bluing shampoo making the stain worse! Help..

hunterrider08 · 01-06-2007, 06:42 AM

So we have a show today and last night we bathed. The problem is he had a bad stain on his left hip, and it seemed worse last night after bathing...
I started with Wisk, which usually makes him whitier and brighter than anything else...then orvus, then a bluing shampoo...any suggestions? I will be leaving for the show soon!! I heard about rubbing alcohol...how much would I use and do I just pour it on a rag and scrub?

CowGirlUp1833 · 01-06-2007, 07:24 AM

Okay, STOP. Your going to give your horse a rash! Thats WAAAY too many chemicals. Try Ivory dish soap. Its VERY gentle and it works great.
If not, you're gonna just have to deal...you can't treat him like a dirty pair of jeans or you'll trade that stain for a HUGE skin issue...which won't look nice either.

Sorry...I know they don't always pick the best time to stain themselves

Good luck!

Dragonfly Farm · 01-06-2007, 05:41 PM

How did you make out? I had a friend with a white pony and she used to buy a product called Dri-Cleen (not sure of spelling) but it is made by absorbine. It worked well for her.

hunterrider08 · 01-06-2007, 05:51 PM

Well the stain was there this morning and a new one!!! Just had to deal with it!! We even tried quick silver....

faroutfax · 01-06-2007, 05:55 PM

You can also try making a paste of white vinegar and bran. Mix thenm and smear it on the stain. Let it dry and then take it off.

You can also clip the area or I use a botknife (be REALLY careful though)

hunterrider08 · 01-06-2007, 06:23 PM

He was just clipped a couple of weeks ago!! I have heard of the vinegar but bran?? Like the kind you feed horses??

faroutfax · 01-06-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunterrider08

He was just clipped a couple of weeks ago!! I have heard of the vinegar but bran?? Like the kind you feed horses??

Yep like the stuff you put in bran mashes. The bran doesn't do anything but make the vinegar stay in one place longer. So it can sit there for a while instead of just for a few seconds

hunterrider08 · 01-06-2007, 06:37 PM

Thanks!! I'll try it!!

GO-X-COUNTRY · 01-06-2007, 07:06 PM

I use plain mane and tail shampoo. With a white horse and huge poo stains, it works really well. I also have used clairol renewal 5x, and it worked too. Mane and tail and letting it set for five minutes will work though.

Edited to add before and after photos

Jim Stoner Photography before, look at the stain on his rear end

Drew same day, just later on

Jim Stoner Photography

hunterrider08 · 01-07-2007, 05:38 AM

I see the difference!! I'm wondering if the bluing shampoo actually made it worse?? I have mane and tail but didn't even think about using it on the stain!! Thanks! And yes my horse is white too!

01-06-2007, 06:42 AM	#1
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 463	bluing shampoo making the stain worse! Help.. So we have a show today and last night we bathed. The problem is he had a bad stain on his left hip, and it seemed worse last night after bathing... I started with Wisk, which usually makes him whitier and brighter than anything else...then orvus, then a bluing shampoo...any suggestions? I will be leaving for the show soon!! I heard about rubbing alcohol...how much would I use and do I just pour it on a rag and scrub?

01-06-2007, 07:24 AM	#2
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 16,943 Images: 412 Blog Entries: 38	Okay, STOP. Your going to give your horse a rash! Thats WAAAY too many chemicals. Try Ivory dish soap. Its VERY gentle and it works great. If not, you're gonna just have to deal...you can't treat him like a dirty pair of jeans or you'll trade that stain for a HUGE skin issue...which won't look nice either. Sorry...I know they don't always pick the best time to stain themselves Good luck! __________________ Learning to ride is a lifelong process. The day we believe we know it all is the day we start to regress.

01-06-2007, 05:41 PM	#3
Dragonfly Farm Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northeastern Ontario Posts: 153	How did you make out? I had a friend with a white pony and she used to buy a product called Dri-Cleen (not sure of spelling) but it is made by absorbine. It worked well for her. __________________ "I"ve spent most of my life riding horses. The rest I"ve just wasted."

01-06-2007, 05:55 PM	#5
faroutfax Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 5,079 Images: 321 Blog Entries: 16	You can also try making a paste of white vinegar and bran. Mix thenm and smear it on the stain. Let it dry and then take it off. You can also clip the area or I use a botknife (be REALLY careful though) __________________ One Man's Wrong Lead is Another's Counter Canter I've Been Snowballed

01-06-2007, 07:06 PM	#9
GO-X-COUNTRY Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,647 Images: 309	I use plain mane and tail shampoo. With a white horse and huge poo stains, it works really well. I also have used clairol renewal 5x, and it worked too. Mane and tail and letting it set for five minutes will work though. Edited to add before and after photos Jim Stoner Photography before, look at the stain on his rear end Drew same day, just later on Jim Stoner Photography __________________ Proud member of the Fake Friends club! http://www.myspace.com/124409248

01-06-2007, 05:51 PM	#4
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 463	Well the stain was there this morning and a new one!!! Just had to deal with it!! We even tried quick silver....

01-06-2007, 06:23 PM	#6
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 463	He was just clipped a couple of weeks ago!! I have heard of the vinegar but bran?? Like the kind you feed horses??

01-06-2007, 06:37 PM	#8
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 463	Thanks!! I'll try it!!

01-07-2007, 05:38 AM	#10
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 463	I see the difference!! I'm wondering if the bluing shampoo actually made it worse?? I have mane and tail but didn't even think about using it on the stain!! Thanks! And yes my horse is white too!

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