How do I get a nice gloss on my horse's coat?

For your horse to be truly shiny, you need to feed them right. He needs oil in his diet by the sounds of his coat. Corn oil(not veggie), flaxseed oil. They both are good. Put high end feeds in him for you next show. Big show people with horses get their shine from the inside out.

The best thing to do, although it takes regularity, is to fully groom your horse at least once a day, maybe more. Look at some books or websites that have how to properly groom your horse, and it will start to shine, in a pretty short amount of time.

If you don't have the time to groom your horse every day, then you can feed them supplements. Faram's Super 14 supplement is what I use during the show season, it works very well. I noticed a difference in just about a week. You can also feed them vegtable oil, but this can make him gain weight too.

If your show is comming in a few days, you can give your horse a bath, washing and conditioning his whole coat. Or you can use spray on glossers, found at your local farm store, Tractor Supply, State Line Tack, or Dover Saddlery. Hope this helps.

There is no better way to get a shine on any horses coat then to make sure they get quality feed and a good brush down every day, especially after a sweaty ride. The day before a show I like to bathe my horses with some sort of shampoo (make sure it all gets rinsed out) and blanket them with a sheet or turnout coat. If I am banding or braiding the mane I put on a neck sleezy too. To get that extra shine at a show I lightly mist Show sheen on a sponge and rub it on. I always put a bit on my horse's nose and ears as well as their chest and knees to define their points. Avoid spraying directly onto your horse becouse that is always to much and it dries crunchy looking! Also if you have a grey with black points like I do it never hurts to give that black and extra shine for a pop-out look.

I can tell you that feeding the right nutrients is essential to your horses outlook. If it was winter time or fall your horse probably still had his thick coat. I use a wire curry comb in the winter show season. Also there is another product like show sheen it is called ultra. most of the arabian riders use it on their show horses and swear by it. I tried it and you have to be very careful because it can make your horse look oily if you over apply it just put barely any on a rag and very lightly run it along your horses coat. Another thing is legacy is a hoof joint and coat supplement and it changed my horses coat in a month.

Properly groom your horse on a regular basis, especially prior to a show. Using all the different appropriate brushes will bring out the natural oils in your horse's skin. There is not an artificial product on the market that can make your horse look as beautiful as good grooming. And his natural oils won't allow your saddle to slip like show sheen and all that other chemical junk.

I agree, your nutrition program is the most important, and I agree with American but to me your question describes a horse that does not have a tight short coat. No matter what topical stuff you use its gonna look like crap. At this point you have 2 solutions, blanket up your horse, feed good and groom the **** out of him with a curry, vacuum, brushes and wipe down with a cloth, now this will take 6 weeks to get a super coat, or you can body clip him, use a slicker and blankets, hot oil treatments and rub with cloths to bring out natural oils.this process takes only a few weeks. I would also have a vet check for cushings if your horse is not letting go of his coat.

Show Sheen is an artificial product. If you want a truly beautiful coat you need to feed the products that will create a healthy horse and give the glossy, silky coat. I feed HP1, a natural supplement from Blueridge. My horses' coats are so dappled, shiny and soft and they even show shiny when they are dusty!

my horse had the same troubles. i did a trial and error period and tried new coat feed dressing toppers and switched my horse to different feeds with more nutrients. coat dressing was what seemed to work the best for me. after a few days it gives your horse a nice glossy shine and makes the fur very soft and pretty. it also prevents the coat from feeling kind of "gunky" like sprays and soaps cause. it is also very affordable and it also helped with my horses hooves.

some thing else you are able to choose is what's called a bot knife. it particularly is used for removing fly eggs from the horse. they are small yellowish dots ofter discovered on the horses legs and chest. the horse will bite at those and ingest them and can get worms this way. you will under no circumstances thoroughly shop them off, in spite of the undeniable fact that it helps and could make your horse look neater in visual appeal. additionally a stunning product for cleansing leather-based is saddle cleansing soap. i don't understand what the container would seem as though in Australia, yet in Canada it particularly is attainable in a tin like shoe polish. additionally mink oil is stunning for assisting your leather-based products stay comfortable and helps them to repel water. different than that it seems such as you have issues properly in hand. stable success with your new animal.

what i do for my mare is i give her 1/2 a cup of flax seed everyday, and before shows (like the night before) i show sheen her and put her blanket and sleezy on.

in my opinion the first step to a glossy looking coat is getting your horses hair shorter so it lays down and doesnt stick up. it really helps to blanket and sleezy you horse at night. just be sure that you take it off the next morning so that your horse doesnt bake in the hot sun. and you do this every night unless its a warn night, then what i do it put a fly sheet on her.

hope this helps. :]