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I posted a while back asking if anyone had used Paprika to enhance coat colour. I know some people with black horses use it to stop sun fade but had read online it will also deepen the colour. So from January i started putting a spoonful in Fabio's feed to see if it would do anything. Also been feeding linseed and BOSS. It does appear to have helped! More than anything though, i think i've solved the conundrum over his colour! I also posted a while back about his marking down one shoulder, like a blood mark on a grey. Since his summer coats come through there is a LOT more black/dark in his coat, especially on his back end and belly so i think its safe to say he falls in the sooty palomino category!

Anyway, on to the pics. The last of his winter coat is about out now so could deepen slightly more yet. First pics are from September showing his coat colour last summer. Then some taken yesterday (he was temporarily in the bare paddock for the day, i'm not starving him!)


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My friend and I are bak on the paprika again! We buy large pots in Makro - just the mild sort. We think it enhances black coats and have read lots on internet. We're never sure on how much to feed though.
 
I'm a bit of a sucker for palominos...he's a handsome fella... :)

rhino said:
Are you not worried by the capsaicin? Beautiful horse :)
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Might be a daft question but how much paprika would render a horse ineligible for competing?

I used to have to apply the cream version regularly - tis pretty evil stuff if you get a bit on normal skin...:o
 
rhino said:
Any trace whatsoever.
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So ingestion of even a tiny quantity would show up on a blood test? I can fully understand how the capsaicin would have an effect (particularly topically), I guess I just wasn't sure how much would have to be eaten to show up on a blood test - sensitivity of test, whether a quantifiable amount needs to be eaten before it'll show type thing...

Like I said, a bit of a daft question, and I don't and have no intention of competing... it just caught my curiosity a bit... :o
 
Ladydragon said:
So ingestion of even a tiny quantity would show up on a blood test? I can fully understand how the capsaicin would have an effect (particularly topically), I guess I just wasn't sure how much would have to be eaten to show up on a blood test - sensitivity of test, whether a quantifiable amount needs to be eaten before it'll show type thing...

Like I said, a bit of a daft question, and I don't and have no intention of competing... it just caught my curiosity a bit... :o
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It's not something which will have been tested properly, because as far as the doping folks are concerned, it is a substance which should not be found under any circumstances in a competing animal..

Things like Bute have a known withdrawal period, but all the herbal stuff is just not tested. It's not something I would risk competing under rules, the tests are very sensitive indeed!
 
rhino said:
It's not something which will have been tested properly, because as far as the doping folks are concerned, it is a substance which should not be found under any circumstances in a competing animal..

Things like Bute have a known withdrawal period, but all the herbal stuff is just not tested. It's not something I would risk competing under rules, the tests are very sensitive indeed!
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Ah...that makes sense... Thank you Rhino... :)

Apologies for derailing the thread a little OP... I find 'drug' testing and the associated aspects of tolerance/metabolism/quantities etc a bit of a fascinating subject...
 
We only do the odd unaffiliated SJ so not too bothered about that. He won't be heading to HOYS anytime soon!

I've fed a tablespoon a day. Was a bit unsure of how much too. I think paprika's in most of the coat enhancers like Black as Knight anyway.
 
It does work well - I used it for several months leading up to Horse of the Year to darken my Clydies coat - however you must be very careful as it is a swabbable substance and if your horse is tested and comes up positifve you face fines etc.

The active ingresient is Capsacin ehich makes the skin more sensitive. I discussed qith my vet and he could not tell me the withholding period .

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it brings out the dapples in her coat.
 
Tnavas said:
It does work well - I used it for several months leading up to Horse of the Year to darken my Clydies coat - however you must be very careful as it is a swabbable substance and if your horse is tested and comes up positifve you face fines etc.

The active ingresient is Capsacin ehich makes the skin more sensitive. I discussed qith my vet and he could not tell me the withholding period .

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it brings out the dapples in her coat.
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I would be very worried about making the skin sensitive and about the painkillikng properties, which is a pity as I would love my haffy to be a darker chestnut.
 
Tnavas said:
Clava - it has no illeffects - it just increases the blood supply to the skin.
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If something is capable of having an effect; it is capable of having side effects. Basic science. Just because it has never been through testing the way pharmaceuticals have, doesn't mean it's not potentially dangerous.

No such thing as a magic bullet, or a free lunch!
 
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