Tuesday, February 9, 2010

How do you keep a paint's coat nice and white /brown /black?

Ok, I have a paint right. Well he is ALLWAYS getting so dirty right before a show and it is kinda getting anoying. I was wondering if there were a few tricks to keep his white parts white, his brown parts brown and his black spots black. I've heared that chalk works ok on the white parts but it doesn't look as shinny and smooth s you sail of the jumps at a show, but then again, it IS better then pretending that the huge mud stain is really part of his fur.





Any suggestions?How do you keep a paint's coat nice and white /brown /black?
There are a variety of products for removing stains from white horses - these products are normally purple or dark blue in color. You bath your horse well, rinse them off and then apply the purple cleaner directly to the stains. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes or so, and then wash throughtly. This is strong stuff and if you leave it too long it will actually turn the hair purple, so you can't ignore it, but the difference it makes is totally amazing.


There is also french white chalk, or better yet, a spray by Shapleys that is white to whiten up socks or a slightly dirty spot.


Prevention is a big help, too. If you can keep your horse blanketed that will really help, even if its just a day or so before your show. Also, use lots of show sheen or dust resistant conditioner so that dirt and stains brush out of your horse's coat easier.


You need to come to one of my Paint shows and see the almost totally white horses in the wash racks! Stains can be removed with time, effort and hard work!How do you keep a paint's coat nice and white /brown /black?
well, who's leaving the gate to the corral open? Most show horse owners have their animals cleaned and primped before the ride and keep them in the trailer. Brush and brush again! Clean stall, no mud or muck. If it's rolling around then the flies are a bother and spray, spray!
try quick silver. its a whitening shampoo, and i use it on solids and it works just as well as any other shampoo. it's kinda cheap, too. and then try show sheen. it makes them shiny.
I use Miracle Groom it has 5 solutions in 1 and it works really good and also products by Cowboy magic.
Here are some products I have seen in a Horsetrader magazine: (its the part that says ';Color Enhancering Shampoos';





http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse_grooming_supplies.htm
Horses have to lie down to take the weight off their feet and legs. There's nothing you can do to stop that, it's perfectly natural. After bathing your horse, add shavings to his stall to help keep him out of the dirt when he lies down. Try to keep the manure raked up so he doesn't lie in it. The shavings will help here. A good set of brushes are invaluable. Soft for the face, and a stiffer sturdy brush for the body. Brush, brush, brush. You can also use ';Show Sheen'; to help keep the coat clean. Any dirt will bush right off. Blanketing does help, and I would blanket him the night before. Some clean up is expected the day of the show. Otherwise, there is not much else you can do to keep a horse clean for long. It just comes as part of the territory, horses are a lot of work.
Wash the night before your show and wrap his legs with polo wraps. That way any manure or soiled bedding he lays on won't get his legs dirty. If he still manages to get them dirty use peroxide on a cloth or a gauze bandage and rub it on the stain. It will take most of it off. Let it dry and rub baby powder all over his white. It will turn his legs and other markings snow white. As for the chalk it works pretty well and so does Shapley's show touch up spray.
i heard that vineger works well to get stains off of thier white. other than tht put a light weight blacket on him. and the product, show sheen or lazer sheen repels dirt and dust pretty well also.

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