How would I go about cleaning Miss Lacey's udder? I happened to look at it today and oh my goodness. She has this HUMONGOUS chunk of udder-yuck all stuck on up there along with a ton of evenly caked yuck. It's pretty nasty.
I tried to peel off the huge chunk but she was getting kinda kicky about that (swishing her tail and cocking her leg closest to me, nothing serious but definitely not friendly) so I wasn't able to get it off. Guess what our new game is? Why yes, touch the udder as much as possible! :lol:
Anyway, I don't have access to warm water at the barn, I guess I could heat up some water at home and stick it in a thermos or something...and then splash it on, or something...
I just use a dry cloth to get the majority off. Someone said baby wipes work good but I've never tried them. I have to go between Vida's back legs to clean her's. For some reason she gets kicky if I go in from the side. You might try it.
Just get your hand up in her girly parts and pick away! I almost always just use my hands and rub, my girls both LOVE it. I also do it just about every day, Ricci's don't get so bad, but Gracie gets gunk everywhere and instantaneously.
I use sponge with lots of warm water. Jemma seems to enjoy that, Kiara so-so (just tolerate). Be careful to do it very slow in the beginning to avoid being kicked!
I'm with Ricci. Flame loves it. She stretches out her neck, spreads out her legs, and almost falls over when I do it. The first time she acted a little suprised though. LOL, I can only imagine what she was thinking.
Yup, my girls love it too. Although Jade still has to learn to completely relax. I usually make it a point to touch my horses all over when grooming. Not necessarily every time, but often. Jade's udder doesn't get much build up, but Lisa would if she didn't like being rubbed so much.
If it is dry, and you don't have access to warm water, I would try applying some baby oil or mineral oil before grooming. Groom and do feet, then maybe try rubbing it off with a soft cloth or your hands.
If you're skeeved about the yuck factor, you can use rubber gloves. A rag wet with warm water is Aero's favorite cleaning method - she really gets into it.
That was a discussion on that while back. I ALWAYS do it "barehand". Lol! After comments from several people both me and mom tried to smell the hands while doing that... There was NO SMELT at all.
I've only ever had one mare where it was my responsibility to clean there lady parts. She wasn't too happy about it and kicked if I just used my bare hands. She behaved a lot better when I used baby wipes. But then again, she just loved baby wipes. She'd love it when you'd clean her face with them.
And on a side note, Ricky had some ticks on his belly and right up near his sheath, and he just stood there and let me pick them off. And just for the heck of it, I put on some gloves and cleaned his sheath too. He's turning out to be quite a quite yearling.
Yea, your hands will smell like smegma (if you've ever cleaned a sheath, you know that smell ;]). It doesn't last too long though - just wash your hands REALLY well and it should be mostly gone.
Some of our mares HATE to have their udder touched. Some LOVE it.
I use warm water and very mild soap to clean udders. The warmth of the water seems to "melt" the crud better. Plus, if it is cold water, they usually don't like it.
If you do any imprinting at birth, we always touch a filly's udder and continue to touch as they grow up while grooming so they don't make a fuss. Some mares who have not been touched much will really pitch a fit if you try to touch them there. It's funny, but they are all individuals, aren't they?
As far as smell I think it depends on the mare. My two mares have different smells when I clean them.
Is it disgusting? No. Is it strong? Not really. Will you be repulsed? I doubt it. It washes away with soap and water, no big deal.
My mare LOVES it.... she used to have a real problem with being "itchy" under there.... having never owned a mare before? I didn't realize at first what was wrong with her... but now I just wash her with soap and the water hose ! actually whenever she sees the water hose come out, she will not leave me alone until I "spray" her.... afterwards I dry her with a towel and then apply desitin ointment... since using the desitin she does not act "itchy" anymore...BUT the desitin is VERY MESSY!!!!
I just cleaned it yesterday, but is the desitin something you think I should use for her? I've never had any problems with her being itchy, but do mares prefer to have it on or something?
Thanks for the advice!
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