Burricorn Horns, Pricklehawks & Unitails: 14 Reader-owned Horses With Burdock Hair-dos
If nothing else, burr season is proof that Mother Nature has a sense of humor.
Photo by Leslie Wylie/Horse Nation
Last week we ran a post called “Battle of the Burrs” and, as usual, a sea of readers chimed in with their own burdock horror stories, detangling strategies and — most entertaining of all — photos. Here are a few of our favorites!
From Eventing Nation editor Jenni Autry: “So my retired mare Piper found a bramble bush…”
Amber Ferris: “He was pretty proud of himself…”
Celsie Rae Abelt: “Here, we have the Majestic Burricorn. (Yes, that is her forelock sticking straight up.)”
Deb D’Amato: “I pulled 42 out of this mess- glad I’m not the only one!”
Kristi Luepke: “My horse’s tail… Before and after!”
Jessica Mastrianni: “D.I.Y. unicorn horn. All you need to do is let your horse rummage through a pasture full of burdocks.”
Lacy McCarty: “The after effect!!!”
Julie Pflaumer: “My horse has a long, full forelock….and found the cocklebur patch with it!”
Kamilla Mainville
Rebecca Waldron: “The mare I leased not only infested her forelock, mane, and tail but also her belly, legs, and inside her ears.”
Amy Rae Rogala: “Donkeys too!”
Amy Rae Rogala: “This isn’t mane gel it’s mane hell!”
Keith Norman
Yikes! Need help? Before you roach your horse’s mane, check out this video that reader Kristi Luepke (owner of the unitail pictured above) made for Dressage Hub:
Thanks for sharing, Kristi. Go Riding!
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