hairycob
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I often see references to using pig oil & sulphur on hairies. Please excuse my ignorance, but what does it do?
What do you do with pig oil
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partyangel
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you put it in the feathers to prevent mud clogging on them
hairycob
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In that case it is definitely going on my shopping list. Pickles feathers are gross at the moment!
Northhorse
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It's great stuff, but does anyone know where to get it mail order - in fairly large quantities!
Emily99
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or you smother it over you horse/pony to make it shine in the main ring at HOYS apparantly!
puddicat
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lubricate your pig of course
PapaFrita
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lubricate your pig of course
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LMAO! I was just thinking that!
lubricate your pig of course
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LMAO! I was just thinking that!
partyangel
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you can buy it from many farm shops,or agricultral stores
yes in a final wash of bathing if you put a glug of pig oil in the water you will have a very shiney pony
yes in a final wash of bathing if you put a glug of pig oil in the water you will have a very shiney pony
Enfys
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It's great stuff, but does anyone know where to get it mail order - in fairly large quantities!
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http://www.battles.co.uk/details.asp?cCategory=Battles
They used to have it.
It's great stuff, but does anyone know where to get it mail order - in fairly large quantities!
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http://www.battles.co.uk/details.asp?cCategory=Battles
They used to have it.
piebaldsparkle
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http://www.heavyhorsesupplies.co.uk/index.html
PM - Theresa_F for more info. as I know she has recommended buying online from Heavy Horse Supplies several times on this forum.
PM - Theresa_F for more info. as I know she has recommended buying online from Heavy Horse Supplies several times on this forum.
Theresa_F
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My fav subject!
Best place online I have so far found are Heavy Horse Supplies http://www.heavyhorsesupplies.co.uk/index.html
For me it is cheaper to pay the postage than drive 30 miles and pay a higher price at nearest supplier local to me. I get 10 litres of oil and 3 kgs of sulphur which last my two about 2 1/2 to 3 months as we have gross mud and I need to oil up every 10 days. Mine also have a fair amount of feather to cover.
For those with hairies - and this also works on the less well endowed, mix oil and sulphur so it looks like a thickshake and paint on with a paint brush from knee/hock down to the end of the hair. Give a quick rub to get it well in and forget for 10 - 14 days depending on how bad your mud is.
Make sure white gold gets nowhere near it - goes black if you do but yellow gold is fine.
P&S prevents mites, grease, mudfever etc. Mud slips off if the legs/tail/mane are kept well oiled.
Avoid washing out the legs with hairies as much as possible - this causes more problems than it solves. Mine are left from late September to April with only the ends of the feather cleaned with a little cold water if really clogged up. They may look really wet and dirty, but part the top layer of hair and all underneath is snowy white and dry.
Since using P&S I have not had any of the skin problems associated with feathered horses and P&S kept an arab free from mudfever for the first time in years.
In summer if you don't use oil, every 2 weeks wet the legs and rub in a couple of handfuls of sulphur to prevent mites and keep the skin healthy.
Pig oil is also great on mane and tails for shine and a cheap detangler and a splash in the rinse water when bathing gives a great show shine coat. I also use it instead of baby oil for faces at shows - attracts less dust.
Hope this helped.
Best place online I have so far found are Heavy Horse Supplies http://www.heavyhorsesupplies.co.uk/index.html
For me it is cheaper to pay the postage than drive 30 miles and pay a higher price at nearest supplier local to me. I get 10 litres of oil and 3 kgs of sulphur which last my two about 2 1/2 to 3 months as we have gross mud and I need to oil up every 10 days. Mine also have a fair amount of feather to cover.
For those with hairies - and this also works on the less well endowed, mix oil and sulphur so it looks like a thickshake and paint on with a paint brush from knee/hock down to the end of the hair. Give a quick rub to get it well in and forget for 10 - 14 days depending on how bad your mud is.
Make sure white gold gets nowhere near it - goes black if you do but yellow gold is fine.
P&S prevents mites, grease, mudfever etc. Mud slips off if the legs/tail/mane are kept well oiled.
Avoid washing out the legs with hairies as much as possible - this causes more problems than it solves. Mine are left from late September to April with only the ends of the feather cleaned with a little cold water if really clogged up. They may look really wet and dirty, but part the top layer of hair and all underneath is snowy white and dry.
Since using P&S I have not had any of the skin problems associated with feathered horses and P&S kept an arab free from mudfever for the first time in years.
In summer if you don't use oil, every 2 weeks wet the legs and rub in a couple of handfuls of sulphur to prevent mites and keep the skin healthy.
Pig oil is also great on mane and tails for shine and a cheap detangler and a splash in the rinse water when bathing gives a great show shine coat. I also use it instead of baby oil for faces at shows - attracts less dust.
Hope this helped.
piebaldsparkle
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Ha ha, knew you were the best person to ask about Pig Oil!!
Theresa_F
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How sad I am - reduced to the dark art of P&S - great stuff though!
hairycob
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Thanks, that's brilliant. Nobody would know Pickle has 3 white legs at the moment.