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My stable has a woodpellets bed, my new horse wee's for England, likes to lay down, and he has a whilte tummy and white legs (not a desirable combination)

I can't change the bed as the yard rule is that we have to use this bedding.

Does anyone have any tips on how to help keep white legs and tummy respectable looking with minimal effort. Are there any sprays, or shampoos that are particularly good at removing wee stains?

Washing in this weather is not ideal, as he takes ages to dry.
 
ive got a loured who is a filthy mare. I dread getting up on show days when ive washed her the day before as i know she'll be covered again.

carr and day martin stain master is AMAZING!
 
I have same problem with my grey horse on wood pellets - Snuggy Hoods fleece jams with a turnout material belly band is great and keeps their tummies clean! I also have a hood in turnout material which stops neck/face stains!
 
Firstly I would purchase a snuggy hoods sweetitch rug, they are amazing, they have a complete belly pad. The rug goes over the head and through front legs and fastens around the back of the belly. As it is made for out door weather it doesn't allow the wet to penetrate. I had legs attached to mine too - they only come down towards the knees, and for shows I will then bandage or boot the rest. My coloured has the most dazzling white legs and belly bits and it works.

I also use Wow stain remover http://www.healing-tree.com/Wow.html it is amazing and also for a full shampoo quic silver http://www.tacksales.co.uk/quic-silver-shampoo.html, I also have a grey, although steel and dappled at the moment, his tail is bright white in the middle, these are the only products that have ever worked on him. He was on box rest for 12 months and his tail was stained brown. These products are the only ones that got the stains out.
 
Reckitt's Blue... I cannot cannot cannot recommend it enough!!! I had EIGHT grey hunters to get ready three times a week last season, and if it wasn't for Reckitt's Blue, I would probably have put my head in the wheelbarrow and wept.

Dissolve half a cube in a bucket of hot water, and sponge the stable stains - they'll vanish. It's also FAB for making greys look whiter than white and sparkly if you sponge them all over with it as a final rinse after a bath.

No need to rinse it off. It's completely wonderful stuff.

I swear by Wahls Diamond White Shampoo, Canter Coat Shine and Mane and Tail spray, and Reckitt's Blue. If I've got that in my grooming kit, I'm a happy bunny.

It's about 50p a cube from most hardware stores.
 
It's a cube of blue powder, orginially used for making white dress shirts super duper white!

It was used as a final rinse on clothes yonks and yonks ago - a sort of "final dunking" to get white laundry to stay really white and not go all grey and crap.

I've used it for years without washing it off, and have never had a horse react badly to it - not even the ridiculous pansy Socks, who came up in hives at any given opportunity! It just makes them sparkle!

I have pooloads, and am happy to send some to anyone who would like to try it, I love it THAT much!
 
Starzaan said:
Reckitt's Blue... I cannot cannot cannot recommend it enough!!! I had EIGHT grey hunters to get ready three times a week last season, and if it wasn't for Reckitt's Blue, I would probably have put my head in the wheelbarrow and wept.

Dissolve half a cube in a bucket of hot water, and sponge the stable stains - they'll vanish. It's also FAB for making greys look whiter than white and sparkly if you sponge them all over with it as a final rinse after a bath.

No need to rinse it off. It's completely wonderful stuff.

I swear by Wahls Diamond White Shampoo, Canter Coat Shine and Mane and Tail spray, and Reckitt's Blue. If I've got that in my grooming kit, I'm a happy bunny.

It's about 50p a cube from most hardware stores.
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Great to see the Recketts Blue bag is still around - I used to use them decades ago to get the grey clean - can't buuy it here in NZ but use a Blue shampoo instead.

One time I prepared a skewbald for a dressage comp - washed her and then blue bagged her white patches, then left it on too long - not sure what you call a brown & blue horse. She just about glowed in the lights of the arena.

Message to OP - are you using enough bedding to allow the pee to soak down to the bottom of the bedding?
 
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