Saturday, November 14, 2009

Which tack colour suits a bright chestnut horse?

I have a 15.2 hand TB horse and he's a really bold chestnut colour. What colour tack should I buy that will suit him the most?








Also, I was told that brushing a horses mane with a mane comb is damaging, and to use a body brush only instead. Is this true, and why/why not?





Thanks

Which tack colour suits a bright chestnut horse?
Go for good quality plain black leather for the classic look.


Use a body brush on the tail - anything else breaks the strands and will make it scraggy. You can comb the mane but if it's tangled don't tug - use a mane and tail conditioner spray but be careful not to get it on your reins as it will make them slippy.





Have a chestnut horse
Reply:Aqua and burgundy look the best.





I don't know about brushes.
Reply:I would probably buy red or purple. Leather looks good with any color horse though.





You can use any kind of brush. Just start at the ends %26amp; go up. Kinda like you would brush your hair. Don't rake through the knots. Pick them out. Be sure to keep it conditioned. An inexpensive way is to use baby oil. It will keep his mane %26amp; tail soft %26amp; tangle free.
Reply:For leather tack- I prefer light oil, but dark oil is easier to take care of. Do not buy black tack unless you do dressage. A black western or english saddle is very tacky and incorrect.





For western clothes go for cream chaps (i love cream with chestnuts) and any color that compliments him well, and goes with the chaps. I love blue or green with chestnuts. I have also seen black chaps and yellow shirt/saddle pads look reallly nice depending on the ammount of red your horse's coat has.





If you do hunt seat (which I am assuming you do because you have a TB) go for pretty much any standard colors, they will all look good. Don't go too light on the hunt coat, and avoid rust breaches (this is just my prefrance though).





Dont brush your horse's mane and tail too often. Use a conditioner like Cowboy magic and carefully comb when you do. I prefer combing to get the knots out, this way the knots dot get caught on trees and get ripped out. By brushing with a body brush you wont remove any knots, and you will only be ripping hair out/getting mud off. I have arabians, so I am very familiar with the whole trying to maintain the mane and tail thing. I only comb my arab's manes and tails when they are very knotted or when I have a show I am grooming for.
Reply:I, too, had a bright chestnut horse. If you want to be subdued, try either a light brown leather or gold nylon (if you're showing). If you're just pleasure riding, whatever color you like. I would probably use like a hunter green, but then I've been told my taste is all in my mouth.





My horses have really long, thick manes and tails. I didn't like using the mane combs, and I found that what worked best for them was like the slicker brushes they make for dogs. It does a great job of keeping the tangles out, especially if you groom daily or frequently. Every now and then some "Mane and Tail" conditioner works, too!
Reply:Ok, like a mahogany brown with Aqua and Fusha stones on the browband.
Reply:either use a green saddle pad and a black saddle and bridle, or red saddle pad and brown saddle and bridle..


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