturdy enough to hold up to their rubbing. — Unfortunately, this rubbing breaks tail hairs …
It’s inevitable if you have a light-colored horse: You’ve dealt with the problem of dingy, yellowed tails. Frustratingly, it’s a fact of life that all white horse tails will yellow as a part of a natural process of hair growth, but there are several grooming tricks you can use to keep your white horse …
Bot eggs may appear like small yellow specks on your horse’s coat. Bot flies, the cause of these spots, usually lay their eggs on the inside of horse’s legs, but the small yellow specks that are bot eggs can show up anywhere on a horses body. Typically, bot eggs are laid in clusters, as shown, …
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