Horse Care Products: For Your Stallion Well Being

It's common knowledge that caring for animals that have been domesticated for leisure or commercial purposes require a great deal of time and effort from the owner(s). Just like any other animal, it's the same with horses also. Widely considered to be one of the most able and useful animals to humans, with the companionship stretching back to thousands of years, horses are still a favourite of many people.

Caring for these animals require a lot of involvement from their owner and also the usage of effective horse care products. In fact it can also be stated that the aforementioned requirements aren't exclusive to each other and choosing the right horse care products does require an extensive involvement from the owner(s).

There are innumerable horse care products available in the market today, with some of the notable ones being horse bandages, horse blankets, leather head collar, U shaped magnet etc. To put it briefly, it can be said that choosing the right horse care product for the stallion is paramount and goes a long way in ensuring the well being of the horse, as a result making it the perfect companion for it's owner.

Attributes All Horse Care Products Should Have:-

• These should be made only from materials that are friendly to horse skin Products such as U shaped magnets should be even, with no rough edges. This ensures the stallion is comfortable and self assured The products should have the ability to tolerate both periodic and sudden weather changes
• All of these products should be designed in such a way that enables their easy attachment to the stallion

• These should be long lasting and should only require minimal periodic maintenance.

Some Facts About Horse Care Products:

In a lot of countries a certain number of horse care products have to be used because there are regulations regarding minimum standards of horse care that all horse owners must comply with Another important point to note is that a product which may be suitable for a particular breed of horses might not be as suitable to the other breeds. So proper focus should be given while deciding on which products to use.
These products can also be customized depending upon a particular requirement. In fact, customization of horse care products to suit specific needs is widely prevalent Products such as U shaped magnet, horse bandages, horse blankets etc. have been used almost since the time horses have been domesticated. Moreover, the materials used to manufacture these products and some features might have changed but their basic design remains the same.

Masterbatches Available IN Various Forms And Types

Masterbatches are usually the concentrated mixtures of well dispersed pigments and/or dyes and/or additives that are encapsulated into a suitable carrier through a specific heating process. Available in solid as well as in liquid form, masterbatches are widely used for the purpose of colouring plastics and also for imparting other properties to them.

These are an ideal alternative to buying and using a fully compounded material ( which is generally more expensive and also provides lesser leeway to achiever colour variability of the product) and also better than the option of compounding from raw materials on site.

Master batches have wide applications in various industries, with a notable one being their usage in coloration and functional property improvement of polyester in the textile industry.

These are available in various forms and types, some examples are additive masterbatches, anti-block masterbatches, antistatic masterbatches, PVC masterbatches, white masterbatches etc. Depending on the application, the masterbatches are sometimes used individually or sometimes in combination.

Properties Imparted By Masterbatches

These are majorly used to modify inherent properties of a plastic, in the process, imparting properties such as,

• Anti-Fouling
• Flame Retardant
• Anti-Static
• Anti-Microbial
• Anti Oxidant
• UV rays Resistant
• Corrosion Inhibiting

 Attributes Of Masterbatches

• These have a dilute nature as compared to raw additives, this ensures high accuracy in the process of dosing small amounts of high priced components
• Solid masterbatches have a compact nature, thus preventing problems with dust common for all fine grained solid additives
• These are very simple to handle and use
• Masterbatches are environment friendly and also aid in energy conservation, as a result reducing the carbon foot print
• Apart from some exceptions such as rotational molding and plastisol, these are fit to be used in a majority of processes

Techniques Used For Adding Masterbatches

• Through volumetric feeder – In this method, the masterbatches are added at the hopper/ throat of injection molding machine and extruder
• Through gravimetric feeder - The process is the same as with volumetric feeders
• Side stream injection – In this process, the masterbatches are melted at an extruder and afterwards injected by a melt pump to the main stream