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Share Your Fav. Grooming Tips

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#1 ·
I thought it would be fun and helpful to share some grooming tips you've learned over the years. What's good, what's bad.

Here's some I've learned...
- MTG is awesome!! My tb has the worst tail and MTG has really helped it fill out and grow.
- Using baby wipes around a horses face really gets it clean and the add some show sheen for some extra shine.
- Also, baby wipes are good in the winter for getting off the excess dust when it's impossible to give your horse a bath.
- I've found that brushes the have natural bristles work MUCH better than the ones with synthetic bristles.
- When I used to ride a white horse I used mouthwash to get the stains out.
- Mane N' Tail detangler works really well it gets almost any tangle out and leaves a nice shine afterwards.

That's all I can think of right now but I'd love to hear what tricks you guys use.
 
#3 ·
Really basic, but, when you get the hair off brushes with the metal curry comb. Go somewhere away from your horse, otherwise the wind will carry excess hair back. Before you know it - back where you started! :roll: lol.

Horses can look alot tidier if you even up the bottom of their tails.
Also, I second that about the babywipes.
 
#4 ·
Hmmmm... brush your horse often with a soft brush ~ brings out the natural oils & makes your horse naturally shiney. Everyone comments on how shiney my horse is & asks what I do. I usually don't go all out in making my horse look nice when doing just day to day stuff b/c she goes right out & rolls. :roll: However, daily brushing & finishing with the softest soft brush you got will make em' real purty! LOL.

Baby Powder for those white spots when showing!

Other then that I'm lost.... b/c I just do stuff & don't think much about it. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

p.s. Baby wipes... huh, never thougth of that thanks!
 
#5 ·
:D MTG is AMAZING stuff...works wonders! Esp. if your horse has lost fur anywhere (from maybe a scratch or something). :)
Baby wipes are also good, I have to agree.
Use conditioner on the horse's mane & tail when washing...it makes it nice & soft!! :D
 
#8 ·
lacyloo said:
horses roll after you bathe them :lol:
Mine does every single time. Even if I let her dry first b/f letting her out!! GRRRR... but hey I don't mind. It's not like I show or anything. I just ride for fun! If I showed I'd have to keep her in b/c she would never stay clean! LOL
 
#11 ·
i have never heard of mouth wash for stains!!! i think ill try that since Taz is a creamy white....he has grass stains from rollin

i have noticed that wiping fly spray on him with a sponge, since he wont let me anywhere near him with a spray bottle!!, the spray covers more areas better and seems to repel longer...especially on his nose and his nono areas!

I havent seen it mentioned, after we caosted sunscreen on our horses nose we applied a light coat of vasaline nad cream ..kept the grassmuicnhing from rubbing off the sunscreen coat and we havent had any sunburned noses on the horses we did this on...

we dont put our horses in the barn so they are ion pasture 24/7
 
#12 ·
Cowboy Magic Shine and Detangler. Greatest detangler ever invented. There's an added bonus: you can use it on your own hair. :D

Oh and if you get one of those hard bristled brushes with the handle (I think they're for scrubbing pots but not sure) they are great for getting dried dirt off hooves before applying polish or conditioner. You can find them in the grocery store cheap.
 
#18 ·
I'm so gonna watch this thread :P
My horse gets really dirty at winter when I can't really wash him..(winters in sweden isn't as bad as they say, but it's still too cold to wet the entire horse down :P )
I wash him on day, and he's full of dust the next..I can't get it out even if I groom him for hours because it's so deep.. ><
Any good ideas?
I've tried most stuff already, it feels like..
 
#19 ·
It is very dusty during the summer where I live...we do not get one drop of rain in the hot months :sad:. I had a bay mare that had the softest coat I have ever felt on a horse...she felt almost like a mink...anyway, the dust would just settle on her, almost like she was a magnet for dust. Brushing brushing brushing did nothing except move the dust around...even with the softest dandy brush and brushing her in a "flicking up" type stroke to get the dust to come up...very frustrating...what I found that would work on her was to spray like a fly spray or grand champion...something "light" on her and then brush...she looked like I had just given her a bath!
 
#21 ·
I have now wacoom cleaned the pony I'm borrowing. It removed much more dust than the brushingdid, at least :P
 
#22 ·
-Pledge. WARNING: Do NOT use if you are tested at shows/racing. Not too sure if anything will come up but you never know. We use Pledge when the horses manes and tails are caked with mud or have "rats nest" like knots. Helps keep hair from breaking. Also baby oil works wonders!

-Sun Flower Oil. Feed a cap full to your horse at every feeding time and within about a month your horses coat will begin to shine. Also heard about using corn oil as well.

-Bot Eggs? I use to spend countless hours using scizzors to scrape away bot eggs. Now I use a PUMICE STONE. Just brush it over the eggs and POOF they disappear!

-Rubbing Tail? If deworming doesnt seem to quell the tail rubbing, put LISTERINE on a clothe and soak the effected part of the tail. Been told by older horse men that it kills any parasites that may be causing an itch. Worked For Me!

- Hoof Care. Dont like wasting money on expensive "name brand" hoof care items. Use left over car oil for hoof oil. Never have I had a "toxic" problem and it keeps hooves supple and healthy looking.


Nothing that I have listed has ever caused me a problem with my horses. Good Luck =) Ill definately be keeping an eye on this thread!
 
#23 ·
-Cowboy Magic products are awesome! I've used their SuperBody Shine and GreenSpot Remover (like waterless shampoo...perfect for winter) and they are amazing! =)
um can't think of anything else........=/
 
#24 ·
-Sun Flower Oil. Feed a cap full to your horse at every feeding time and within about a month your horses coat will begin to shine. Also heard about using corn oil as well.


corn oil will wor too but too much will fatten them up too...fyi:wink:
 
#25 ·
I have to agree with IrishRider, I LOVE the slick & easy blocks, I have a white horse and he loves to get dirty like so dirty I call him my Paintabian (hes a Arab) I went over him a couple of times with it and it looked like he took a bath!!. I use to give my horse a bath with cowboy magic but now i use Sharpleys... uhh... dang it i cant think of the full name but its Sharpleys whitning soap. He ALWAYS had a yellow spot on his hock with the cowboy magic.. I tried the sharpleys, Rubbed it in waited a couple of minutes and POFF it was gone...:D:D
 
#26 ·
In Texas, we have have flies like crazy not to mention the biggest mosquitoes you've ever seen! My horses use to also have fungus on their legs really bad during the wet season... The mixture I swear by...I put a cap full of baby oil, Listerine (the yellowish color only!), and Fly spray together. It does a few things... the listerine kills any fungus, the baby oil keeps their coat shiny and keeps the gnats and ticks off, and the fly well keeps off insects. No more problems with any of this. Have used it for years.
 
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