What human products do you use on your horse because they are better/cheaper than the horsey version?

[ponynutz]

Follow up to the other thread.

Personally for me it's Vaseline, Sudocrem, a cheap hair brush, washing up liquid as shampoo and baby wipes.

What are yours?

 

[Soap On A Rope]

A good night again !

 

[ponynutz]

A good night again !

No? Just following up from another thread that had the same question posed the other way around.

 

[Lady Tinseltime]

Mr Sheen instead of mane and tail detangler

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Nappies for wound dressing. Baby oil brushed through mane and tail (will try the Johnsons!!); Head & Shoulders for itchy legs/feathers, baby lotion for grass-stains; supermarket hi-factor kiddies sun cream. Vaseline (large tub).

Gosh there are others but can't think now.

 

[DizzyDoughnut]

Sudocrem, human hair brush, Avon kids mango detangler for manes and tails, it works and they smell lovely, skin so soft in the hope that it helps keep the midges away plus it makes them shiny and soft. I'm sure there is others but I can't think of them.

 

[lme]

Human camping shower for portable horse shower

 

[dorsetladette]

Vaseline, sudocrem, germaline, baby oil, epsom salts (bath salts) purple shampoo for socks. V05 firm hold gel for plaiting. Veg cooking oil for extra calories. probably more but I can't think of them right now.

 

[Leandy]

Cheap supermarket shampoo

 

[ycbm]

Anusol pile cream to stop split corners of the mouth.

Magnesium sulphate paste for boils used on nappies as poultices. MUCH better than Animalintex.

Blue rope on old clips as lead topes.
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[nagblagger]

[QUOTE="ycbm, post Anusol pile cream to stop split corners of the mouth.
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I dread to think how you found this worked..

 

[ycbm]

I dread to think how you found this worked..

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I was told about it by someone and I had a horse at the time with extremely thin skin at the corners of his mouth. It's really, really effective!

 

[Fieldlife]

I dread to think how you found this worked..

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I was told about it by someone and I had a horse at the time with extremely thin skin at the corners of his mouth. It's really, really effective![/QUOTE]

It’s a well known thing.,

 

[littleshetland]

Anusol pile cream to stop split corners of the mouth.

Magnesium sulphate paste for boils used on nappies as poultices. MUCH better than Animalintex.

Blue rope on old clips as lead topes.
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Also, famously used by models as a temporary very effective anti wrinkle cream.

Aqueous Cream from the chemists as a replacement for 'Hoof Moist', at a fraction of the cost.

 

[MagicMelon]

Same as others - sudocrem, orange Body shop spray for insect repellent, baby oil for shiny tails, hair detangler, cheap supermarket shampoo, nappies for protecting absessed feet. I have used hand and nail cream for hooves in the past if they're rubbish. Also used human sun cream on pink muzzles, usually the Childs Farm kind as I feel its more sensitive than others.

 

[Fieldlife]

Baby oil
Economy hair shampoo and conditioner
Sponges, tea towels, dish cloths
Salt
Milton
Nappies
Duct tape
Eye drops / cream (chemist)
Saline eye pods (cleaning wounds)
Sterile swab packs
Soft ban bandages
Self heating dog beds (back warmer)
Ex- hotel old towels
Surgical gloves

 

[poiuytrewq]

[QUOTE="ycbm, post Anusol pile cream to stop split corners of the mouth.
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I dread to think how you found this worked..[/QUOTE]
We always used it on the bigger racing yard I was at. They would send some poor person to the chemist for as many tubes as possible. They never went twice ?

 

[scruffyponies]

Golden eye ointment for minor eye issues. You have to lie to the chemist, but this was recommended by a vet.

 

[peanutsmumma]

For mane and tail detangler / conditioner i make my own

Baby oil, washing softer and water - will never use anything else now!

 

[NinjaPony]

Sudocrem is brilliant stuff. Childrens factor 50 suncream on pink noses. Palmers moisture gro hair conditioner as a leave on conditioner (makes manes incredibly soft and smell like coconut!)

Personally not a huge fan of washing up liquid as shampoo- if it can strip a pan of grease, what does it do to skin…

I do use it for cleaning insides of rugs and feed bowls though!

 

[sunnyone]

Benylin cough mix : vet recommended.
Cooking oil e.g sunflower : ditto
Diclofenac: instead of Voltarol, also vet recommended.
Sudocrem: other H & H users (not available in any guise in France).
Superdrug: long handled brus/massage brush, for retraining sensitive mare.
Apples and carrots: I feel guilty now if I deprive the horses!

 

[DottlebangBandersnatch]

I use loom bands for training the mane type plaits! They're brightly coloured so easy to find if dropped and usually cheaper than proper horse ones. Also seem to be able to stretch more and last longer. I have also used cheap human conditioner instead of horse ones. Oh and car wash type sponges rather than expensive horse ones! ?

 

[sunleychops]

lidl dandruff shampoo for any scurfy skin issues, about 50p a bottle and miles more effective than horsey brand sensitive skin stuff!

 

[Maddie Moo]

Wilko kids detangler spray
Supermarket own brand tea tree shampoo / conditioner

I used to work for a lady who used furniture polish as mane and tail detangler!