Author Topic: Horse Hair  (Read 4944 times)

WarescotFarm

  • Joined Jun 2012
Horse Hair
« 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:
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deepinthewoods

  • Guest
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #1 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.

Nickie

  • Joined May 2009
  • Gwynedd
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #2 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!

WarescotFarm

  • Joined Jun 2012
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2012, 02:24:13 pm »
I need long lenghts of tail hair, do you think they would clip that?
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Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #4 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:

VSS

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • Pen Llyn
    • Viable Self Sufficiency.co.uk
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 05:54:17 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?
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Sbom

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Staffordshire
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #6 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  :-[

WarescotFarm

  • Joined Jun 2012
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #7 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?
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Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2012, 11:07:42 pm »
Dark nites scissors horses paddocks... say no more :roflanim:

Roxy

  • Joined May 2009
  • Peak District
    • festivalcarriages.co.uk
Re: Horse Hair
« Reply #9 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.

 

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