Willy washing!

[piaffe]

I went in to mole valley to buy something to clean V's sheath the other day; it was £9!

So, with that in mind, what does everyone else use?

 

[KatB]

Dont, leave it well alone!! Always looks clean (dont know where he puts it

) so just leave it be!!

 

[Weezy]

AGREED!!!! Never EVER cleaned any of my geldings or stallions sheaths - if you start you will ALWAYS have to do it as yu upset the natural balance - leave alne, it will self clean!

 

[Tia]

I never ever wash my geldings or the stallions bits. As Weezy says; once you start you have to do it forever! Nope I leave it to Mother Nature - the oils inside the sheath do the job they were designed to do. I do, however, check for the "bean" but none of mine have ever had one.

 

[Weezy]

LMFAO at that "bean" thing, OMG I think that "advice" was the funniest thing I have read in my life!

Still havent even been able to bring myself to check *snigger*

 

[Louby]

My vet saiys leave well alone too unless its absolutely manky! Then he advises warm water only. I rarely get a sponge and clean the inside of his sheath...yuk.

 

[piaffe]

Thanks!

It is really minging though!

I know its best not to, and the reasons behind it but it really does honk and is foul.

 

[AmyMay]

Never wash willies - you just don't need to.

 

[eekmon]

Don't do it!! Never have and never will ! No beans on my boy

( I think?)

 

[pottamus]

No I don't do my boys either...leave well alone...what's this bean thing about then...can someone explain please?!

 

[Eliza120280]

I dont do my lad's either and am made to feel like a right odd one out on the yard! He does have what looks like dry skin on it though - is this bad?!

Yes, please explain the bean thing - I dont get it?!!

 

[vicm2509]

I dont wash Barons but his always looks really clean. My friend used to have a gelding and his got really bad, she just used warm water and a sponge.

 

[Fiona]

Ben pees when he comes in every night, so get to inspect his bits, and have been known to pick off a particularly manky bit of goo (isn't that truely disgusting - wearing gloves of course). Try not to clean any more than that, as does more harm than good.
Fiona

 

[seaofdreams]

a lady at my yard cleans her geldings once a week and by the end of each week it stinks, you can smell him coming!!! it is truely vile! and after reading this i wonder if it is so bad because she cleans it so much

i have always had mares so don't have that lovely problem!!

 

[burtie]

Leave alone. I've never had to clean a geldings sheath until Herbie. At about 18 mounths it started to swell and get really smelly, he never used to get it out to have a wee, it was digusting. I cleaned it out with the tea tree stuff and this worked a treat but I did have to re-do it every month or so when it started swell and smell

. This summer I turned him out with some mares and although he showed no riggy behaviour he did start to get it out a lot more. I have not had to clean it since and don't intend to start again!

 

[ruscara]

Explanation of the Bean:

MR. Hand

1.Check to make sure there are no prospective boyfriends, elderly neighbors, or brownie troops with a line of sight to the proceedings. Though of course, they're going to show up unexpectedly ANYWAY once you're in the middle of things. Prepare a good explanation.

2. Trim your fingernails short. Assemble horse, hose, and your sense of humor (plus, ideally, Excalibur cleanser and perhaps thin rubber gloves).

3. Use hose (or damp sponge) to get the sheath and its inhabitant wet. Uh, that is, do this in a *civilized* fashion with due warning to the horse; he is apt to take offense if an icy-cold hose blasts unexpectedly into his personal regions.

4. Now introduce your horse to Mr. Hand. What I find safest is to stand facing the horse's head, with my shoulder and hip snugly against the horse's thigh and hip so that if he makes any suspicious move such as raising his leg, I can feel it right away and am in any case pressed so close that all he can do is shove, not really kick. The horse should be held by an assistant or by your free hand, not tied fast to a post or in crossties. He may shift around a good bit if he's not happy with Mr. Hand's antics, but don't be put off by that; as long as you are patient and gradual, and stick close to his side, he'll get over it.Remember it would be most unlady like of you to simply make a direct grab for your horse's part. Give the horse a clue about what's on the program. Rest your hand against his belly, and then slide it back till you are entering the Home of the Actual Private Part. When you reach this first region of your destination, lube him up good with Excalibur or whatever you are using.

5. If the outer part of his sheath is really grungy you will feel little clods and nubblies of smegma peeling off as you grope around in there. Patiently and gently expedite their removal. thus far, you have probably only been in the outer part of the sheath. The Part itself, you'll notice, is strangely absent. That's because it has shyly retired to its inner chambers. Roll up your sleeves and follow in after it.

6. As you and Mr. Hand wend your way deeper into the sheath, you will encounter what feels like a small portal that opens up into a chamber beyond. Being attentive to your horse's reaction, invite yourself in. You are now in the Inner Sanctum of the Actual Private Part. It's hiding in there, towards the back, trying to pretend it isn't there. Say hi, and wave to it. No, really, work your finger back and forth around the sides of it. If the horse won't drop, this is your only shot at removing whatever dried smegma is clinging to the surface of the Part itself. So, gently explore around it, pulling out whatever crusty topsoil you find there. Use more water and more Excalibur if necessary to loosen attached gunk.

7. When Mr. Hand and the Actual Private Part have gotten to know each other pretty well, and the Part feels squeaky clean all around, there remains only one task: checking for and removing the bean. The bean is a pale, kidney-shaped accumulation of smegma in a small pouch just inside the urethra. Not all horses accumulate a bean, but IME the majority do, even if they have no visible external smegma.
So: the equine urethra is fairly large diameter, and will indeed permit you to very gently insinuate one of your slimmer fingers inside the urethral opening. Do so, and explore upwards for what will feel like a lump or *pea* buried no more than, I dunno, perhaps 3/4" in from the opening. If you do encounter a bean, gently and sympathetically persuade it out with your finger. This may require a little patience from both Mr. Hand AND the horse, but the horse will be happier and healthier once it's accomplished. In the rare event that the bean is too enormous for your finger to coax out, you might try what I did (in desperation) last month on the orange horse. Wrap thumb and index finger around the end of the Part and squeeze firmly to extrude the bean. Much to my surprise it worked and orange horse did NOT kill me for doing it and he does not seem to have suffered any permanent damage as a result. I have never in my life seen another bean that enormous, though.

8. Now all that's left to do is make a graceful exit and rinse the area very thoroughly in apology for the liberties you've taken. A hose will be MUCH easier to use here than a bucket and sponge, IME. Make sure to direct the water into the Part's inner retreat too, not merely the outer part of the sheath.
This may require you to enfold the end of the hose in your hand and guide it up there personally.

9. Ta-Da, you are done! say *good horsey* and feed him lots of carrots. Watch him make lots of funny faces at the way your hands smell. HHhhmmm. Well, perhaps there is ONE more step......

10. The only thing I know of that is at all effective in removing the lovely fragrance of smegma from your hands (fingernails, arms, elbows and wherever else it has gotten) is Excalibur. Even then, if you didn't use gloves you may find you have an unusual personal perfume for awhile. So, word to the wise, do NOT clean your horse's sheath just before an important job interview or first date.
And of course, there is the FINAL step....

11. Figure out how to explain all this to your mother (or the kid next door, or the meter reader, or whoever else you've just realized has been standing in the barn doorway speechlessly watching the whole process.)
Now, thou go forth and clean the Part."

I am not advocating you do this, mind. My horse would kill me if I tried. But you did ask!

 

[bellgave]

WOW what an explanation on willy washing!!!

I thankfully have never had to clean any of my horses willy stallion or gelding!! Although I have been seen to pick off the odd bit of grot!! Surely some things can sort them selves out as nature intended!!!

 

[ruscara]

I should perhaps point out that I didn't write this myself. It is a quite famous quote from tinternet, which I have put on here for information (or at least a good laugh).

 

[Tinkerbee]

Lmao!! That could be very hard to explain! My bf thinks im wierd enough!

 

[filly190]

By washing his willy, you can cause problems and infections, on the other hand if his willy is rancid leaving it be may also cause problems.

I would suggest that you just gently remove the flakey bits and leave well alone.