I have never cleaned a horses sheath before! I know my little guy needs his done, and I just saw a video on how to do it! Only bad thing is now that I know how to do it, it is getting colder and colder outside. I was wondering, how cold can it be to still clean his sheath? It will probably be in the high 50's to low 60's now.
I did check for a 'bean' today and didn't see anything!! I can also peel dirt off of his penis, from time to time. I just do it in short sperts from time to time.
He has been rubbing his tail since I got him, and I just learned that a dirty sheath can cause him to do this. Now I really would like to clean it!
Do you put the KY on his penis or use it to clean the sheath out?
If it is putting it on his penis, I will have no problem at all with that! LOL He is pretty good about me messing with that! I have never tried to do anything further up though!
Hmm, good question. I have never tried using the KY jelly.
No intention of hyjacking here, but I saw this thread and remembered this video I saw a while ago. As weird as it may sound, this "sheath cleaning song" is kinda cute and thought you guys might appreciate it.
Hmm, good question. I have never tried using the KY jelly.
No intention of hyjacking here, but I saw this thread and remembered this video I saw a while ago. As weird as it may sound, this "sheath cleaning song" is kinda cute and thought you guys might appreciate it.
Owning a gelding is so much fun, talk about getting too personal with you horse.
I've got to clean my guy's too and it's getting too cold to use water even warm so that's where the KY comes into play.
I'm happy to say that I made some progress today!!! This is going sound kind of bad, but it was for the good! LOL
I started off scratching O So's butt! He really likes that. So with one hand I scratched and with the other (just bare hand) I started reaching up and messing with his sheath area. It was pretty gross at first. The feeling that is! I kept feeling something hard. Soon I was able to get a hold of this hard thing and it moved so I kept messing with it. Soon it was in my hand. A big chunk of waxy built up dirt. Yuck!
Since that went so well, I decided to step it up a notch. I went in the house and got a wash rag wet with warm water. I hid it when I went back out and started the butt scratching again. Then I was able to use the wash rag and actually get up in the sheath a bit. I was pulling alot of waxy dirt out. O So was loving it, like the warmth and the rag was scratching him and it felt good!
I figured that went so well that I would try going in and getting a small glass of warm water to dip the rag in. That was when we had to stop. LOL O So saw the rag and was more interested in it, to let me scratch him.
Good news is, I got a lot of gunk out!! He should start feeling better now. I will keep at it with the warm rag for now. Then by summer maybe he will allow me to use a hose!!
Here is a pic of the first gunk I pulled out. It's kind of gross. The water is just water from my glass, not from O So!
I still need to work on his penis, but it will be fairly easy. Once it drops out that is! LOL
I cleaned my horse's sheath too but I found something to always clean you use warm water to draw it out and I used a specific soap it is extremely soft after I was done, despite cleaning the sheath my hands felt smooth and clean! It is really old good soap!
if you can't draw it out you have to stick your hand up in there and grab it. It may sound gross but ya kinda get into it XD. If you have warm water coming out of a hose would be best...
I thought I would report that I tried the Excalibur for the first time today on my gelding and I thought it worked GREAT. Much better than baby oil or KY Jelly or anything else I have tried.
It actually allowed the gunk that grows on the walls of his sheath to peel off easily, instead of having to pry it off like I usually have to. I'm sure the horse appreciated it, and I did too!
I also felt it rinsed out cleanly with just a bucket of warm water and a sock.
The only think I didn't like about it, is the Excalibur is the consistency of soft jello. It even rolled off my hands and out of the sheath. It was really hard to get it where it needed to go! I feared I was wasting a lot if it, after loosing several good sized dollops of it, but after all was said and done, I still had over 3/4 of a bottle left. I figure there is a learning curve, and next time I won't loose as much.
So all things considered, the positives outweigh the negatives on the sheath cleaner. When I use this up, I might try a different brand just to see if it is easier to work with. But I do feel the Excalibur worked well.
My guy never drops his penis for cleaning. My only hope of cleaning it, is whatever I can reach when cleaning out the sheath, which isn't much, or after a ride if he drops it, and I clean really quick before he sucks it back up. But his penis stays pretty clean. I really only check it for beans. It's the inside of his sheath, right near the opening, where all the goobers accumulate. :shock:
What's funny is I think my 4 1/2 month old colt will be easy to clean. I have tried picking goobers out with my fingers (dry with no cleaner) and he likes it. He gets the funny grooming-lips, like he is grooming another horse, when I pick goobers out of his sheath. What a funny boy! But I'm glad he doesn't mind. That will make life easier when he is older. :lol:
The only think I didn't like about it, is the Excalibur is the consistency of soft jello. It even rolled off my hands and out of the sheath. It was really hard to get it where it needed to go! I feared I was wasting a lot if it, after loosing several good sized dollops of it, but after all was said and done, I still had over 3/4 of a bottle left. I figure there is a learning curve, and next time I won't loose as much.
What I do, is I have a small bucket with warm water in it and I put some Excalibur into the bucket of water and swoosh it around until it is foamy. That way, you only need to use a little bit of the product, without wasting it.
Then I dump my sponge in there and swoosh that around until it gets nice and lathered and then I reach on up there and clean away.
You not only want to clean the Penis itself, but don't forget getting way up there and cleaning the walls as well.
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