Grooming products used "way back when".

[beaujolais]

I’m wondering about some of the things we used on horses, way back when, when I was a groom - are still used:

ball solution

Ball Solution Pt.

a counter-irritant paint, not that strong but did create a scurf in a week or two, turned every darn thing red

reducine
on coronary bands, to speed up hoof growth

tuttles elexer
a body brace, put a few ounces in your rinse water after a bath, after a workout or race

pink lotion
blue lotion (liniments)

jugging the day after a race (IV elecytrolye drip)

Oh, how I miss being a groom . . .

Thanks.

[2DogsFarm]

Funny - the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw your title was Tuttles Elixir :yes:
I’m no pro groom, but I remember that & Reducine as well.

Another brand you hardly ever see anymore is Bigeloil.
When I was a kid for the longest time I though they were tellng me to use “Beagle Oil”

How about:
*Standing bandages tied on (pre-Velcro) then adhesive taped in place.
*hoof dressing - can’t recall the brand - that reeked of fish oil
*sweating with Palmolive dish soap left on overnight- this took the hair right off my TB :eek:
*coal oil - for the life of me I cannot remember if we used it as a hoof dressing or ??? - I just remember the smell

OK - now everyone knows I am near 100yo… in horse-years :lol:

[beaujolais]

Thanks 2DF.

Oh, I loved Bigeloil. The smell of it brings me back to being 13 yrs old and my lovely OTTB, of then.

What do they like as a liniment nowadays?

Yes, eeesh, on the tied bandages.

coal tar rings a bell, but I don’t know why

[2DogsFarm]

Google tells me coal tar was & is still used for skin disorders - so perhaps for scratches, fungus, etc?
And coal oil was used for wound treatment.

There are so many new-fangled liniments out there. Who knows what the #1 choice is {shrugs}

The only improvement I appreciated was Green Cool that comes as a gel so most of what you put in your hand ended up on the horse.

Re: bandaging
I’ve gone back to using roll cotton or sheets and abandoned my fancy cotton quilts.
Back to the Future!

[BansheeBreeze]

Yup, the ball solution is still used

[krfarms]

I remember using bacon grease as hoof dressing!!–talk about smell!!

[rustbreeches]

Not a grooming item, but I haven’t seen Harlem Oil, aka juniper berry oil in years.

[danceronice]

You can buy Bigeloil at Tractor Supply. I get it if I don’t have a coupon for Absorbine because it’s usually a buck or so cheaper. They also have the tar for skin stuff (and pine tar is sold for human skin treatments for things like eczema.)

[mswillie]

I still use Bigleoil and reducine. I’ve heard that reducine has been reformulated to lower the % of iodine.

[lizathenag]

Mollementum
gentian violet

[War_Admiral]

I still use Mollimentum and Bigeloil.

[ArabDiva]

I’m a youngun but I love Bigeloil! use it on my own sore muscles too

[Kyzteke]

@sonomacounty;5830601

I’m wondering about some of the things we used on horses, way back when, when I was a groom - are still used:

ball solution
http://store.allvet.org/ballsolutionpt.html
a counter-irritant paint, not that strong but did create a scurf in a week or two, turned every darn thing red

reducine
on coronary bands, to speed up hoof growth

tuttles elexer
a body brace, put a few ounces in your rinse water after a bath, after a workout or race

pink lotion
blue lotion (liniments)

jugging the day after a race (IV elecytrolye drip)

Oh, how I miss being a groom . . .

Thanks.

What about making & applying spider wraps? Few people even know what they were now…

[Dahoss]

[QUOTE=Kyzteke;5831837]
What about making & applying spider wraps? Few people even know what they were now…[/QUOTE]

Not only can I make them, I still use them. :lol:

Whata bout Hardhills #3 paint & WinnerCircles Sweat

[rustbreeches]

Who mixes their own mud with Bowie Clay, vinegar, epsom salt and glycerine?

And yep, spider bandages aren’t something you hear about often these days!

[Acertainsmile]

We still use Bowie Clay, Reducine and spider bandages when needed and good old fashioned rub rags.

How about smoking horses heads out with Asmador?

Dahoss, I have some of those paints in an old tackbox at the farm, LOL. The best was Dr. Harthills Butecort.

[Dahoss]

I found this interesting link for Harthill products

http://www.trademarkia.com/company-harthill-company-inc-the-543967-page-1-2

[NMK]

Rustbreeches–still use it, minus the glycerine. Its hard to find the clay here though. Also it has to be apple cider vinegar and I do use some water.

Nancy

[Acertainsmile]

[QUOTE=Dahoss;5833379]
I found this interesting link for Harthill products

http://www.trademarkia.com/company-harthill-company-inc-the-543967-page-1-2[/QUOTE]

I guess since he’s dead he didnt renew his trade names…

But check out this link… he made some good stuff and it’s all still available.

http://www.farmvet.com/c-163-prescription-drugs.aspx?pagenum=3&sortThingy=

[NancyM]

Mercury blisters.