Horse Bling Will Enhance The Appearance Of Your Mount

By Antoinette Quinn


Bling has come at last to the equine world. Horse bling is now being used by professionals to provide an eye-catching spectacle. Parade horses need to be attractive. Even Pony Club members want their mounts to look as good as possible. Bridles and breastplates have been decorated for many years but bling is now being extended to bell-boots, manes, tails, hooves and other parts of the body.

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.

The non-toxic body stickers are applied in no time. They are self-adhesive. Simply remove the design from the backing paper and smooth it onto the coat. Designs remain in place for varying amounts of time depending on the climate. In winter, this might be five to ten days but will be less in summer. When you wish to remove the sticker, just peel it off in the direction of the hair.

If your steed wears bell-boots, you are in luck. Bell-boots are available in all sizes and a number of colours including pink, red, burgundy, navy blue, black or olive-green. Gemstones enhance the hand-painted designs. Bell-boots are used in a number of events including rodeo classes, gymkhanas, Pony Club and barrel-racing events. Team riders can co-ordinate their body decorations and bell-boot colours and designs to present a matching picture.

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.

The ends of the browbands may be finished with rosettes and short trimmed ribbons featuring the same colours as the band. Another option is a carnation. Red and silver browbands with carnation ends look very elegant on grey horses. Breastplates and stirrup leathers are other items suitable for ornamentation.

Matching bamboo canes add to the overall elegance of an outfit. Wrapped in crystal chain over a velvet base and finished with crystal ornamentation on the top and bottom, these are very eye-catching. For additional glitter, the entire cane may be wrapped in crystals. To complete a harmonious look, purchase stock pins and lapel buttons to match.

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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