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Almaas
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 Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 11:55:24 AM
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Hi all
With yesterday being what looked like one of the last warm days of the year I bathed my grey arab and generally wasted a few hours beautifying him. I have just popped him onthe lunge and he still doesn't look that clean.
My husbands horse is a dapple grey (like a rocking horse)and I can give him a quick flick over and the contrast of the white and the dapples makes him look sparkly clean. My arab is sort of arose grey but is almost literally a grey colour.
So any tips? I washed his tail 3 times in grey shampoo but it stills looks quite yellowish and his mane could be whiter. I have just been looking on the sweet photography site at loads of amazing greys so how do you all do it?!
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sam13
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Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 1:17:29 PM
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| Hey!! I just put bicarb in water and just use fairy liquid. I have always found that brings them up super clean :) Cheap as chips too :) |
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pinkvboots
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 5:07:16 PM
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| I find antibacterial washing up liquid gets them white, once you get it white put the taill in a tail bag keeps it clean and protects it so it grows really llong and stays lovely. |
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Callisto
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Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 5:35:29 PM
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| I find that Lily photograph's whiter/cleaner than she really is - the camera does lie! I am lucky with her though, she appears to have a sort of semi-teflon coating on her, so she brushes clean very easily. I am going to try the anti-bacterial washing up liquid on the lower third of her tail though - we have clay soil, and it is rather reddish. Blue shampoo for greys is not man enough for it. |
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Almaas
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Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 5:52:06 PM
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Thanks for the replies.
It hadn't occurred to me that the camera makes them whiter but actually looking at my photos that's true. At least that's better then putting weight on them he has enough of that by himself!
I will try the washing up liguid on his tail next and see how that works. Has anyone found any really good stain removers? Mud doesn't seem to stick to him but he will sleep a lot in the stable and always seems to find the dirtiest patch
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SuziQ
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Posted - 25 Aug 2014 : 8:04:54 PM
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I used to wash Perdys tail in biological washing powder..not the top but the long yellow bit and leave in a bag to work for 20mins rinse and her presto..whiter than white tail!
Millie is so disgusting its not worth the pain..she objects to the smell of being clean I think! |
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Ari
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Posted - 26 Aug 2014 : 8:34:56 PM
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| I have't had a grey for years but can remember how hard it is to get a tail white and my white horse was the dirtiest ever for rolling on poo. Biological washing liquid is popular on our yard for the white tails. |
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Callisto
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Posted - 30 Aug 2014 : 08:35:25 AM
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Tried the washing up liquid route on her grubby lower tail yesterday - much more effective than blue horse shampoo  . |
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Totalrookie
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Posted - 30 Aug 2014 : 8:11:53 PM
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| We have 2 grey ponies at home, both are absolute muck magnets and detest being/staying clean! I use Touch of Silver shampoo (for humans) on them as its for grey/blonde hair and it brings them up a treat!I use it diluted first in a bucket of warm water then neat on any stubborn patches. Also find Cowboy Magic Greenspot Stain Remover invaluable on the morning of a show for any overnight stable stains! Hard work greys! |
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Nashiba
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Posted - 30 Aug 2014 : 10:45:22 PM
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I use blue shampoo on bodies and finish with a blue rinse but the best for yellow tails and stubborn patchy stains on hocks is Fairy Platinum Liquid-just put on neat and leave to soak in whilst you get on tackling the rest and then give a good rub and rinse thoroughly.
Brilliant stuff!
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Vik1
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Posted - 31 Aug 2014 : 3:25:35 PM
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I know a few folk who use bleach on tails..obv wear gloves and be very careful to not put it on the skin...more for the ends of tail. Then rinse thoroughly. I wouldnt do it too often though as it dries the hair out.
I like the IV Horse dark horse shampoo...find it makes his socks crystal white.
Also like using Face White, thats meant for sheep. Mixing it with water into a paste and slapping it on legs night before a show. Socks will be whiter than white.
Another tip I heard was johnstons baby shampoo with 8 drops of blue food colouring. A lady on a showing group on fb was brave enough to try it. She put up before and after pics....it worked very well! Yellow not gone completely but big improvement. |
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Almaas
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Posted - 31 Aug 2014 : 10:11:10 PM
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Washing powder or washing up liquid it is then! I bought the supreme products blue rinse and tried it on the warmblood today and his body looks sparkly clean but the tail still a bit yellowish (this was after the horse shampoo).
Re tail bagging what do you use and do you keep the tail in there? He has a very long but thin tail and I think it gets trodden on as it's down to the floor, I would love to be able to thicken it up a bit
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SuziQ
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Posted - 31 Aug 2014 : 11:28:17 PM
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I have tried 3 legs of tights, palited together..it worked really well until I got fed up with re-plaiting with wet soggy tights and took their tails off just below the hocks..that was the most effective thing ..no more mud dread locks |
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Sahir
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England
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Posted - 04 Sep 2014 : 6:45:06 PM
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I never knew that about Fairy Platinum liquid, will definately try that on Fairy's tale next time, a much cheaper option than the purple shampoo I used only yesterday - what a bonus  |
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Gettings greys clean!
