Getting white tails clean..........

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Ok so I've used the elbow grease and washed and washed it, but it's still slightly yellow
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, has anybody used Vanish. I was thinking of soaking the bottom of the tail avoiding getting any on the dock and legs and then condition it after. All help and advice would be greatly appreciated as I would really like to have a white tail back again......... I have a tail bag to use after as well........ Thankies..
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I tried last night, for the first time, the Aldi / Lidl powder that would be equivalent of Vanish stain remover. And I'm quite pleased with the results. I used two scoops in a relatively small bucket of warm water, " folded" his tail in and then stood holding the bucket up while it soaked for about 5min. A little bit of rubbing helped. It rinsed out more easily thann shampoo I thought.
 
the only thing that ever gets my warmbloods tail and white socks in particular clean is hibiscrub. There is nothing that can beat it, forget all these expensive lotions and potions, plain old hibiscrub works a treat.
 
The best thing I have found is to use 8 sterident tablet dissolved in hot water, soak bottom of the tail for ten minutes, rinse, then wash whole tail with Champion Tails Silver Highlights Shampoo, really scrub it in, leave a few minutes and then rinse, rinse and rinse again!

Hen's tail is blindingly white after that, even if it's the middle of winter and it was thick with mud, muck and allsorts before washing!
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Tresemme! the stuff for deepcleaning everyday grime. I've also been recommended Soap Flakes by the YO who shows Shire horses for cleaning feather.

Tresemme makes my hair feel like cotton wool, but does wonders for Star's tail. Finish off with a blue shampoo. BriteWhites is so purple it looks black in the bottle, but it makes them bling.

Sorry to say this, but having learned the hard way myself - the best way, is to keep the tail clean. This winter, I've kept Star's tail in plaits so that it gets lifted out of the way of the poo/wee. Mud washes off fairly easily, but the trick is to stop it getting stained in the first place. Sorry.
 
A good scrub with hibiscrub then get the foot of a pair of tighst and stuff a long sandwich bag into the tights to for a waterproof bag.

Get the blue rinse that the oldies used to use for their hair and tie on with a tail bandage and leave to soak for about 15mins if possible then rinse through with cold water and some baby shampoo and voila lovely white tail.

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Sorry to say this, but having learned the hard way myself - the best way, is to keep the tail clean. This winter, I've kept Star's tail in plaits so that it gets lifted out of the way of the poo/wee. Mud washes off fairly easily, but the trick is to stop it getting stained in the first place. Sorry.

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I promise you that a soak in Sterident tablets will remove the stains! I
never wash my horse's tail or even brush it unless we have somewhere to be, or it is really grimy, I don't plait it or cut it short either, and after 10 mins in Sterident, even the most yellow of tails is white!
 
OK, the_Henmeister, I'm going to try that next time we compete. My current method is vanish & cowboy magic & Adrian's tail is still yellow (we have orange soil). It hasn't been white since the day I got him.
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I use 8, and make sure they are completely dissolved, pour some boiling water on them and then top up with cold!

It definately works on Hen's tail anyway! We have clay soil, and Hen has a huge thick tail that gets disgustingly dirty!
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I've just ordered a tailgator tailbag so will give the tail a good steradent & then put it in the bag when it's dry. Hopefully no more tail washing ever again.
 
Purple spray! *Expecting odd looks....now!*

Get the squirty stuff, 20 squirts in a bucket filled with of 5 inchs off water. Dunk the tail in there, swish it around a bit and then remove and dry. Dont rinse! Lots of mane and tail conditioner helps keep it stay clean.
 
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Purple spray! *Expecting odd looks....now!*

Get the squirty stuff, 20 squirts in a bucket filled with of 5 inchs off water. Dunk the tail in there, swish it around a bit and then remove and dry. Dont rinse! Lots of mane and tail conditioner helps keep it stay clean.

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Here is the 'odd look'..........

If that's your horse in your sig - s/he has a dark tail. Sorry, but I don't think I'll be putting purple spray on star's white/mud coloured tail at the moment
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Could bring a whole new definition to the term 'coloured'
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lol yes im blessed owning a coloured with a black tail!
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I work as a groom though and we have a little conny who gets filthy, purple spray works a treat. We sometimes use it on some of the horse's socks but you really have to scrub to remove the purpleness and reveal whiteness!
 
Cheap biological powder. A few scoops in a bucket with warm water. Soak tail for a few minutes ( beneath tail bone). Give tail a few swishes around in the bucket but to be honest you will find the water going mucky pretty much as soon as you put the tail in. The biological action of the powder helps to left the stains and seeing as most stains on tails are from organic based sources, ie urine, faeces and mud/soil then I find it works really well. It even gets the yellow staining out of tails too. After soaking wash with shampoo. I don't bother with horse shampoo to be honest as most of it is expensive. I don't pay that much for shampoo to wash my own hair so I will be damned if I will ****** pay it to wash my horses!
Give tail a good scrub with hands and lather up. Rinse then apply conditioner and rinse off as the powder can make the hair feel a little dry unless you use conditioner to soften afterwards.
I swear by this method and won't use anything else now.
 
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