This is a discussion on Need a good whitening shampoo....pee spots! within the Horse Grooming forums, part of the Keeping and Caring for Horses category
I use this Farnam: White 'N Brite Horse Shampoo it works really good on my red roan makes his tail and mane and feathers pretty white and bright (lol) even though they are naturally a creamy/off-white color. I also use vinegar on his tail sometimes..but not usually because I hate the smell of vinegar.
Don't laugh but I have used Tide laundry detergent on Saros tail when its been awhile between baths. I just stick her tail in a bucket of Tide and water, let it soak for as long a I can hold the bucket and rinse.
Don't laugh but I have used Tide laundry detergent on Saros tail when its been awhile between baths. I just stick her tail in a bucket of Tide and water, let it soak for as long a I can hold the bucket and rinse.
Does that work? I'm going to have to try that sometime... It gets my clothes clean so I imagine it would work well on my horses dirty tail.
Does she allow clippers on her legs (assuming those are where her stains are...)? If she does, then I would suggest washing her, then clipping her legs...you probably have alot of 'outer' hair staining, when in reality underneath is much cleaner...
White GOOP. Rub it onto the stains while they're dry, wait about five minutes, add whatever shampoo, lather and rinse.
Make sure to apply it to the stain dry though, it won't work nearly as well wet.
Same for manes and tails. If your horse has a tendency towards dry skin, Groomers GOOP has added moisturizers to condition while removing stains, costs a bit more of course.
I used to use Goop on my mostly white paint for the shows, works wonders!
Ive never used this before because I've never had to, but I know quite a few people that use Wisk laundry detergent for white spots...its usually cheaper than most of your whitening shampoos and they say it works ten time better!!!!
Wow, I totally forgot about this thread I started!
Thank you all....She has a whole lot of white on her so I need to stay with a cheap solution and now that she is out in the pasture and those sunny days are coming I can't clip her...she sunburns! Her eyes,muzzle,and lower legs are burned where her hair is thin....I bought a fly mask so that is going to help her and I also bought her sunblock for kids..that way it is gentle.
I will try some dawn or tide and maybe some of that stuff that people use on cattle too.