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Post by dogsanddonkeys on Jun 23, 2008 20:11:19 GMT
Here's a fly repellant (od but good).
100mls meths, 125mls vinegar, 200-400 mls citronella (depending how flush you are at the time) 1 litre med/strong tea. make up to 5 litres with water. It does work and wont stain the coat.
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Post by sarahp on Jul 13, 2008 15:18:47 GMT
Only just caught up with this thread and goodness it takes me back! We fed oats, bran and chaff, thatched them after hunting, made straw wisps, learned to jump with crossed arms and no reins or stirrups and I don't know what else. The old stud groom where we kept the ponies (who previously worked for a local big family and could remember moving up to London with them and riding in Rotten Row) always had a saucepan of barley boiling on his fire. One not mentioned was of using a fresh sheespkin on the back of a horse with back trouble - I think skinning the sheep was a bit of a no-no!
halfpass I come from your neck of the woods - I was South Staffs PC, hunted with the South Staffs, as it was then, and used to go sledging on Cannock Chase.
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Post by halfpass on Jul 13, 2008 16:44:08 GMT
sarahp
We have only been here a few years but we love it would not want to live anywhere else, having read a lot of your post you seem to think and do things the same as us, could it be that you are the good side of halfpass and I'm just the nutty bad side.
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Post by deejay on Aug 13, 2008 10:58:20 GMT
I too have just caught up with this thread, those awful scratchy jute rugs and even worse Green hard NZ turouts that never seemed to dry, thatching, kaolin, bran mashes and poltices. Those were the days!!!!
My tack room is bursting at the seams with rugs and hoods (just how many does a 12hand sec A really need) I am actually waiting for the postman to deliver her snuggy PJ's - She HAS TO HAVE THESE according to my granddaughter as she is going to HOYS.
I too have a really old animal treatment book. Don't have the year but stamped F Jacques High Street Saltly. Saddler, Collar and Harness maker. Makes very interesting reading but I don't think the "medicines to keep in store" would be available today!!
One tip I have learned over the years which was passed on to me, is helpful if you have a stallion with colic. If he is compacted, get a fresh mare's dropping and put it in his stable. He will sniff it and then try to cover it with his own dropping. This can help to get things moving. If it doesn't then it is usually a call out for the vet.
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Post by smokeycott on Aug 18, 2008 18:24:30 GMT
was once told
"head, bone, hoof and feather, the top will come the bottom never"
meaning if the conformation is good you can all ways add condition , but if conformation is wrong not much you can do to change it.
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Post by hootie on Aug 21, 2008 6:53:25 GMT
Give a horse prone to colic a dose of epsom salts in its feed every week, clears it out !
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Post by diadem on Aug 30, 2008 21:35:40 GMT
Awww, thatching,,,that takes me back.... lol
Nat yoghurt after meds, honey for coughs, paint on white legs with white powder and water, I use a plastic curry comb and nowt else, they love it, until rugs go on.
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Post by poppypony on Nov 17, 2008 18:35:16 GMT
Whats a brillant thread!
I can remember giving bran mashes and putting straw under rugs to dry them , then giving extra hay to warm them up. I use to top and tail carrots for my first pony some 25 years ago, my mums still laughs about it now! Thats when good old fashion elbow grease was how you got a shiney coat!
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Post by beccyj1 on Nov 24, 2008 17:49:32 GMT
but have you noticed that a lot of the old ways are becoming trendy and more and more people are asking questions and I think it's up to us old farts to pass the knowledge of yesteryear on to the youngsters before it is lost forever. I like to think of myself as a youngster and i certainly appreciate all of these tips and advice that's on this thread!! Thanks everyone - I'm going to try a few at work tomorrow!!!x |
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Post by hottoddy on Nov 24, 2008 19:10:46 GMT
Honey on an infected foot. It has natural drawing qualities apparently so when your horse comes out of the stable like it has broken its leg but you know better clean out the hoof with a bit of peroxide or iodine squirt in honey and pack the foot or poultice it! The abbcess or infection should come out!
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Post by Milliesmum on Nov 24, 2008 21:47:32 GMT
Swear by Epsom salts to draw out any kind of infection, either tub a foot in ES and cooled (still warm) boiled water, or use Magnesium Sulphate paste from the chemists. Fantastic stuff and cheap as chips.
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Post by tangerine on Dec 2, 2008 19:25:24 GMT
I have heard Gun Powder and Goose Grease on a splint is a miracle worker.Honey Poultice on a wound that wont heal. Also Half a lemon bandaged on to a splint was a producers tip.
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Post by hunter on Jan 16, 2009 12:36:48 GMT
mr sheen anti static is also good for balck ponies (stops dust re settling ), goose grease is good for so many things we use it liberaly smeared on our hunters once they have been roughed off at the end of the season ,allpy liberally down the lenght of the horse from poll to dock then just bye the heat of the body the grease melts and provides extra protection from early spring rain ,sounds messy and it is but v effective ,i could go on for hours with old remedies !!
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Post by gniwxaw on Jan 16, 2009 18:59:10 GMT
Only good tip i can think of which saves loads of time scrubbing at the sink is to put your BIT in the the dishwasher. Comes out gleaming! :-)
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Post by drenrowstud on Jan 26, 2009 23:49:01 GMT
my tips were thatch after a bath if you dont have loads of rugs as the ponies move about the damp straw gradually falls out that way you can keep a spare rug dry to put on when they are dry . if you have a bay a cap full of vineger in the rinsing water gives a real shine and repels insects. for quater marks just damp the hair well no need for sprays they alwys leave a residue if the horse is well inhimself there no need for top dressings .
i remeber being taught to make a whisp from hay at pony club .
cheap bleach painted on thrush in the foot that came from a canadian hunting vet works a treat too .
plait straight after a bath while mane is still wet saves damping the hair and leaving marks on the coat the day after then use a hood over night it flattens down and spruty bits .
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to pull manes on ponies that really hate it seperate the mane and plait the underside then just turn the horse out to graze after a couple of days take out plaits and re plait and bits that are still to thick then just shorten to the required length using an old clipper blade ..
for tails rub teathing gel into the dock five mins before pulling .
before going to shows make a packed lunch , invest in a good flask buy some sacheted capuchinos its quick its easy its cheaper than using burgerbars and better for you , pack some apples if you dont eat them the ponies can have them as a treat when they enter the trailer to go home , regularly done it saves the fight to load the horses and the ones that are just stubborn soon hurry up when you start eating thier apple .
carry a pack of baby wipes not an old tip but there brill for getting greese of boots a nd oil and highlighters of your hands brill if you need to change a wheel on the trailer too .
always pack a loo roll you never know when the event loos will run out of it also good for cleaninsh dressing for minor wounds .
velcro ended tail bandages then just put a pop sock or half a pair of tights over a tail and tuck in the velcro no more having to try and bandage whilst holding up the tights with one hand whilst trying to juggle the bandage in the other .
old cattle feed lick tubs for feed buckets they are free most farmers have loads and will give you them for free just wash them thouroghly .
trimming foals heads if you have a foal that is frightened by the clippers and throws a paddy dont ever resort to a brawl just calmly grip the nose where you would put a twitch and continue quietly the pony will grow up to always not put up a fuss when being clipped .
use and old rop halter when trimming heads they cover less of the face and are easily reajusted they give you more control as well if the horse sticks his head in the air to avoid you handeling it just tempt his head down and stand with one foot on the halter rope with a big horse you might need extra rope tied on the end . when they keep there head down reward with tit bits and plenty of fuss .
ponies that wont stop on the lunge or are keen at running off with you keep a pocket full of titbits and every you time you say stand give them a treat soon they stand to attention whenever you say whoa .
pony looking bored in the ring for inhand or lead rein pop a polo in your glove they can smell it but not eat it they get it as they go out of the ring
bolshy colt in the ring trying to bite you soak the end of an old showing cane in peppermint oil and let them chew that instead . takes their mind of the other ponies as well .
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Post by Ziggy on Feb 6, 2009 13:07:16 GMT
When i was younger my mum used to breed shetlands. when we showed them we used parrafin to get a good shine on thier coats. Not sure why now but it did work, smelt a bit though!
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Post by hunter on Mar 12, 2009 18:22:27 GMT
I have heard Gun Powder and Goose Grease on a splint is a miracle worker. Not recomended whilst having a f*g !!!!!!! ;D ;D  |
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Post by Giddie on Mar 18, 2009 22:25:40 GMT
Well Mr Hunter you shouldn't be smoking for one and for two especially around horses lol. That's from an ex-smoker !!
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Post by hollycane on Apr 25, 2009 17:50:22 GMT
Tuck a pair of dry gloves under your girth straps on a wet day hunting or showing. It really warms your hands up and doesn't spoil the line of your jacket.
Keep all the fat and dripping from your roast or grilled meat in a pyrex bowl. Keep it in the freezer. When full put in bottom of Aga (or low microwave) to melt. Put back in freezer. Dripping will all be at bottom. Lard will be at top. Turn out bowl. Lift off lard, mix with 1/4 stockholm tar to lard for fantastic hoof dressing (pretty much like Kevin Bacon).
Spread dripping on crusty bread for very calorific snack.
Use Flowers of Sulphur for mud fever instead of all these new creams and washes. It dries it out much better.
Do your throatlash up 2 holes tighter out hunting in case you come off and keep hold of the reins and yank the whole bridle off.
Use big leather pad or straw wisk (as mentioned previously) to "bang" horses muscles. Literally, lightly thump the muscles you want to grow. Horse will flinch these muscles slightly as you bring the pad down, giving a mild faradic effect. Impact of pad will increase blood flow. Fab for bingo wings....
Blue bag for greys.
Persil and Mr Sheen for show days.
Cooking oil, eggs and cheap beer instead of Blue Chip.
Many years of no money and knowing some great old horsemen. I should write that book.
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Post by wornthetshirt on May 8, 2009 10:15:33 GMT
Hey, I have only just found this thread - takes me back!
As has so rightly said, would todays people cope without all the modern gear like detanglers etc etc.
I was 'educated', firstly by my mother, who was an IIH (Instructor of the Institute of the Horse) - first an Ambulance driver and then a Junior Commander during the 2nd WW (father also served, and boy, didn't they know all about cleaning boots!)
Then my horsy training continued under (not literally) our Stud Groom, a Scot who had been head lad for Sir Gordon Richards.
Just like halfpass, he tought me how to make a wisp (and how to use it!) and how to plait the rope at the front of the stable doors.etc.
And, woe betide me if I led something out on the yard and it left 'baffies' (slippers, in Scottish) of straw behind on the yard. You could eat your breakfast off the concrete, it was so clean & tidy. Gravel had to be raked "herringbone".
All our foals were tied up after weaning (we weaned in batches) They were kept individually at night unil they stopped bawling, learnt to eat, lead and be civilized, then in pairs (or, the sec A's in compatable groups) in huge boxes until early January when we started to get them up for the show season as yearlings.
I could go on...........!
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Post by agent on Jun 16, 2009 9:28:19 GMT
Pure honey, Guiness and Eggs (with shells) for shine and condition
Epsom salts dissolved in water to the point that no more will dissolve (I think thats called a saturated solution), soak gamgee in this and bandage onto legs after jumping on firm ground - very soothing for sore shins and limbs.
Fresh comfrey leaves picked from the grass verges, put on the floor of the stable after a cough or virus
Never leave an elasticated bandage on the tail for any length of time - use a leg bandage instead
Harvey's Hair restorer for regrowth after hair loss (ringworm or injury)
Sheepskin to apply saddle soap - takes a little time to get that "well used" look but then it cannot be beaten! Never wash it out though.
All came from my time in a top Irish Jump racing yard
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Post by wednesday on Jun 19, 2009 10:52:17 GMT
old fashioned tip for a horse that rears! when it goes up crack an egg on his head near the pole. Apparently its meant to make the horse think his hit his head an the yolk is blood running down his face, and apparently they dont want to go up after that. Never tried it as dont really see why you would carry eggs on you bit its an old wise tail anyway hehe  |
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Post by nativeponies on Jun 19, 2009 11:35:10 GMT
wednesday, i had to use this one and it worked!!! was some time back now and found it very difficult holding onto raving lunatic pony plus egg and getting it right between her ears!! but she didnt rear again!!! was our instructor who made me do in in my lesson, on my own pony xx
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Post by wednesday on Jun 19, 2009 12:27:31 GMT
wednesday, i had to use this one and it worked!!! was some time back now and found it very difficult holding onto raving lunatic pony plus egg and getting it right between her ears!! but she didnt rear again!!! was our instructor who made me do in in my lesson, on my own pony xx oh did you ! well good to know it works haha ! |
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Post by nativeponies on Jun 19, 2009 12:36:11 GMT
lol...gotta have a steady hand and a good shot!! we did it cos mine kept rearing up before a jump..thing is as a kid i enjoyed it!! didnt want them tostop my pony being naughty!! he he!!
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Post by eskvalleystud on Jul 10, 2009 10:03:45 GMT
I would never reccomend cracking an egg over a horse or ponies head - I have known many get head shy from doing this, I know alot probably swear by it but I have only found the way to stop it totally is to carry a knotted rope and hit the tummy with it when they go up, it is also far easier to carry the rope each time you ride rather than an egg!
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Post by jodievn on Jul 22, 2009 8:51:24 GMT
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Post by welshab on Aug 10, 2009 22:51:30 GMT
i am only 26 i know how to make a wisp how to thatch, it was only this week i was rubbing a very soggy foal dry with straw after being out in the rain, i strap my show ponies every day as nothing works better to build up muscle. i still use liquid parrafin,
i have never tried eggs or mr sheen but will definatly give it a go but i do hang a branch of gorse up in the stable as gorse is good for a shiny coat
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Post by knight on Aug 16, 2009 22:09:35 GMT
Wow this thread is amazing! I am only 20 and was taught about horses by my Mum and Grandmother. We still bed on straw and use a pitch fork, the horses are in jute rugs in the winter and when my horse got an abcess recently on went the bran poltice. Top spec, baileys...pfft nothing better than sugar beat and oats on a cold winters morning! For a 20 year old I am a bit of an old fart!
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Post by hopeteam on Aug 22, 2009 9:33:33 GMT
Saurkrout (sp), like shreeded cabbage under a bandage takes out the bruising of a bruised sole x
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