Here's a tricky one. My horses has a piece of barbed wire in two loops the size of your computer screen hanging from his tail, twisted in the hair, no idea where it came from. He is so erratic and jumpy, I can't get it off. At least I have him in the house yard now, so he is in a smaller area to see if something happens. Tried feeding him in area where I could stand behind shed and tried to get at it, but he spooked and ran.
Tried looping baling twine in it so I could have leverage and maybe pull hard against it when he ran (in safe place) but hard to even try to get baling twine through as wire so near his back legs.
Even me holding him and someone else trying to go near tail does not work. I have been running around with the scissors, trying to even get a snip into the tail area is impossible.
He is the worst horse here to handle, very jumpy and erratic due to his past. I can get a halter on him and lead, he will go on float, worried the wire will send him crazy in float though, as would have to lock bum bar in to try to cut the tail hair. Would it be safe to run him in float and try? Very worried about this one.
Any ideas? It is tangled up just below tail bone and hanging in two loops, dragging about 5 inches behind on the ground. I am hoping it just gets caught on something and breaks off his tail hair, but so far no luck.
Kim xxx
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From: Kim Hollingsworth <kim_hollingsworth@yahoo.com.au>
To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, 8 September, 2009 9:11:56 AM
Subject: [AskAVet] Horse safe show sheen
Hi,
Does anyone have a natural recipe for a product to take tangles out of a horse's mane and tail please?
Vet safe and without animal by-products please.
I am looking to use something similar to Absorbine Show Sheen, you know, to just get the tangles out and give a shine. Or is it just best to use something like Show Sheen? The reason I am asking is that I end up spending a fortune on Show Sheen and I am looking at something cheaper to do the same job.
My horses do not go to shows, but I like their manes and tails to look shiny and tangle free, and don't mind a bit of a spray of the stuff on their coat to make that look nice, too.
Is it ok to use human hair detanglers on horses? I saw some cheap ones in the $2 shops, etc.
Thanks,
Kim
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From: Stacey <stacey46750@ yahoo.com>
To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
Sent: Monday, 7 September, 2009 9:52:05 PM
Subject: [AskAVet] nutrena safe choice ingredient tags
Hi, all,
I just compared the ingredient tags on a new vs older bag, they changed their ingredients, and the first thing that struck me was the fact that "animal fat" is the last ingredient listed. I really didn't think equine, being plant eaters, were supposed to be eating animal anything?? Also, the older bag listed alfalfa meal as the first ingredient, now it's not even on there anywhere and "plant protein products" is listed as the first ingredient.
I have done a lot of comparisons of dog food, do they list ingredients on horse feed the same way? Greatest amount in the feed first to last?? Thanks!
Stacey
NE Indiana
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