Any tips on cleaning grey horses heads please

[deefor]

I have a grey, verging on white selle fancais x.. and live in an area with orange clay. He's clipped to his poll and a half face, turned out during the day and in a full neck rug. He still comes in most days with a very muddy face, especially cheeks, behind and up his wooly ears. I've tried a snuggy hoods type turnout, but he simply scratched until it slipped.
Brushing takes the mud off, but not the orange colour and he has very limited tolerance of me trying to shampoo and rinse around his ears! (not surprisingly)
Does anyone have any ideas on either keeping him cleaner, or a simply way to remove orange stains from tricky areas like ears without lots of water being involved?? Thanks

 

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

We have this problem with OH's spotty horse-no matter how hard we scrub, when he goes hunting he ends up with streaks of orange running down his neck

he keeps threatening him with a giant bag of talc

He also considered asking the local rug wash people if they would wash his rug with him still in it

will watch this thread with interest

 

[Kenzo]

Don't think there is much you can do apart from what you have tried, our old school was a sand one and that was a nightmare on my other grey, it used to stain his legs, I had to wash them everytime I'd been in the school because it stained, was a real bind, only thing is a snuggy but like you say if they rup, they easily rip etc, unless you use a more meshy type like the ones that they used to keep the flies off???

sorry no usual suggestions I'm afraid.

 

[Evil_Cookie]

What about a fly mask, will look a little odd in winter, but you can get one to cover ears and face, or dry shapoo?

 

[flyingfeet]

A sweet itch hood?

Or suggest you get him some hair dye and turn him into a coloured horse... or an unusual one with a brown head!!!

 

[cavalo branco]

I have a grey hippo-horse! My "must haves" are a proper snuggy hood, all the others slip but this stays put, and cowboy magic green spot remover - a waterless shampoo that doesn't need rinsing - I use on a damp chammy leather for any stains. They are both on the expensive side but probably cheaper than the gin I'd otherwise be consuming!!!

 

[jhoward]

i use cowboymagic green spot remover (its stain remover) apply with a sponge or hand massage it in then remove with a dry cloth, no water needed!

 

[deefor]

Looks like Cowboy Magic is a favourite? Never tried that before will have to google it. Thanks!
I wonder if dry shampoo from Boots the Chemist would do any good?

A real Snuggy Hood complete with ears also sound good, but unless Santa Claus is reading this, my horse will have to wait til I win lottery :&gt

 

[deefor]

not exactly on the same subject, but i was washing him this evening and thought I'd share a new purchase...Sealskinz gloves... even with cold hose water they are water proof, but thin enough that you can use your hands on his face, legs etc to get the mud off and feel any lumps or bumps.

 

[lucemoose]

baby wipes are good for awkward areas
the cowboy magic stuff comes with a shower pouff/scrubber/thing, that makes it easier.
use absorbine show shine after washing ALL THE TIME, keeps stains from stiicking

 

[MrsMozart]

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not exactly on the same subject, but i was washing him this evening and thought I'd share a new purchase...Sealskinz gloves... even with cold hose water they are water proof, but thin enough that you can use your hands on his face, legs etc to get the mud off and feel any lumps or bumps.

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Sorry to pinch th epost, but where do you get those from? Would be great for two piebald cobs!

 

[xmoodyxmarex]

A good scrub with a baby wipe can work quite well-is also good for getting grass stains off too! very handy to have at a show

 

[deefor]

ebay... but you can get them in cycle shops too. They have different sorts, and thicknesses. I think i have ultra fit ones.

 

[MrsMozart]

Thank you

 

[Drummer]

I am just ultra mean and cross tie the beast when I need to wash his face, he has a good brush off first then i just get some warm water and disolve in some supreme products blue rinse and and give him a good wipe/scrub with a flannel, as soon as the flannel is on him he really enjoys it but its the initial getting there hence the x tieing at a hight I can reach him. I would love a snuggy hoods turnout hood but our yard manager wont turn horses out in them. I also cover him in coat shine to try and stop anything from sticking too much.