2 Questions! TX ponies? and Tinsel Care?

[LazuliRose]

I would love to do some sort of pony meetup in north Texas (I'm in Wichita Falls) or something, maybe do some swapping in person and such, any other Texas ponies near here?  Just curious

and

I really need to give some of my pony sweethearts a spa day, but I don't know how to take care of or straighten Tinsel in a pony's hair?  Does anyone have any ideas?

[okiegurl1981]

There are tons of Texas ponies here!  I know where Wichita Falls is.    My grandmother used to live there when I was little.  She even owned a restaurant there called, The Dinner Bell.

[egyptiondragon]

i would love to got to a pony meet but being in el paso all the way out in west tx i dont think ill every be able to make it to one

[hathorcat]

Being a few thousand miles away I cant help with the first question

But on the tinsel you have a few options...
1) Taking a pair of tweezers and "pulling" each individual tinsel strand carefully from its the base - this will straighten tinsel surprisingly well although not completely remove crinkles
2) Flat iron - keep the tinsel and hair as wet as possible and have conditioner through it - flat iron at a low heat, a small area at a time and move quickly - dont ever let the heat build up - this process is done with the risk of hair melting or the metal coating coming off the tinsel
3) Clothes iron - again damp hair with conditioner - place the hair between 2 layers of cold damp cloth [such as a pillow case] and iron over the hair. Again keep the cloth and the hair damp. Dont allow heat to built up and move the iron quickly - you can spray the pillow with water throughout the process to keep it wet.

Good luck!

Also - you may find posting individual threads on such varied topics get you more help and more responses

[Sanadaookami]

I am in Greenville so about 3 hours from you If we met half way in the Dallas area of something I bet a bunch of the local pony people can come I know of at least 3 others with in an hours drive of Dallas. I'm sure they will chime in after a bit as I know at least two of them could not make it down to the Huston meet earlier this summer.

Also on the tinsel watch out for the clear stuff- it melts with heat super easy! for this just get the hair wet and pinch a peace of tinsel with a damp dryer sheet. Pull it along the tinsel and it should start straightening out. It will leave an icky feeling residue on it so you'll have to wash the hair after but it will straighten out and de-frizz.

[kittybethy]

I'm just outside Rockwall. This could happen!

[okiegurl1981]

I'm only about an hour from Dallas.

[Lenfant Sauvage]

I'm one town over from Dallas, in Richardson. :3