Shiny coats

[horsemad67]

Just wondering, what are your tips on how to get a shiny coat on your horse? Skaters always seems really dull, I do give him vegetable oil.

 

[AmyMay]

Give him corn oil - at least 5ml a day. You'll notice the difference almost immeidately, or at least you should unless there is an underlying problem.

 

[fizz-tally]

jays coat didnt really shine until i started feeding black sunflower seeds

 

[ColleenIsh]

soya oil and topline conditioning cubes

 

[Tempi]

instant linseed

 

[ColleenIsh]

when you can get it

 

[horsemad67]

I didn,t know you could feed sunflower seeds, do you just add them to their feed whole? how much do you give?

 

[vicm2509]

Is linseed oil just as good?

 

[fizz-tally]

black sunflower seeds,fed whole,you just chuck them in.

i feed jay [17hh tb x id] 1 mug per feed,he gets 2 feeds per day

 

[ColleenIsh]

linseed oil would work fine

 

[Parkranger]

my boy looks great now - I use tea tree glossing spray on him and he gets Linseed oil (although I'm not sure that's doing anything!)

 

[Nuttymanxmare]

My horse has a lovely shiny coat at the moment I swear its down to the cod liver oil in her feed

 

[Theresa_F]

I feed my boys black sunflower seeds and instant linseed - even with my minimal winter grooming (they get one good session a week and mud flicked off the rest of the time) they have very glossy coats.

You can add a dash of pig oil to a little warm water and wipe the coat with a soft cloth - helps to prevent dirt sticking and gives a shine.

Finally - if you have the energy lots of grooming and strapping - combined with a good diet = glossy coat.

 

[Laur]

I feed mine a mug of blue chip twice a day and corn oil along with his feed and it works for him.