Make Up

[Balvenie]

I know, we all use it BUT please don't smother your horse/pony in make up. Judging a show 3wks ago and while handing rossie pony turned round and rubbed its face on me. Had to throw my blouse away as cant get the black mark out and my suit jacket is ruined. I know of several judges who ask for make up to be removed. I'm not saying don't use make up, just be a little more subtle with it. The next one that covers me will be getting the dry cleaning bill!

[tesstkat]

i full agree medic sometimes they put that much on to enhance the horses eye you cant see the eye any way ive seen a few ponies asked to leave the ring because they look so un natural

[diane]

Are we talking grey section A's here??

[diadem]

We use a teeny tiny bit when needed, dont want panda eyes. Your right, why should you have your clothes ruined?

[VR]

yeah too much just looks unnatural. so what does everyone use to get a nice gloss on their horses faces that isnt too over the top?

[tesstkat]

i use baby oil weeks before a show every day this has the desired effect or just used a good silicon coat shine as it makes the dark skin pigment show through rather than lather them in black make up

[doodah]

i shopped around for a matt make-up that stays on pretty well, as i was sick of going through loadsa yellow gloves.

i know what you mean though- it's when people smother black gloss on then highlighter then baby oil on top

[thecremellosociety]

i use a smudge of alva highlight oil, never have and never will use any fake colours except white obviously in the sense of chalk on the legs, i find after bathing a good sponge full of mane and tail on the face helps, hate judging tack & turnout and getting covered in the stuff, if we are in a turnout class, no matter how well i have brushed legs they still have white on, i will warn judge that they have some chalk on them to stop them getting dirty, i hate oily ponies, i think clean and natural gloss with a splash of coat shine should be plenty, a certyain person i know has a palomino and really pandas its eyes, looks dreadful, if good enought why try and make it better than it is ??

[dancer]

Sept 8, 2008 19:31:23 GMT tesstkat said:

i use baby oil weeks before a show every day this has the desired effect or just used a good silicon coat shine as it makes the dark skin pigment show through rather than lather them in black make up

What do you do with the baby oil? Where & how do you apply it?
I bought some black make up for our SP but never used it as I ended up wearing more than him

[Deleted]

I judge m&m's and it is completely against the rules- however I do see it in the ring- then they wonder why I leave them down the line- PLEASE don't use it in m&m classes.
Personally I hate it! on anything.

[waitwith]

I have used baby oil or clear high lighter in m&m classes, however much prefer the highlighter, because the baby oil seemed to make the area around the bit peal.
Obviously then i decided that baby oil was not worth it, and stuck to high lighter.
I also used to use brown make up (cant remember the name of product), on my section D because he had a slight scar above his eye after an operation, and also had slightly ageing white hairs, but i only ever used the smallest amount.

However i have shown for other people who absolutly lather their ponies in stupid amounts of coat shine, hairspray, make up of all colours, and i used to end up with it everywhere.
And most of these ponies were m&ms who should have been shown naturally, not covered in layers of make up.

[Giddie]

Have never used anything except chalk for the legs...Don't believe in fake................Never have used anything when entering M&M classes.

[drenrowstud]

we do use some black stage make up on our saection a but its done very discreatly he has small eyes and last year was down the line at every show . hes won at nearly every show this year since we took to using a small amout of eye black .

im always careful to keep it looking very natural and we use face paints and let them dry then seal them with highlighter

i know some people do turn ponies into pandas

no one has ever comented on him wearing make up i dont think they notice to be honest . bu it makes a big difference as people who have seen him out with mares looking muddy ask us why they didnt see that colt when they walked the fields to wich i answer you did he was just coverd in mud .

i konw some of the creeme horsey make up dosent set so perhaps thats the one you ended up wearing .

[Deleted]

I was judging at puk and an 'a' came in with huge panda eyes, I said to the girl riding it- please don't use make up on your pony- she just looked at me as if to say- you weren't supposed to notice!! ha ha - we don't miss it when its put on like that!!

[lolly]

Just a word of warning with babyoil, a friend used it on her bay on a warm summers day and it caused terrible sunburn blisters.

I use the combined highlighter sunblock especially for horses, cant remember name but its in a white tub with yellow label.

[matthewso585]

to be honest, chalk i think is appropiet, for instance if the horse/pony is white or socks or any white markings, i think it is necessary if the horse poo's or gets mud on them. But, all the others i think is so un necessary! its silly, putting make-up on an animal! what is the world coming to! people need to start thinking strait!

[goodgollymissmolly]

I must say that a horse that has been fed and groomed correctly will have a natural shine that out-does make up every time in my eyes. Chalk is ok, a tiny bit of baby oil around the muzzle will define it, but other than that leave well alone.

[sevesstud]

I use a tiny bit around my grey SHP's eyes to get rid of the white skin and then baby oil on top but she is fed the correct things so she doesnt need coat shine on her body. She has a natural shine and we all know how hard it is to get a natural shine to show on a grey!

[bubbles1]

Nov 8, 2008 21:54:48 GMT goodgollymissmolly said:

I must say that a horse that has been fed and groomed correctly will have a natural shine that out-does make up every time in my eyes. Chalk is ok, a tiny bit of baby oil around the muzzle will define it, but other than that leave well alone.

Well said - less is more!

[takemytime]

personally i love to see plenty on ```` the more the better```makeup oil the lot ```if it looks good slap it on ```lets face it everyone neads a little enhancing```and as for feeding and grooming to make the perfect shine ```baloni

[makeup1]

If a horse is that good it would not need covering up with make up

anyone herd of natural beauty

Its like models now days there covered in make-up fake tan and air brushed! Its not natural its all fake!

[09876]

IF FAKE MAKES YOU WIN `SLAP IT ON

[Balvenie]

Guest 09876. You seem to have missed the point, of this thread. No it doesn't make you win. It really p's the judge off when they get covered in the bl**dy stuff!

[dun4u]

If only these exhibitors were to realise that we Judges just HATE make-up on horses and ponies. Panda eyes and black knees just do not appeal at all, and at the risk of sounding biased, if I had two equally good ponies in my class I would ALWAYS put the one with less make-up on above the one with. No, it does not enhance them at all.

A little drop of baby-oil around the muzzle and eyes, and I mean a little drop, can perhaps be acceptable, but I do hate to finish up after a class, especially Best Turned-Out, reeking of sweet smelling babies.

I also dislike that awful black varnish which is painted on hooves - what horse or pony ever had shiny black feet? OK, so hoof oil loses it's shine when the dust settles on it but at least it does look near to natural.

I could go on ..........

[matthewso585]

NO NO NO NO NO! LESS IS MORE!! 'takemytime' who ever you are, a poor innocent animal dosnt need make-up to be plasterd on them! like somebody said above, if the pony/horse is looked after propperly, it should have that natural shine! chalk is fine x white dosnt stay there for long! ok baby oil if there is apsolutely NO shine. but anything else you put on i think you are disturbed!!!!

[tesstkat]

there is a nack to everything and peoples opinions differ but i wouldnt be amused having black make up all over me,feeling greasy off baby oil and having chalk all over my hands i said in an earlier post i use to oil etc weeks before just to darken the skin so shows through but hardly anything on the day as i find it stressful enough dealing with my own makeup let alone my horses

so what do people think at indoor winter shows etc when people cover there whole horse in pig oil or baby oil surely this is wrong ang much worse than a little highlighter

[Milliesmum]

I've found a fantastic product, brilliant for showing all colours, the more you use the better it looks, and judges love it. It's called 'ELBOW GREASE'!!!!!

[sarahb123]

I think that a good shiny coat should be there before bath even, through daily grooming and a decent diet. I dont mind some make-up but kind of think that the person looking at your horse shouldnt realise its there. Its got to be subtle, very subtle. However my one big bug bear and it really does send me potty is glitter spray on natives!!!!! Agh.

[diadem]

Talking of Glitter spray, its even on the cows at the Winter Fair..... LOL

Takemytime, a good coat does essentially come from within, silly *rolls eyes*

[thecremellosociety]

A bit of gliiet for evening or xmas shows i dont mind, it harmless and doesnt detract from the overall picture adds a bit of fun, we allowed glitter and sparkly things ( even flashing brow bands !!!) in all classes for xmas show