The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: WarescotFarm on October 31, 2012, 01:30:47 pm

Title: Horse Hair
Post by: WarescotFarm on October 31, 2012, 01:30:47 pm: Does anyone know where I could buy a large quantity of horse hair on the cheap?

Thanks :excited:
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: deepinthewoods on October 31, 2012, 02:12:51 pm: no, im also looking for using in lime rendering. ive been told my local stables will be clipping soon and i can have that.
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: Nickie on October 31, 2012, 02:19:34 pm: You're timing is great - it's the start of horse clipping time right now. I'd pop along to a local riding school, hunting yard or livery yard & ask. Alternatively, there may be adverts up in feed merchants or tack shops offering horse clipping services. These are freelance clippers & will have access to much horse hair!
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: WarescotFarm on October 31, 2012, 02:24:13 pm: I need long lenghts of tail hair, do you think they would clip that?
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: Sylvia on October 31, 2012, 03:02:45 pm: Ring 'round all the stables and ask them to save you the hairs when tail and mane pulling :fc:
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: VSS on October 31, 2012, 05:54:17 pm: Quote from: WarescotFarm on October 31, 2012, 02:24:13 pm
I need long lenghts of tail hair, do you think they would clip that?

re-hairing violin bows?

Why do you never see a bow with black hair?
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: Sbom on October 31, 2012, 07:08:24 pm: It's abit morbid but maybe ask the local hunt kennels to give you a call if they have a horse casualty. Most people try to hang onto there horses tail, not clip it off! Well I do anyway :-[
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: WarescotFarm on October 31, 2012, 07:52:56 pm: Its for willow horse sculpture tails. I dont pull myhorses tail either,

Why no black violin strings?
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: Carl f k on October 31, 2012, 11:07:42 pm: Dark nites scissors horses paddocks... say no more :roflanim:
Title: Re: Horse Hair
Post by: Roxy on November 01, 2012, 10:50:58 pm: I have lots of ponies, and their tails are really thick and reach the floor, but .....sorry, could not even dream of cutting their tales!! Shame you did not ask a while back, as they were all shedding their summer coats, and we had tons of the stuff all over the place.