So I've been reading a lot of showing articles online, getting myself psyched up for next year's show season. I'll be hitting all the breed shows and I want to be as professional as possible when I go out to show. I've spent the last 10 years learning the basics of breed showing, and now I want to kick it up a notch and be as competitive as I can.
So as far as grooming goes, practically everyone uses a horse vacuum. I have never used one before, because I can usually get my horse very shiny just with some elbow grease.
My old shiny black horse with no vacuuming:
But because everyone swears by vacuums, I'm just wondering if it is really worth the investment to get one? Has anyone ever used one and has it made a considerable difference?
Plus, I hope to be showing in some halter classes, lungeline, and in-hand trail. So all of those classes definitely have an emphasis on turn-out.
Then I also have to desensitize my yearling to a vacuum, which I'm not terribly worried about, but still.
Any opinions?
Also - quick showie questions -
Are white bands on a chestnut mane still in? I think they look adorable.
Do you always paint the hooves black, even if they are beige? (First horse with white socks)
When is it appropriate to wear the yearling fake tail?
Thanks xD I keep a journal of all my collected showing information so that I may reference it for later on, so any articles or videos you can point me to would be great as well.
So as far as grooming goes, practically everyone uses a horse vacuum. I have never used one before, because I can usually get my horse very shiny just with some elbow grease.
My old shiny black horse with no vacuuming:
But because everyone swears by vacuums, I'm just wondering if it is really worth the investment to get one? Has anyone ever used one and has it made a considerable difference?
Plus, I hope to be showing in some halter classes, lungeline, and in-hand trail. So all of those classes definitely have an emphasis on turn-out.
Then I also have to desensitize my yearling to a vacuum, which I'm not terribly worried about, but still.
Any opinions?
Also - quick showie questions -
Are white bands on a chestnut mane still in? I think they look adorable.
Do you always paint the hooves black, even if they are beige? (First horse with white socks)
When is it appropriate to wear the yearling fake tail?
Thanks xD I keep a journal of all my collected showing information so that I may reference it for later on, so any articles or videos you can point me to would be great as well.