Linseed oil - Equine

[MattF]

I seem to recall we have a few horse owners on here? Just wondered if any of you use linseed oil for them, and what the general quality of the equine stuff is like, purity wise?

 

[rtbcomp]

For hooves use neatsfoot oil.

 

[fixerupper]

I've used neatsfoot oil for leather boots , and me dad used it for keeping his paint brushes ...jeff...

 

[gordon stephenson]

As mentioned neatsfoot oil for hooves, boots and some leather work, linseed in the food in small quantities gave the horses a glossier looking coat.

 

[gordon stephenson]

Anybody remember Jack Hargreaves from TV country programmes, he swore by using hydraulic oil for waterproofing leather including his boots.

 

[MattF]

Honestly, what are you lot like. Not got a horse or owt. Just wondered if the linseed oil supplied for equine use was half decent quality, seeing as some manufacturers have a bad habit of palming the low grade stuff off for animal use. I'm after some more linseed oil for the workshop, and just happened to notice that it's readily available in larger quantities and at a good price from those suppliers. Usually just get the small, (expensive for the quantity), bottles from the local hardware shop, but I seem to be going through it at a fair old rate these days, so thought I might as well get a 5L or so container this time around, if the quality is decent.

On a related note, does anyone know of a supplier/source of gum turpentine who's prices don't make it seem like that stuff is distilled from pure gold?

 

[Gareth0123]

The stuff I buy is of very good quality and is used as an addition to the diet of all my livestock (except my bees!). Although I now add Beeswax to Raw Linseed oil to make an excellent semi-wet-look durable weatherproof wood preservative.

I pay a little over £3 Per litre for filtered cold pressed Raw Linseed oil from Falcon Equine Feeds.

The only thing I have to watch out for is Oz; my border collie cross, he can't get enough Raw Linseed oil, and if I should put the measuring cup down with any in it, Oz will lap the lot up, and then his tummy gurgles loudly for the rest of the day as we wait for him to "Go Off!" We also have to keep him away from any newly coated wood work with the still wet blend of Raw Linseed & Beeswax on it, as he will just lick it off.

 

[66-V8]

On a related note, does anyone know of a supplier/source of gum turpentine who's prices don't make it seem like that stuff is distilled from pure gold?

To which part of your horse do you intend applying it?

 

[Gareth0123]

To which part of your horse do you intend applying it?

I think that this will answer your question;

A little boy was sitting on the curb with a gallon of turpentine, shaking it up and watching all the bubbles.
A while later a Priest came along and asked the little boy what he had.
The little boy replied, 'This is the most powerful liquid in the world, it's called turpentine.'
The Priest said, 'No, the most powerful liquid in the world is Holy Water. If you take some of this Holy Water and rub it on a pregnant woman's belly, she'll pass a healthy baby.'
The little boy replied, 'You take some of this turpentine and rub it on a cat's ass, he'll pass a Harley Davidson.'

 

[balmerchris]

I have an 10 year old springer, who was like a cripple, until a mate in work who keeps pigeons gave me some linseed oil that he feeds the pigeons. He told me to give her a cap full every day. now I can't keep her in her pen. She jump over 5 foot wall like a 2 year old.

 

[brightspark]

I have an 10 year old springer, who was like a cripple, until a mate in work who keeps pigeons gave me some linseed oil that he feeds the pigeons. He told me to give her a cap full every day. now I can't keep her in her pen. She jump over 5 foot wall like a 2 year old.

how come it dont work on humans then

 

[fixerupper]

Flax seed is a usefull food for folk with arthritus ... jeff...

 

[MattF]

To which part of your horse do you intend applying it?

What horse? I use gum turpentine to thin raw linseed oil. The price of that stuff is becoming extortionate over the last few years though, and I could do with getting some more of that too when I get some linseed oil.

 

[MattF]

The stuff I buy is of very good quality and is used as an addition to the diet of all my livestock (except my bees!). Although I now add Beeswax to Raw Linseed oil to make an excellent semi-wet-look durable weatherproof wood preservative.

I pay a little over £3 Per litre for filtered cold pressed Raw Linseed oil from Falcon Equine Feeds.

Cheers. Have you tried that oil/wax mix on metal btw? I use linseed cut with turpentine for coating quite a few metal pieces, and adding a bit of wax could be handy if it leaves a durable finish on metal. On the subject of wax, do you sell any of your beeswax?

That looks so funny. His eyes/expression look like something out of a cartoon.

 

[Gareth0123]

Cheers. Have you tried that oil/wax mix on metal btw? I use linseed cut with turpentine for coating quite a few metal pieces, and adding a bit of wax could be handy if it leaves a durable finish on metal. On the subject of wax, do you sell any of your beeswax?




That looks so funny. His eyes/expression look like something out of a cartoon.

That is because although he is only 5 years old, he is completely blind. The blindness occurred in the week that photo was taken last summer and it was caused by the Collie heredity genetic disorder bought about by unscrupulous breeders some 10-15 years ago. His loss of sight does not bother him now and he functions as well with just sound and scent as he did before.

 

[MattF]

Apologies. Thought it was because he was so enamoured with your concoction. Some breeders have no qualms about what they do, do they.

 

[Gareth0123]

1) Yes, I have used it on metal as a preservative and it does work well, and strips clean with gunwash thinners
2)Yes, I have used it as a basic lubricant, and it met my requirements on gate hinges, throw bolts, spring latches, gate closers etc. on the holding
3)Yes, I sell unrefined beeswax (needs warming up and passing through a paint filter) £1.00 per 25g +P&P
4) Yes, I sell (steam distilled) refined beeswax suitable for very fine lost wax casting in precious metals: Price by negotiation.
6) Yes, I sell 600 ml tubs of Linseed oil blended with Beeswax at a 40:1 ratio with 5 drops lavender oil and 3 drops tea tree oil per 100ml (as an insect repellent in the wood preservative, and it also smells nice) £5.00 each +P&P
7) Apologies not required.

 

[ronan]

Anybody remember Jack Hargreaves from TV country programmes, he swore by using hydraulic oil for waterproofing leather including his boots.

I do remember jack and his programmes, always found him fascinating and a lot of the things he spoke of , old country skills, trades and crafts that are probably extinct now.

 

[daleyd]

I do remember jack and his programmes, always found him fascinating and a lot of the things he spoke of , old country skills, trades and crafts that are probably extinct now.

I preferred Bob Fleming myself..