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Topic: Grooming for Shows
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HorseRidinCutie4224
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posted May 03, 2004 04:22 PM
Hey. My first show of the season is on May 22nd. I have to work at the show, (its a 4-H show and you have to work to be able to go to achievement days). Our 4-H club is large though, and we can take turns working and showing. Its going to be my first show with my horse. I have gone to shows before, but it will be the first with my horse.
I want some grooming tips, and color enhancer shampoos that I can use. My horse is a chesnut. What is a good shampoo for his coat? Also, he has 4 socks, but they never seem to be white. Even if I give him a bath, they always have a light yellow color to it. I havent really tried really scrubbing it though, because I usually just give him a bath on warm days to cool him off. What can I use to make his legs whiter? I know that you can use the grooming chalk and baking soda(I think). I have the chalk. Does it work good? Is there anything I can do to make his socks by the whitener shampoos?
I put conditioner stuff on his mane to untangle it, but after it dries up his mane sticks up at the top. His mane isnt short, its about a 1 foot long. Its just at the top. (if this is hard to understand, let me know, and I will try to reword it). Is there anything I can use for that? like hair spray or something?
thanks in anvance! If anyone tips about another grooming area (didnt know how to say it) it would be apreciated!
[ May 03, 2004, 04:24 PM: Message edited by: HorseRidinCutie4224 ]
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Posts: 57 | From: Swartz Creek, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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hossluva
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posted May 03, 2004 04:51 PM
umm.. well u could trim the hair on his legs like 2-3 weeks before the show then u get fresh white hair and that fancy blue/purple stuff works good with a scrubbin o and my friend has a palimino paint and she dilutes bleech (i dono if this is alright to do) and scrubbs her horse (the white parts) with bleech u have to get it all out!!!! and then condition the spots but boy does that horse get white!! well good luck o and wair old colthes with da bleech!
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Posts: 241 | From: ohio | Registered: Apr 2004
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HorseRidinCutie4224
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posted May 04, 2004 12:46 PM
Anyone else??? thanks! *bump*
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"Riding isnt a hobby. It's an addiction."
" I'd rather be riding!"
"Here's a little girl who would rather clean stalls than her own room!"
I love my horse Joe Kool. He is a National Show horse gelding, 16.2h, 7 years old. He is the best and really tries to please me! Here are some pics
Joe Kool
Posts: 57 | From: Swartz Creek, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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lil nicky
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posted May 04, 2004 06:42 PM
never heard of the bleach, but if you use ut, make sure to rinse it woth vinigar-water after. Diluted vinigar rinses well
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kimsmorgan
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posted May 11, 2004 01:48 PM
4-H is great I had a pony that I showed in 4- and we shave her shocks the night before the show till thay where almost pink and then when we got to the show we would but baby powter on them and she looked great
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madvoice
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posted May 11, 2004 04:03 PM
I find that laundry stain remover soap (in the bar form) works wonders. You do have to crouch down and scrub it in with your hands and apply it a couple of times but socks come up bright white
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Catapultcomformation
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posted May 11, 2004 05:57 PM
a very experianced horse person that I know that knows all sorts of grooming tricks says that for last minute spots on a white horse or white part you can use 4 o'9! I havent tried it though!
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posted May 17, 2004 11:26 PM
My cousin uses surf washing powder on her fleabitten before shows this is suposed to work wonders I havnt seen it so I dont no, she doesnt use it on his face. it also works realy well in his mane and tail but Im not sure if its okay to use or anything but it might help. ![[Horse On 2]](graemlins/horseon2.gif)
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