Bathing greys!!!!!

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I've recently purchased a grey and Im hoping to bath her at the weekend pending the weather.
Can anyone offer me any advise or tips as to get her coat White???
In the past, I've heard of using purple bags (those used to clean net curtains) and lemon washing up liquid etc (on legs, mane & tail).
I'm trying to keep the cost down too so trying to avoid the shampoos purposely put on the Market!

Any help greatly appreciated!
 
Thank you all, I'll have to try the baby shampoo I have lots of that in stock
I love chalk but normally only Use on the Legs & face etc
I'll have to take a before and after picture!
Thanks x
 
karsl rowan said:
I've recently purchased a grey and Im hoping to bath her at the weekend pending the weather.
Can anyone offer me any advise or tips as to get her coat White???
In the past, I've heard of using purple bags (those used to clean net curtains) and lemon washing up liquid etc (on legs, mane & tail).
I'm trying to keep the cost down too so trying to avoid the shampoos purposely put on the Market!

Any help greatly appreciated!
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What did you do that for then !! they make them in brown too you know !

My dapple grey turned snow white aged 10. Daz works well on tails, avoid dock. Keeping mane and tail covered in showsheen goes a long way to prevent stains getting a hold (babyoil just as good - Aldi 99p). Fairy liquid works well. Chalk can be bought in bulk from heavy horse supplies and I rubbed it into elbows, stifles and tops of thighs.

Not keeping the horse on straw is a massive help too. For everyday use I bought Tesco ownbrand shampoo, big bottle litre I think, for 99p. The only horse brand shampoo I used and still use on a bay is the Dirty Beastie stuff, can't think who makes it. Bit expensive but you only need a spot. I did buy a very expensive, so called stain remover, it didn't.

Regardless of what you use, I would always try to wash the stain before it really got ingrained.
 
I use gallop stain removing shampoo, the purple stuff- branded I know but its the only thing I've found to get out the brown stains on the legs after a winter of lying in his own filth and wallowing in the mud! A friend of mine said blue fairy washing up liquid is brilliant for white tails.
 
Treseme Deep Clean shampoo is great::big black bottle with green writing from supermarket for £5. Cleans brilliant and washes out really well.

You'll find they still look grubby. whilst wet but once they're dry they look far better. Then chalk.

Don't WORRY about slight stains. She's only going to get filthy straight after the show and hours of stressful scrubbing isn't worth it!
 
I have recently discovered Wahl Diamond White. OMG is all I can say. Why did I not find this earlier?:o

Wet horse. Rub shampoo in. Wait 5mins. Rinse off. and ta-da you have a white horse.

And this is my boy so I know your pain...

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