Ever used RefreshMint or any other body wash or brace

endurgirl · 05-26-2006, 10:01 AM

Since the hot *sigh* weather is finally here, I figured it would be nice of me to give my cutting horses a body wash with liniment after working/showing. I have ordered some RefreshMint by Absorbine, so are there any users out there of any sort of wash or brace? Ever had any reaction to them?

Sandra-A1 · 05-26-2006, 10:20 AM

I have used Refreshmint many times and have never had a problem with it. The horses really seemed to enjoy it too!
As with any product...read the direstions before using.

CJ · 05-26-2006, 10:39 AM

Is Bigeloil still out there? I used to use that, it worked well & smelled good. And of course theres Absorbines Liniment..

endurgirl · 05-26-2006, 10:42 AM

Yes it's still out there. I just ordered something cheap but name brand for my first use with it.

Dandy_Brush · 05-26-2006, 05:04 PM

I LOVE REFRESHMENT!!!!!
Sorry I had to yel it to the world!!!!!
I use it on my horse, I use it on my self, the stuff is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

twhlvr · 05-26-2006, 06:32 PM

I've used Vetrolin. I think my guys find it refreshing after a workout on a hot day

I think it keeps their muscles loose too

GeM · 05-26-2006, 06:50 PM

Less is more with bodywash/brace products. Always dilute.
I've known a few horses who have had reactions. My horse isn't into the tingling, so I just wash him an oatmeal based brace.

HawaiianPaint · 05-29-2006, 08:53 PM

I've always loved the scent of vetrolin, and thats a product that one of my trainers always swore by. They used it for a bracing solution after a tough workout on horses that tended to have sore muscles and then just as a rinse a lot of times for the other horses (more diluted) after a bath etc. I dont recall any of the horses ever having a reaction to it... But I agree...always check out the directions!

myerspark · 05-30-2006, 05:24 AM

we use that at my barn....the horses really enjoy it...cools them off and makes them feel "refreshed"

like everyone has said...follow the instructions....
just use it on a small area of the horses body and wait 5 minutes....if you dont see any reaction (allergic) then continue on the rest of the body....
allergies just varies from horse to horse as with person to person

Brina · 05-30-2006, 05:32 AM

I use the Vetrolin Linament diluted in water

05-26-2006, 10:01 AM	#1
endurgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,780 Images: 159 Blog Entries: 3	Ever used RefreshMint or any other body wash or brace Since the hot sigh weather is finally here, I figured it would be nice of me to give my cutting horses a body wash with liniment after working/showing. I have ordered some RefreshMint by Absorbine, so are there any users out there of any sort of wash or brace? Ever had any reaction to them? __________________ Don't squat with your spurs on!! If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough. Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

05-26-2006, 10:20 AM	#2
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,293 Images: 220	I have used Refreshmint many times and have never had a problem with it. The horses really seemed to enjoy it too! As with any product...read the direstions before using. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

05-26-2006, 10:42 AM	#4
endurgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,780 Images: 159 Blog Entries: 3	Yes it's still out there. I just ordered something cheap but name brand for my first use with it. __________________ Don't squat with your spurs on!! If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough. Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

05-26-2006, 05:04 PM	#5
Dandy_Brush Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ottawa Ont. Posts: 3,578 Images: 59 Blog Entries: 48	I LOVE REFRESHMENT!!!!! Sorry I had to yel it to the world!!!!! I use it on my horse, I use it on my self, the stuff is FANTASTIC!!!!!!! __________________ Arise now, arise Riders of Theoden! Dire deeds awake, dark it is eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!

05-26-2006, 06:32 PM	#6
twhlvr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 324 Images: 1	I've used Vetrolin. I think my guys find it refreshing after a workout on a hot day I think it keeps their muscles loose too __________________ ~Mary Ellen~ Do not go where the path may lead...Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Shady H Acres: Home of the TWH "glide ride" and one cool QH, just to mix it up a bit

05-26-2006, 10:39 AM	#3
CJ Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,627 Images: 48	Is Bigeloil still out there? I used to use that, it worked well & smelled good. And of course theres Absorbines Liniment..

05-26-2006, 06:50 PM	#7
GeM Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,924 Images: 22	Less is more with bodywash/brace products. Always dilute. I've known a few horses who have had reactions. My horse isn't into the tingling, so I just wash him an oatmeal based brace. __________________ Don't insult the aligator until after you cross the river.

05-29-2006, 08:53 PM	#8
HawaiianPaint Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 690 Images: 46 Blog Entries: 24	I've always loved the scent of vetrolin, and thats a product that one of my trainers always swore by. They used it for a bracing solution after a tough workout on horses that tended to have sore muscles and then just as a rinse a lot of times for the other horses (more diluted) after a bath etc. I dont recall any of the horses ever having a reaction to it... But I agree...always check out the directions!

05-30-2006, 05:24 AM	#9
myerspark Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,009 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 1	we use that at my barn....the horses really enjoy it...cools them off and makes them feel "refreshed" like everyone has said...follow the instructions.... just use it on a small area of the horses body and wait 5 minutes....if you dont see any reaction (allergic) then continue on the rest of the body.... allergies just varies from horse to horse as with person to person __________________ "Your dressage partner needs to be allowed to be a horse, not just a trophy." -Cindy Sydnor

05-30-2006, 05:32 AM	#10
Brina Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: RI Posts: 978 Images: 67	I use the Vetrolin Linament diluted in water __________________ Bree* Custom Pet Portraits

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