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Old
Timey Horse Remedies
THRUSH,
use Clorox in a spray bottle, spray underside of hooves.
Jello
mixed in the feed will help HOOVES grow.
Baking
soda sprinkled on top of the grain will help with those horses
who require floating very often.
Jump
poles can be made out of PVC PIPE.
Gallon milk jugs make excellent RING MARKERS
Old
car mats: use under foot when at shows to APPLY Hoof Black.
To
clean your leather, use Murphys Oil Soap.
Rusty
tools? Soak overnight or longer in kerosene.
Clean
bits safely? Put 2-3 cups whole oats in a bucket, bury bit,
scrub bit with oats. Will
safely clean and shine bit.
Plain
toothpaste SHINES silver.
Wisk,
for white/gray markings...be sure to rinse well.
Simple
Green will REMOVE grass stains.
WD40
will shine up manes and tails and let you remove burrs and
pine sap.
Preparation
H- Aids in reduction of proud flesh and encourages hair growth
on wound sites.
Meat
tenderizer, make into paste for bee stings and bites.
Sugar
and Iodine, mix into paste, use on scrapes and burns, Sugar
does not allow it to dry out and the iodine fights infection.
Sugar
water for blisters or scrapes. Mix sugar water with aloe vera
gel and wrap in place over wound.
Listerine
for tail rubbing....apply to tail and let soak
Corn
oil will help a hair coat, up to two cups will add weight to a
hard keeper.
Aloe
vera cream, lotion or gel, use on bald spots.
Baby
oil or Vaseline in bridle path will help stop dryness.
Repel
bugs, add two tablespoons garlic powder and apple cider
vinegar to evening feed.
Try
witch hazel for liniment in rubdowns.
Peppermint
body rub.... 3 tablespoons oil of peppermint, 1 bottle
wintergreen rubbing alcohol, 1 lg peppermint candy cane. Put oil
and candy in alcohol allow to dissolve, add to one quart of water.
Liniment
recipe2...... 2 pints clear alcohol, 2 pints wintergreen
alcohol, 2 pints witch hazel, 1/2 bottle store bought liniment,
pour all into clean one gallon container, top off with white
vinegar.
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