Gold Label - Pig Oil and Sulphur

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I've never dared use it, my late friend was a vet, and she said she had seen so many horses react badly to it..

It's not made from pigs, but an oil that traditionally pig keepers use to put a shine on pigs' coats especially for showing. I would definately patch test and WAIT for for 2 weeks as that seems to be the amount of time the results take. There legs have to be clean for the farrier and this is the only time I wash the legs down if they have wet mud on them and other wise just brush off any mud when it dry and just embrace the 'rustic' loo the rest of the time! I know popping it on then means it will be done regularly without me forgetting and that the legs are always clean enough to do it when planned.First of all, let’s look at pig oil. The doesn’t sound particularly appealing but its other name, mineral oil, sounds a lot better! Its consistency makes it easy to rub into feathers, to help provide a water repellent barrier between the horse’s skin and the mud. It’s often used on heavier horses due to this, but can also be effective on those with less feather as it gets through the hair, right down to the skin. And, as for the name, it was originally used on the skin of pigs, to help keep in it good condition and stop it drying out. I used the pig oil and it reacted awfully on two of my mares, mud fever would have been easier to deal with.Felt really stupid that I hadn't done a patch test first but tbh I'd never heard at that point of anyone's horse(s) having a reaction. Won't make that mistake again, though I haven't actually used it since. The sulphur is Flowers of Sulphur and the form we need for this job looks like yellow talcum powder. It has antiseptic and anti fungal properties. It is much used in gardening and other aplications it can be in pelleted or flaked form which isn't for mixing with pig oil! SSS i used this on my pony it acts as a fly repellent and i is oils based.. i use it on me as an after sun.. but i do know some peeps that will use this and other oil in the sun.. you are quite literally "cooking " your skin to get a tan!!

I'm new on here and wondered if I could ask advice on Pig Oil. I have read that a few of you already use pig oil on Hairy horses and most think it's good. I am using it for the first time on my traditional cob Dylan, hoping it will help with mud during the winter and keep his feathers looking good.

Five facts about the horse’s gut (and how we can use this information to help keep our horses healthy) May 30, 2012 5:47:13 GMT amumwithapony said:Who on earth puts an oil on an animal turned out when we have had the conditions we have had over the last 2 weeks? I always worry when people on here are very keen to recommend the "pig oil & sulphur" treatment for just about everything ranging from sweet itch to mud fever to feather mites and everything else in between.