Matters of the willy cleaning kind

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Hi All,

Bit of an embarrassing subject but one that i need help with :o

At the moment my horses willy is quite crusty and needs a good clean, now, everyone else at the yard can literally hold their horses in their hands while they clean them but my lad keeps hiding his.

I simply don't have the opportunity to give it a good clean and i am worried about flies getting round it and causing problems - Anyone any ideas?

How do you manage to clean your geldings? I'm out of ideas and don't want to have to twitch or sedate.

Sorry if i embarrass anyone :o
 
If someone holds him - will he let you near it?

If so, simple answer - when he hides it, go in after it! I tend to go in with a hand full of specialist cleanser and feel about, loosening any clumps and bits - pull them out (have a handy bucket nearby to throw them into - and keep the dog away, they love to eat it!)

Then with a very soggy sponge, go back in and give it a good sluice out.

Remember to rinse really well and then go back in with your hand to make sure it's all smooth and no hidden bits. Always use warm water.

You'll be quite surprised how much room there is in there - with a 16.2, I disappear to mid forearm with a clenched fist with a large sponge! (Came out once and left the sponge!!)

Safest place to stand is right next to them, and lean into them slightly so they don't get much power behind a kick if they decide to kick.

Once you've done it once or twice, they should relax and accept it and they even get more accommodating! (wasn't sure how best to put that bit :/ )
 
Hi Tannis,

Unfortunately not, whether held or just tied up he's not for letting me get hold.

To be honest i hadn't thought about putting my hand right in, suppose i thought that might be too uncomfortable for him.
I also always wear marigold gloves so bit thick for feeling around, look into getting some latex medical type one's.

I understood what you meant by accomodating ;)

I'll give it a go thank you for the advice :)
 
Search on here as there's a very amusing article which surfaces regularly. I wait til my gelding's is dangling there, grab it swiftly but gently and do a quick sweep off. BUT he's used to it, doesn't seem overly bothered and never objects. Some do, and quite strenuously! Bit of a catch 22 as you have to get in close to do the job...

It seems they all have different levels of natural cleanliness and help required with it.
 
I just get a soft cloth or old flannel and warm water with some ie aqueous cream(big tub) and can never get hold of it as it disappears and just put my whole fist in the cavity and give it a good wipe round. Mine doesnt seem to mind. It will stink so wear some disposable gloves! YUK! Or udder cream is fine as well. If you use a cream it will loosen up any crusty bits as well.
 
Pony doesnt let hand that i have seen yet, but let me have a feel of the outside, which looks clean just bitten the hell out of by flies :( which i have sorted now.

Im assuming it doesnt hurt or anything if you ''go in there'' and have a clean out.

This was going to be my next questions so good on you OP.
 
Right guys ahem....(rolling up sleeves and stretching fingers to type...)

Follow these six simple steps:

1. Purchase Tesco own brand bottle of baby oil
2. Wait for said willy to extend
3. Flip cap off baby oil
4. Squirt oil at said willy
5. Willy shrinks, oil self cleans, black bits fall off
6. Flip cap back on, spin in hand Clint Eastwood style and walk away.

:D:D
 
The_Hooligan said:
I don't and never have, they dont have people to clean in the wild so why start interfiring where you are not supposed to? Six years on lad has never had a problem,
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I totally understand where you are coming from and believe me, if i didn't have to clean it i wouldn't but he has been bitten a lot this summer and he is frequently full of lumps from fly bites.

Also he more often than not is kicking at his willy as though uncomfortable in some way, so i can't leave him as he is it is just not fair.

I understand in the wild that no one would be there to assist (so to speak) but if i can make him more comfortable and it does not hurt him in some way then i will.

I tend to agree with brighteyes, i think that some of them just need help in maintaining cleanliness others, such as your chap will always be fine - luck of the draw.

:)
 
I can't remember whether it was on here or another forum but I read before that KY jelly (or supermarket equivalent) is the best cleanser to use for this job. Last year I eventually got up the courage to buy some. (Kept thinking that if anyone I knew saw me buying it my explaination would sound seriously dodgy lol) Any way once bought I kept it handy and the next time my boys part was hanging out I gave it a bit of a rub with a handful of KY! (Plenty of men would be loving this!) As expected boys part quite quickly departed back into the depths. The next day I then prepared a nice bucket of warm water and a sponge and got on with grooming my horse and waited patiently for his part to appear. Eventually he obliged and all I had to do was give his bits a quick wipe round with the warm sponge and all the gunk came off really easily.
I'm a bit weary of using anything like sheath cleaners or baby oil as these are all a bit chemically and I worry that they might irritate, but KY is intended for personal use in people so I feel it probably won't do any harm.
 
I know of someone that just squirts the hose up there as she can't get anywhere near him. It's safer for the both of them and isn't as good if you sponged it but gets the worst off. :)
 
Ha ha - yes search on you tube for horse willy cleaning lots of detail - I notice nobody has mentioned the 'bean' yet!
My top tip is not to get caught giving willy a good clean when small children are around!:D
 
That article is hysterical, and lil bro just asked me what i was reading.. awkward!

So... seeing as im going to be doing this tomorrow and i DONT think he is going to be too keen...

How the heck do you feels these separate part and the bean?
 
LOl all though a little bit of sick has just come up :D

Have not done it for years but if I waited for my old horses old chap to make an appearance I would still be there, so I had to grin and bare it and go on in, it does not hurt bit please be gentle lol
 
My gelding is just the same, he never puts his out!

I have to just stick my hand and a sponge with warm water and a bit of shampoo in there and give it a bit of a scrub and to be honest he really likes the scratch! Starts acting like you are scratching his withers :D

Finish it off with a little bit of baby oil to stop that yucky noise when air gets there and hey presto, all clean! :)
 
The_Hooligan said:
I don't and never have, they dont have people to clean in the wild so why start interfiring where you are not supposed to? Six years on lad has never had a problem,
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It is fairly obvous that no one does it in the wild, BUT you seem to be forgetting the fact that in the wild they are not gelded and therefore get to ummm 'give it a wash off' (yuk) when covering mares!!

They would not get a build up in that situation!

Ive got to do this too as my gelding has black bits hanging off of it, I am not looking ofrward to it but you've given me some useful tips!
 
You have to introduce your smallest finger, very politely and with a short nail, into the end of his urethra (hole he pees out of) to find the bean....if he won't let you get hold of his willy, you will have a job doing this unless you are prepared to 'follow him in'. it may make his eyes open a bit too :D

A handy tip...wait until your horse has the dentist - or any other treatment that requires sedation and clean him then. Forget being shy and embarassed and get on with it - my (Argentinian) vet did FB and Ari's teeth earlier this year and when he had finished I had a good clean up - he asked why and I said 'because they are sedated and I CAN!' Actually, FB is quite a tart and happily lets you clean him - which is good, because he is a mucky bu**er. Ari is very clean and I just put the hose around his sheath when I shower him.


Oh and it STINKS...don't shake hands with anyone for days...I thought trimming horses' feet was bad for leaving a lingering odour...
 
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PollyP99 said:
It is fairly obvous that no one does it in the wild, BUT you seem to be forgetting the fact that in the wild they are not gelded and therefore get to ummm 'give it a wash off' (yuk) when covering mares!!
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Don't you believe that's enough!! My old stallion HAS to be done regularly - even though he's covering regularly (otherwise all those yukky crusty scaly bits would end up in his mares with risk of infection.)

I cheat - and grab him at the trying bar (for the first time had a VERY embarrassing response from him the other day as he was teasing a mare he just LOVES - even though she tries to rip his throat out even when she's in season! My staff shrieked with mirth and declared: "The old girl has still got it!" Cheeky gits!):D
 
Smallhorses said:
Right guys ahem....(rolling up sleeves and stretching fingers to type...)

Follow these six simple steps:

1. Purchase Tesco own brand bottle of baby oil
2. Wait for said willy to extend
3. Flip cap off baby oil
4. Squirt oil at said willy
5. Willy shrinks, oil self cleans, black bits fall off
6. Flip cap back on, spin in hand Clint Eastwood style and walk away.

:D:D
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Love this!!
 
I wash my horses sheath once a week with warm water, some say leave alone, but, if I do there is horrible tar like substance inside the hind legs. As for the main part of the "undercarriage, I wait for him to flop it out when he has a pee and then I peel off all the bits
 
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