Those of you with coloureds... What do you use to get them white?

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This is what I found in the field today LOL
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I washed her tail with the bog standard stuff I used on my bay and it didn't come very white :/
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Depends how white you want.

For the "blue" white look. Soak in stain remover. Then 2 or 3 baths with fairy liquid. Final rinse with Supreme blue rinse powder. Then cover in chalk while still damp. When dry brush chalk out and you should have the whiter than white effect.

If you are just talking about a bit cleaner for winter, clip the lot off and buy extra deep high necked rugs.

Other than that you dont have a chance.

They are worth it in summer though.
 
erm lots of elbow grease!
aside from that the only thing Ive noticed which helps in terms of keeping them day to day presentable is to 2xshampoo tail, then conditioner and comb through before rinsing then do up in a standard 3 strand plait from below the dock to the bottom and pop a hair bobble on the end! the conditioner seems to help stop muck sticking so much and having it plaited seems to make her poo/wee on it less plus when you take it out its nice and crinkly :p.

I think hair type has a part to play, my cob is permanently yellow tailed even after washing and is harder to get his legs white too :( , but my mare (ISH 1/2 TB) goes white white usually after a wash :)
 
Given up on mine till sprig! he is happy being bit dirty, tho last xmas I took his rug off for few hours in deep snow and he rolled and few hours later was quite clean!!! not that I am asking for snow ok....
 
rockysmum said:
Depends how white you want.

For the "blue" white look. Soak in stain remover. Then 2 or 3 baths with fairy liquid. Final rinse with Supreme blue rinse powder. Then cover in chalk while still damp. When dry brush chalk out and you should have the whiter than white effect.

If you are just talking about a bit cleaner for winter, clip the lot off and buy extra deep high necked rugs.

Other than that you dont have a chance.

They are worth it in summer though.
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About sums it up! I use pig oil on feathers during the winter to prevent staining also.
 
Go to the safecobs website and click on their facebook link. Then watch their videos. They all start with them pulling a cob from a bog and givinh it a nice warm shower!
 
Ehmmmm, without wishing to be critical of some people's choices of ablution for their mucky cobs ...... there are some pretty strong remedies being quoted here, like Daz, Fairy liquid, etc etc.

My boy has got really sensitive, pink skin, and I would be very very cautious indeed about using anything like this on him. He reacted to pig oil & sulphur on his legs too - came up very pink and hot, poor lad (I felt awful that I'd done it to him).

Sooooo........ personally my choice is a nice mild shampoo like (human) Tea Tree oil or even baby shampoo with a bit of Tea Tree oil added. THEN if that hasn't done the trick then IME there's nothing better than Lynn Russell Stable Stain remover - fantastic stuff & brilliant for tails, just spray on wash off! Simples.

If people use stuff like has been mentioned on their horses and they're fine with it on their skins, then I'm not criticising, but just urging caution as frequently coloured horses have got very pink, sensitive skin, and using strong detergents could be just asking for trouble.
 
Ive had coloureds all my life and the best way to keep them "white" is to keep some sort of rug on. Mine has a light weight turn out on with a neck cover at present.
I wash her tail and condition it most weekends, and put pig oil mixed with sulphur on her legs which is fantastic for stopping the dirt sticking! The legs wash off beautifully white.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
Ehmmmm, without wishing to be critical of some people's choices of ablution for their mucky cobs ...... there are some pretty strong remedies being quoted here, like Daz, Fairy liquid, etc etc.

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LOL I didn't mention the ones I have heard other people use, just the ones I use myself.

If you want to be really shocked, one lady I know used the laundry bleach (forgotten its name) on her horses tail.
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I pre-wash my coloured 'clean' with fairy liquid first of all. Then I apply ariel stain remover with whitener, and leave on to work for a couple of minutes, thoroughly washing it all off. Finishing off with conditioner. I hasten to add, that I did do a test patch with all of the products used on my cow pony, ensuring that he did not have any sign of a reaction.

Here's a photo of him spanking clean! :D

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MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
Ehmmmm, without wishing to be critical of some people's choices of ablution for their mucky cobs ...... there are some pretty strong remedies being quoted here, like Daz, Fairy liquid, etc etc.

My boy has got really sensitive, pink skin, and I would be very very cautious indeed about using anything like this on him. He reacted to pig oil & sulphur on his legs too - came up very pink and hot, poor lad (I felt awful that I'd done it to him).

Sooooo........ personally my choice is a nice mild shampoo like (human) Tea Tree oil or even baby shampoo with a bit of Tea Tree oil added. THEN if that hasn't done the trick then IME there's nothing better than Lynn Russell Stable Stain remover - fantastic stuff & brilliant for tails, just spray on wash off! Simples.

If people use stuff like has been mentioned on their horses and they're fine with it on their skins, then I'm not criticising, but just urging caution as frequently coloured horses have got very pink, sensitive skin, and using strong detergents could be just asking for trouble.
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yes im with you on this one fairy cuts through grease and coming up for winter you shouldn't really strip them of their natural oils and grease its their protection and also seem some TERRIBLE burns on horses resulting in pig oil.. looks as though they've had acid thrown over then. But again thats my opinion and if thats what people want to do then thats up to you but i'm against it. :)

I use lots of elbow grease, whiteners, and normal hose shampoo/ or herbal essence/ head and shoulders. I also thinki clipping is a good idea but my coloured is only 3 and just baby sitting his little sister at the moment so im not too worried about that :) x
 
Standard horse shampoo (NOT fairy liquid on the skin as it causes drying, I just use it for the stubborn greasy bits you get in their tails) followed by Silver Highlights - a purple powder that you dilute in water and use as your final rinse.
 
prevention is the best cure! I keep mine rugged (she is white all over, no markings).
I wash off poo patches every day.
I use head and shoulders for regular shampooing.
Before shows, i will use head and shoulders, supreme blue rinse, then chalk powder, and i'll use a tail bag before shows too plus bandaging legs.

mine has sensative skin so wouldn't use anything stronger.
I wish i could work out how to post photos on here, i'd put one of my girl at a show!
 
I think there's enough washing tips there! (I use human touch of silver shampoo from the chemist!).
At the moment, I'm just using a smidging of baby oil on the ends of his feathers, bottom of tail and the white streak in his mane to stop anything getting too ingrained. I've got pig oil on standby! He does wear a high neck rug at the moment but anything that's still exposed is sprayed with mane and tail spray. Luckily, our fields are super dry at the moment.
Hour and a half before this photo, he was in the field;

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Whal Diamond White Horse shampoo, excellent stuff and cheaper than you'd expect to.
Also Megatek products there's one that's a conditioner and promotes hair growth then there's another that's a detangler which seems to be good a stopping things staining the hairs to.
Good luck.
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