Bath Time Clarification

[PunkJunker23]

@candyappy

I used regular conditioner in the tail after a bath, but it was before we had " leave in conditioners". Is that what OP is talking about as a rinse? I told you it has been a long time.

The actual conditioner would not be left in, the coconut oil would be

It looks like I forgot some words lol
I’d be putting conditioner on her coat after her first bath of the year because I will be using tons of scrubbing and soap during the bath due to how dirty and stained she is and I don’t wan’t to prevent her from feeling dry and itchy

I have something else I’m looking for now too: Keeping her black black
I took a look at her yesterday and someone is trying to turn bay (not a bad look but if I can I’d like to keep her black)
I don’t plan on buying a UV sheet so that suggestion is not exactly helpful and any comments about nutrition will be ignored (she has a fairly shiny coat despite the dirt:lol:)

[Texarkana]

@PunkJunker23

I have something else I’m looking for now too: Keeping her black black
I took a look at her yesterday and someone is trying to turn bay (not a bad look but if I can I’d like to keep her black)
I don’t plan on buying a UV sheet so that suggestion is not exactly helpful and any comments about nutrition will be ignored (she has a fairly shiny coat despite the dirt:lol:)

There are two components to keeping black areas black: good nutrition and keeping the sun off the coat.

If you aren’t willing to change anything about nutrition and you also aren’t willing to buy a sheet to protect the black areas, then your only other option is to keep the horse inside while the sun is up.

Spray-on sunscreens have limited effectiveness. It would be a nightmare to try to use hair dye on a pinto.

[Palm_Beach]

@PunkJunker23

The actual conditioner would not be left in, the coconut oil would be

It looks like I forgot some words lol
I’d be putting conditioner on her coat after her first bath of the year because I will be using tons of scrubbing and soap during the bath due to how dirty and stained she is and I don’t wan’t to prevent her from feeling dry and itchy

I have something else I’m looking for now too: Keeping her black black
I took a look at her yesterday and someone is trying to turn bay (not a bad look but if I can I’d like to keep her black)
I don’t plan on buying a UV sheet so that suggestion is not exactly helpful and any comments about nutrition will be ignored (she has a fairly shiny coat despite the dirt:lol:)

This time of the year, the winter coat is dying and falling out. With some horses, the dead hair looks lighter and dry.

To keep her black, minimize her exposure to the sun. If you don’t want to buy a sheet, then have her on night time turnout.

[IPEsq]

Coconut oil is fine on tails. A little goes a long way. But it doesn’t get any gunkier than the pink Healthy Haircare stuff. My go to is usually Vetrolin Shine, but I will use coconut oil sometimes, on extra coarse tails is or dry docks. I don’t like it for the mane. The Eqyss conditioner is my current favorite (but I’ve only used on mane and tail), after trying various human conditioners. I will use apple cider vinegar in a rinse either alone or after a bath during the buggy, sweaty months to help with the bugs and the itch. It’s also handy to have around that time of year in case I need to use it to encourage drinking.

[Lord_Helpus]

I have been in horses for 50 years. I have long ago stopped using expensive things when less expensive things work just as well.

– I go to the Dollar Store and buy bottles of people shampoo and conditioner. $1/bottle.
– I condition mane and tail and rinse out. When dry I use Micro Tec (sp?) detangler. I NEVER brush wet tails. When wet, the hair shaft is weak and, if pulled, it will break off much more easily.
– I use generic baby shampoo on the face (very diluted) and immediately wipe it off. I never spray horses in the face — If I do not like water sprayed in my face, why should my horse.
– If I am going to a show, I finish the bath with diluted apple cider vinegar. It removes the soap scum that is left on the hair after rinsing and scraping and makes the horse shine like the sun!
–If a horse has bad feet, I put hoof oil on before bathing so the water does not soak into the hoof wall. Water and a bad footed horse are like old people and flash mobs. 2 things that should never go together.

–I have been known to dye a horses tail if it has turned a gross red in the summer. 2 things: 1. There are many shades of black. Take a picture of the tail, and go to a store which specializes in Afro-American hair. Let them pick the color. 2. Immediately put a trash bag over the tail. You do not want your horse swishing his tail and spraying hair dye all over.

[Hayburner]

I have a chestnut and white pinto and I think I’ve tried every shampoo under the sun. I use the purple shampoos on the white and let it sit while I clean up the rest of him. Rio vista use to make a great whitening shampoo, I was sad to see them stop making it. Schneider has a couple of whitening shampoos that are pretty close to the rio vista. The trick is to let it sit, then scrub and rinse well.
I tired the orvus shampoo and I wasn’t crazy about it, it seemed drying. I now use the stuff that comes with a sprayer, sorry I can’t r ember the name of it and it works pretty good.

For an all over conditioner, I love the cowboy magic rose water conditioner, my boys coat is super soft after I use it. Cowboy magic also has a shampoo that takes the yellow out of my guys white mane, like the purple shampoos I leave it in while I clean up the rest of him,

vetrolin shampoo is also very good and has a very clean scent.

I tride coconut oil in tails, it’s ok, but I don’t think it penetrates my mares very course hair. This summer I’ll be trying a few different leave on conditioners to see if they penetrate better.

Good luck, keeping a pinto clean and sparkling is a full time job!

[Janet]

I have two grays (both almost white). I almost never shampoo their bodies (I rinse and scrape frequently), but I do shampoo their tails. One of them keeps her tail reasonably clean, but the other one saturates it with manure.

For the dirty-tailed one.
Starting a week before, I wash the tail with (people) “Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo” every day. Repeat each day until it rises clean. Also get the tangles out.

On the day before the show, I wash (Sauve again) and rinse 3 times (more if needed to get clear rinse water).
Then I dunk the tail in a mixture of white vinegar and water, let it sit for 5 minutes and rinse.
THAT is when I get out the Quicksilver (or other “blue” shampoo), put that on and let it sit for the suggested amount of time. Rinse again.

Then I apply Showsheen, and comb out the tail starting at the bottom of the tail.

Once it is dry, I do a very “coarse” french braid, which prevents the long hairs at the top of the tail from dangling in the path of the manure. I leave that in until we get to the show, bandaging it for shipping.

For the cleaner-tailed one (the hairs at the top of her tail are shorter, and she holds the tail WAY up when she produces manure), I can get away with washing the tail a couple of times the week before, and doing on Suave wash, one viengar rinse, Quicksilver, and Showsheen. I do not usually do a french braid on her.