White socks...chalk look not good ...

[Bryndu]

Hi all,

I have a horse who has 3 white socks which i like to have sparkly white for competing.

As she lives out....I am not keen on bathing her so lots of grooming goes on.

However.....most of the white leg products I have tried are chalk based and tbh...I do not like the dull finish.

Does anyone have any products non chalk based that they love?

many thanks

Bryndu

 

[only_me]

I use the gold label white powder.
I put it on the night before, when legs are damp after washing. Then bandage overnight, and in morning just brush the excess off.
V white socks!

Can you not Just wash her socks the night before the show?

Otherwise there's supreme products that have a white spray, but not sure they are designed for proper socks. Think it's meant to be used as a touch up on the day

 

[EQUIDAE]

Sheep face white - its a white dye that is a powder that you mix with water, paste on, leave to dry and brush out. I put it on, cut the toe out a mans sock and put that on over the top (heel to fetlock). You can turn out overnight and still have sparkly white socks. I showed from the field like this.

 

[Bryndu]

Thank you

 

[Bryndu]

Sheep face white - its a white dye that is a powder that you mix with water, paste on, leave to dry and brush out. I put it on, cut the toe out a mans sock and put that on over the top (heel to fetlock). You can turn out overnight and still have sparkly white socks. I showed from the field like this.

Thanks for this...would I get it from the Farmers Co Op?

 

[EQUIDAE]

Thanks for this...would I get it from the Farmers Co Op?

I get mine from Mole valley Farmers website - if you sign up for the email you get 10% off your first order. They do their own make wormers too which are extremely good value! Unfortunately they don't seem to have it in stock at the mo.

This is what I use though

http://www.showtime-supplies.co.uk/shop/sheep-products/whiter-than-white-paste-and-powder

 

[Birker2020]

I have found hibiscrub is brilliant for white legs having a horse with four!

 

[Jenna1406]

any kind of purple shampoo is what I used for my horse with 4 white socks and also my mare that is mostly white. I have spray white for touching up on show days.

 

[Dunlin]

I know some people don't recommend it but I used (human) 'Touch of Silver' shampoo, like Jenna says it is purple, it brought up a white tail and 2 socks incredibly well, the tail was a dramatic improvement from it's yellow/green/brown previous colour! A friend of mine swears by a paste mix of lemon juice and baking soda, never tried it myself but I bet her boy smells good and his socks certainly require sunglasses to look at when he's off showing!