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.

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.

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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