Getting rid of winter hair

[Baylee]

I've been brushing Baylee with a shedding brush and I'm still having trouble getting all her winter fur off. Does anyone have any tips on how to get rid of it? If the weather is nice next weekend, I am going to give her a bath, will that help? She hasn't had a bath in over a year and she needs one badly. She loves to go roll in mud after it rains, I've had a heck of a time this year getting all the mud off her, so she really need one.

Thanks!!!

[horsesxox23]

we feed our horses prolly like an ounce a day of corn oil, usually mixed w/ their feed when they start to shed out, it helps them shed their hair faster, but shedding season is a pain, i no how u feel...lol

[bethfornow]

corn oil works well.

And currying and brushing works alot better than a shedding blade and won't make her hair dull like the metal blade does

[DixieGirl]

you could use a slick-n-easy block or grooming block. they are like a brick but not as hard as areal on of course. they help shed a lot of hair and they are really cheap too. :)

[DarkChylde]

I don't know about helping to shed, but I give our horses corn oil all year round as they are hard keepers, and the corn oil keeps them fat and dappled and their hooves good and firm.
I just use the daily grooming and elbow grease ordeal, but I am not showing so I can let it come out naturally. I have heard of people body clipping, using a blade that will leave some hair, but this is difficult and you tend to leave tracks and such if you don't really know what you're doing (like me!).
I have heard some seriously good things about those slick-an-easy grooming blocks mentioned earlier.
You know the definition of grooming is 'the process of getting all the dirt and hair from your horse to you...'
Good luck!

[Baylee]

I've tried using a curry comb and she *hates* it. She tolerates the shedding brush a lot better. I'm noticing, if I use the shedding brush, then a hard bristle brush after, it seems to get more hair up. Of course, on her legs, just massaging them seems to get the hair off. If it's nice this weekend, I'll give her a bath to help get more off, plus she hasn't had a bath in over 8 months and she *loves* to roll in mud. We had such a wet winter, I didn't bother after awhile to brush the mud off, what was the point, 2 seconds later she'd be covered in it again. LOL

I've never heard of or seen a slick-easy block, where do you get those?

[horsesxox23]

my horses do the same thing and our winter has been pretty bad here too, but on our horses we also use a slicker brush, i dont know what its actually called but its made for dogs and is like a wire pin brush, not long pins, just alot of little ones...hope u find em, they r very good for mud too!!

[HappyHorse13]

I usually use a curry comb and body brush to get hair off, when I'm over at my friend's house and we're grooming the horses. Dusty sheds so much that it turns the curry comb into a disk a' yellow fluff...he is literally a yellow poofball in the winter! But, since your horse doesn't like the curry comb, there's like these grooming mits (they look like
oven mits) that work well, also, and they're not as harsh a
curry comb could be.
Dusty loves it, ecspecaily when I scratch his withers and neck!
Good luck grooming! Try not to get to much hair on ya!
:p

[Baylee]

my horses do the same thing and our winter has been pretty bad here too, but on our horses we also use a slicker brush, i dont know what its actually called but its made for dogs and is like a wire pin brush, not long pins, just alot of little ones...hope u find em, they r very good for mud too!!

That's kind of what I'm using, short little pins and on the other side is a sweat sweeper thing (can't remember the name of it).

Where do you live? I'm in Texas and we had a bit cooler of a winter than normal. Plus this is my first winter with my girl, I just rescued her in the fall.

[HappyHorse13]

Texas!!! Sweetness!

[DixieGirl]

I've never tried corn oil. I'll have to try that because my horses are a walking fur ball! lol.

~Bet you know one little girl who would rather go showing than shopping~

[Baylee]

Texas!!! Sweetness!


LOL!!! Sweetness until it gets to be 110 in the shade!!! LOL Won't be riding Baylee when it's that hot! NOT A CHANCE!!! I'll melt, not to mention SHE'LL melt!!

[Baylee]

I've never tried corn oil. I'll have to try that because my horses are a walking fur ball! lol.

~Bet you know one little girl who would rather go showing than shopping~

I've used corn oil to try to put some weight on Baylee. I haven't noticed it helping with my winter hair problems.

[Manda]

I don't think corn oil prevents winter hair.

My horse doesn't have a thick winter coat, partially because of his breed, and partially because we're in Florida :/ But the little bit of a winter coat that he does have, I just let it shed out on it's own.

[bethfornow]

sorry she dosn't like the curry comb. where did you rescue her from????

[Baylee]

sorry she dosn't like the curry comb. where did you rescue her from????

Long story short, was told she was for "lease", went to look at her, found out there had a public lien placed for back board fees and feed. She was in bad shape, hooves hadn't been trimmed in almost a year, wormy, horribly underweight to where you could count every rib standing 15 feet away. Paid the lien, took her off the property and spent 6 months just getting her back into shape. Her owner moved to Germany and told the owner of the boarding facility to just leave her in the pasture, she'd be fine. Baylee doesn't graze a lot, she's a show horse and has never spent a lot of time in the pasture. Not to mention, that pasture where she'd been left was 90% weeds. People like that make my blood boil.

[prince&me]

ever since i got my gelding ive been using this cream wich weakens the roots of his winter coat then all i have to do is gently brush himover and his coat is new.
its made for long coats but can be used on short hair.
you haveto use it every week to keep the coat nice but its worth it plus its REALLY cheap!!!!!

[Rascal]

exercise the horse and then when they are warm but not sweaty use the shedder blade. that way the excecise will have loosened up the skin and the hair will come out easier

[saddleseatsweetie]

i found those blocks deteriorate fast while using them on tough mudd so i buy pumus stones they are like the same thing but last way longer
if u have clippers i would suggest body clipping, its long and tedious but it makes things so much easier, alsobathing will help
if u do clip put baby oil on after since it strips the oils and lunge before riding incase the saddle is rubbing funnyon the short hair

[Maxers]

My horse has the same coat problem. No matter what I do none of the winter hair comes off! I've tried the grooming block and it got off some of the hair but not much. I can't bathe her either because my Mom is always rushing me and won't give me any time! I've curried her over and over and over and nothing comes off! And it's starting to get hot here in Texas but her coat just won't shed off! Any help?

[Spices1andOnly]

i've heard that you're not supposed to do this but sometimes i take the shedding blade but use it against the coat. like a curry comb but dont go in circular motions, just drag it toward their front instead of hind. i also use the grooming blocks and curry comb. it just takes time and patience. luckily my horse scratches her shoulders and hips a little bit, not enough to be scrubbing or hurt herself but just enough to shed her coat by herself.

[horsesxox23]

My horse has the same coat problem. No matter what I do none of the winter hair comes off! I've tried the grooming block and it got off some of the hair but not much. I can't bathe her either because my Mom is always rushing me and won't give me any time! I've curried her over and over and over and nothing comes off! And it's starting to get hot here in Texas but her coat just won't shed off! Any help?

if she keeps her winter coat all yr round, it could be cushings disease

[mahoneybunny99]

my horses both need a bath bad....When I had horses ( many many years ago lol)they were stabled at a huge barn that had a wash bay and warm water.I have neither anymore...how warm outside does it need to be for them to get a bath?They will have to dry outside as well.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx :confused:

[freakchild]

The best thing I have found to help a horse shed out fast and have a nice shiny bright coat, is feeding black oil sunflower seeds. I used to give my horses corn oil for a little added fat and for coats, but the b.o.s.s. works SOOO much better. You can buy it at pretty much any farm supply store, or anywhere the sells bird seed. Start out with just a little bit, and work your way up to feeding 1 cup once a day, or 1/2 cup twice a day. Since I've been feeding this, my horses all shed out faster, have slicker shinier coats, richer deeper color, and keep on weight much better ;)