Lol...I ran out of "regular" shampoo and wanted to bathe him. I only had that special dark reddish/purplish bay enhancing shampoo in stock. I figured if I rinsed it quickly enough it wouldnt stain. HAHA. I had a pink pony for a week. I was so tempted to add some glitter to his bum,stars to his hips, and a cute little unicorn horn to his forehead ;p