i have a show comming up soon so i need to know if the black horse henna(from the same co) works too?
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I hate to tell you but you are wasting your money. The main ingredient in Black as Knight is paprika. Takes about a month to work and when you quit feeding, your horse fades again. And you still have to avoid the sun on your horse. They just do not tell you that. And what is really bad is it only costs Cheval about $3.00 to make the bucket that you pay $35.00 for. Major rip off. If you will notice, the bucket does not have a list of ingredients on it. That is because they do not want you to know that you are paying for little of nothing. Their shampoo is nothing more that dishsoap with the Roux temp hair color that you can by at any beauty supply for about $3.00. They put about 1/4 of a bottle of color into plain old dish soap, call it henna, and sell it to you at an over inflated price. I carried this product and even used it myself until I found this information out. Make the shampoo your self and save yourself some money.
PS> Have you ever noticed that on their website all of the before pictures are taken from the back and have a really flat look to them? And all of the after pictures are from the front and are really glossy? NO way to compare marking on the head and no markings can been on the legs, since they are cropped in either the before or after pictures. So cannot be sure they are the same horse.
black as knight really works and it takes like less that a month to see a huge difference.
Also they make a horse sunscreen that you can spray on him while he is out in the pasture to prevent further bleaching of his coat.
Or you can put a reflective white sheet or fly sheet on him while he is in the sun.
Try using the blackening shampoos as well.
It helped my horse a little bit, nothing drastic, but it is better than nothing.
Oh and if it is in the tail I dyed my horses and it came out great.
good luck
Black as Knight most definitely works. The Henna I have not used, but it probably would. They use a lot of natural/holistic sense in what they make.
The other options for you are the shampoos for black horses which will basically dye the coat to a darker shade. Do it several times before the show and it should darken back up.
Also make sure that your horse is not out during the sun, or get the Quic Screen which is the sun screen body spray. It does work as well. We had a very black horse that always got bleached even in his stall if the sun came in. The sun screen was all we needed during the sun shine months to keep him black, plus it conditions the coat.
Another thing for the mane and tail is to actually dye the hair yourself. If you are not getting the body color back, do NOT do this as it will look fake. Use a natural or natural based one like Clairol Herbal Essence in black. Follow the same directions as for people, but make sure that it does not get on the rest of his coat. It is best to test this on a small area prior to doing it on the whole thing in case your horse had a reaction to it. This may be illegal in your breed, so check prior to doing if you are showing at a breed show. You also will want to keep the tail still as if he swishes it is going to be all over him, so do the mane and tail separately. Hold the tail until the time is up and then rinse. The best thing to do for the mane is to wrap the neck in something like saran wrap, then poke holes for the mane to come through so that only the hair that you want done is getting done. Plastic would work too if your horse is ok with having plastic on their neck. The saran wrap can make them hot so try to do in the shade or when it is cool. Also, do not do this out in an outdoor wash rack or the product will dry on the horse's hair and it will really make a big mess.
I hope that helps and good luck with your show!
its awesome! my friend has a black and it took like 2 weeks for a difference..if you are going to shows and dont have time another option is horse spray paint...works like a charm! hope this helps!
Depending on your breed, it might be a good idea to go ahead and do a full body clip on your horse. The clipped hair may appear somewhat gray with the first body clip and then will turn dark, especially if you have time to clip again before the show. Second clipping you should be back to full black. Good luck.
In addition to what Paint Pony said, I believe paprika(also Black as Knight) can drug test and should not be used in a horse that is intended to be shown. Definitely make sure you check that out if you want to add paprika to your horse's diet. Personally, I would opt to turn my horse out at night, and put him on a good coat/skin supplement or just Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, which will help the condition of the coat/skin. Either way you go, you will not see results immediately. Anything you do will probably take weeks or a couple months before you get noticeable results.
Black as night works very well with some horses and you will see very little effect in other horses. it is probably best that you try it on your horse and see how it will work for you before you need it for the show. I have never used Black horse henna so I have no idea how it will work but you can try it if the Black as Night doesn't work. Good Luck
Black as Night works great. Give it a few weeks.
Have not used it personally, but hear it works
Try quik dark, or maybe its called quik black, I forget which but it works REALLY well, its from the same company that makes quik silver, hope this helped.
I just put my yearling colt on Black as Knight by Cheval. Another Friesian colt at my barn has been on it for a little while and the results are out of this world. He was grossly bleached out (think: bay) and soon he returned black. It is wild.
I am still waiting to see the effects from BaK on my colt (1/2 Arab, 1/2 Friesian) but like anything, turning a horse out during the day in the sun will result in bleaching, no matter what you put on them. The sun has fading effects for all animals; and humans!
But BaK supposedly works so I have been giving it a shot since about 2 weeks ago. My yearling is bleaching out badly and it is not good looking.
Give it a shot, you never know until you try!
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