These pictures were taken at the end of the first day of our HORSE COURSE 2009 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HORSE EDITION.
And what an extreme makeover it was! Horses were thoroughly groomed from the tips of their ears to the tips of their hooves, bathed with shampoo, conditioned, and then re-conditioned with a very special conconction made up by each participant. Tails were all brushed out, short manes were trimmed and levelled. The horses with the short manes were also banded in an attempt to "train" the hairs to stay in place, and what a great opportunity to practice our banding skills. New lesson horse, "Jane" went from having long, tangled locks full of birrs, to a short, neat, blint cut suitable for the pleasure horse ring. Janes mane and coat had some bott eggs which were carefully razored off and talked about in some depth. The horses with longer manes were brushed, conditioned and then used to practice braids and webbing. Each horse had their muzzles clipped and a bit of vaseline for a finished look before we took the horses out for a ride!
Check out some of the pictures from the day...
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