Horse Bling Will Enhance The Appearance Of Your Mount

By Antoinette Quinn


Those who love their horses can now dress them up with as much bling as they can afford. All riders from professionals to Pony Club members like to have their horses looking as attractive as possible. Those who ride in parades need to be eye-catching and horse bling helps them do this. Decorative bridles and breastplates have been around for a long time but embellishments have now extended to hooves, bell-boots, manes, tails and quarters.

Equine body stickers are a relatively new product. You can choose from skull and crossbones to stars, flowers, crown, hearts and cupcakes. Body stickers can be altered depending on the gear your horse is wearing. School colours, ranch brands and company logos can be etched in gemstones to make a very appealing design.

These stickers are self-adhesive and can be applied very quickly. They are non-toxic. To apply, the horse's coat needs to be clean and dry. Peel off the paper and place the design in place. If applied in summer the design will last two to four days. This extends to five to ten days in winter. When you want to remove the design, simply peel off in the direction of the hair.

Bell-boots allow a variety of colours and designs. All sizes are available and are machine-washable. The range of colours includes pink, navy blue, red, black, olive green and burgundy. Hand-painted designs are enhanced with gemstones. You will see these body embellishments at rodeo events, local gymkhanas, barrel-racing and Pony Club. Team events are an ideal excuse to match decorations with your fellow team-members.

English-style events such as showing or dressage also lend themselves to decoration. A carefully chosen browband shape and colour can enhance a beautiful head. V-shaped browbands look great when composed of a 5-row crystal chain. These chains come in silver or gold. A browband made of coloured ribbon and crystal is also very attractive. You may even want to have the name of your horse included in a custom browband.

A coloured browband often has rosettes at the end to complete the glamorous look. The rosettes and short ribbons are done in matching colours. Instead of a rosette, a carnation may be chosen. Grey horses look particularly attractive with red and silver browbands finished off with a red carnation. Matching breastplates and stirrup leathers enhanced with gemstones increase the decorative effect.

Custom-made canes add panache and style. Crystal chain wrapped over a velvet base is very eye-catching. An equally dramatic effect is created by covering the entire cane in crystals. These are often finished with crystal ornamentation. Add matching stock pins and lapel buttons for an overall finished effect.

Glitter gel and stencils allow riders to create their own body patterns and designs. Glitter can be used on tails and manes. If you support a particular charity, consider stencilling awareness ribbons in the colour of your charity on the horse's quarters. Hoof polish is available in either a satin or glitter finish. White markings are enhanced with white chrome. Eye and muzzle oil is available in glitter. Those who love their horses will be thrilled to receive a gift pack of horse bling.




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