Color enhancing shampoos aren’t out and neither is white powder. Color or marking changing are out. So don’t dye your chestnut black and bleach yourself some white socks where none previously existed.
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Color enhancing shampoos aren’t out and neither is white powder. Color or marking changing are out. So don’t dye your chestnut black and bleach yourself some white socks where none previously existed.[/QUOTE]
How are you interpreting the rule this way? Not being argumentative, but the rule clearly states clear only, with no allowance for “black may be used on black,” or “color may be used on the hide or hair if it matches the natural color.”
My understanding is that I cannot use black hood polish on black hooves, can’t use white powder on white blaze, socks, etc., and can’t color in a scrape with brown color, etc.
Where are you getting your info, as it seems to be in direct contradiction to the rule?
Color enhancing shampoos are fine because you rinse them out - they don’t actually do much to affect coat color, much as we wish they would. Anything that you spray, rub, or otherwise apply on or in the horse’s coat must be clear.
you can use hoof black, re-read the first sentence
the purpose of the rule is to prevent people from adding or altering markings to meet standards or to create false appearances. You can use color enhancing shampoos but cannot use spray in dye in the tail
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you can use hoof black, re-read the first sentence
the purpose of the rule is to prevent people from adding or altering markings to meet standards or to create false appearances. You can use color enhancing shampoos but cannot use spray in dye in the tail[/QUOTE]
Ah, thanks ;).
Is there any other rule against it? I’ve been neglecting polishing his hooves for years?
Or maybe I didn’t do it because I was told the polish is too drying?
But to be clear, I can’t use the glitter polish, right? 
GR802 Artificial Markings and Appliances1. Any change of color or markings other than mane, tail or hoof is prohibited. (Exception:Arabian and Half/Anglo Arabian halter, see AR106; Reining Division; FriesianDivision; Paso Fino, see PF101.5-.6). Only clear grooming materials are allowed on thehide and hair. Materials may be used to remove stains.
“…other than mane, tail or hoof…” so it would appear you can dye manes/tails and use hoof black.
Or hoof glitter? Ok now I’m serious…
Hey, I think you CAN you hoof glitter. It doesn’t say you can’t, right? And, with all of the blingy stuff now, would that be any different? Really.
Of course, it would be completely obnoxious and distracting.It really is no different than when people used to put on the black polish and shine it up. That stuff has definitely faded away, but there used to be a lot of it.
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Hey, I think you CAN you hoof glitter. It doesn’t say you can’t, right? And, with all of the blingy stuff now, would that be any different? Really.
Of course, it would be completely obnoxious and distracting.It really is no different than when people used to put on the black polish and shine it up. That stuff has definitely faded away, but there used to be a lot of it.[/QUOTE]
I honestly thought the black had been outlawed-I don’t think I’ve ever seen it.
I think glitter would be cute in a fun freestyle at a schooling show.
But I can’t imagine ever showing recognized with it.
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I honestly thought the black had been outlawed-I don’t think I’ve ever seen it.
I think glitter would be cute in a fun freestyle at a schooling show.
But I can’t imagine ever showing recognized with it.[/QUOTE]
Go to a show with American Saddlebred classes. All the fake tails and hoof black that you can imagine- everywhere! Back in the day, there was a product called “Blackity Black” that was used on feet.
Really. :winkgrin:
The rule is “change of color” So you can enhance a color or dye a color back to its original (like dying a sun bleached tail).
yes you are right , i grabbed the example incorrectly, spray in tail is permitted.
places where you see altering marks is, for instance, a crooked blaze that makes the head look crooked
Blackened hooves rarely look good. Your horse better have some pretty fine and even movement to call attention to the hooves. Same with glitter.
AP’s tail has been purposely shortened (common in racing). In his life of retirement, I guarantee you will see him with a gorgeous full tail.
As another poster said, if you’re going to go the fake tail route, practice riding with it in and get really good at securing it. I saw a nice I-1 ride fall apart once when the horse’s tail started coming out. It felt weird to him and he basically bucked his way through the test.
I read somewhere that another horse ruined AP’s tail ?
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LOL that was going to be my next question![/QUOTE]
I’ve had a couple big horses with scrawny tails that I’ve used a fake tail on. I will say that it looks much better on a horse with a thin tail than it does on a horse with a short tail–it looks a bit more obvious when used to add length.
The tail usually has either a loop or ties at the top. You attach the tail by braiding it in with a chunk of hair from the tip of the tail bone. You can’t see the braid/attachment that way because it’s surrounded by the rest of the tail, and it looks natural when the horse swishes its tail.
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AP’s tail has been purposely shortened (common in racing). In his life of retirement, I guarantee you will see him with a gorgeous full tail.[/QUOTE]
The story is that a pasturemate chewed his tail short when he was younger. And of course it’ll be longer in retirement - it is growing out.
