Grease covered filly!!! HELP!!!

karend1205 · 09-05-2007, 07:57 AM

My 4 month old light grey filly found a wonderful scratching post.... My husbands 5th wheel of his 18 wheeler dump trailer..... Wouldn't have been a bad spot if it hadn't been freshly COVERED in grease!!! So, now I have a black and grey filly.

She has it on her neck, her back and her butt!!! It is just caked on her butt!!! And of course, she is only 4 months old and is not really going to tolerate us scrubbing her skin off!!!

LOL Does anyone have any suggestions that will help loosen up the grease without harming her???

Jewl · 09-05-2007, 08:02 AM

Dawn dish soap. They even have a concentrated formula. I have used it to relase burrs from manes and tails in the past with no side effects.

karend1205 · 09-05-2007, 08:05 AM

It won't hurt her if I put like 3 gallons of it on her?? LOL Should I let it just soak for a while??

Jenje! · 09-05-2007, 08:39 AM

Nah, she'll be fine... load it into a power washer, stand at the other end of the pasture and spray.

Cowgirly · 09-05-2007, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jewl

Dawn dish soap. They even have a concentrated formula. I have used it to relase burrs from manes and tails in the past with no side effects.

you are safe with dish soap but if you are really worried you can use Ivory- not as grease cutting as Dawn but works wonders on horses and has more natural ingredients.

BTW- Dawn blue dish soap kills fleas on dogs- works great for that as well

karend1205 · 09-05-2007, 08:45 AM

Thanks!!! I will give it a try this weekend!! I kinda like the pressure washer idea myself!!! LOL Much safer that way!!!!!

Why? · 09-05-2007, 06:54 PM

Put alot of soap on and rub it in Dawn works the best.

Xiphias · 09-05-2007, 07:10 PM

I agree with using Dawn dish soap! Cathy

Crazy4Apps · 09-05-2007, 08:14 PM

Coming from someone whos father is a macanic.DAWN DISH SOAP! Works great!I've used it just to give my horses baths in general,I love it and never had a problem.Also it works good for getting grease off white horses too.Ask Chicky about the time we played indians?Take a guess what we used for war paint?lol

cminor · 09-05-2007, 08:25 PM

Dawn is what they use to get oil off of wildlife in oil spills, so I definately think it would work. I think I might try one of the foamer type sprayers they have for ezall or eq solutions.

09-05-2007, 07:57 AM	#1
karend1205 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AR Posts: 213 Images: 69	Grease covered filly!!! HELP!!! My 4 month old light grey filly found a wonderful scratching post.... My husbands 5th wheel of his 18 wheeler dump trailer..... Wouldn't have been a bad spot if it hadn't been freshly COVERED in grease!!! So, now I have a black and grey filly. She has it on her neck, her back and her butt!!! It is just caked on her butt!!! And of course, she is only 4 months old and is not really going to tolerate us scrubbing her skin off!!! LOL Does anyone have any suggestions that will help loosen up the grease without harming her???

09-05-2007, 08:02 AM	#2
Jewl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,226 Images: 78	Dawn dish soap. They even have a concentrated formula. I have used it to relase burrs from manes and tails in the past with no side effects. __________________ Member of the FF Club. Chairman of the Board Member of the 20lb club. "Be mindful that happiness isn't based on possessions,power,or prestige, but on relationships with people we love and respect"

09-05-2007, 08:39 AM	#4
Jenje! Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,805 Images: 910 Blog Entries: 27	Nah, she'll be fine... load it into a power washer, stand at the other end of the pasture and spray. __________________ ♥ Jen Zombies, Monsters &Ooze (a blog) That love is all there is, is all we know of love. - E. Dickinson *** VA Allure * BBA First Page * Instead Of Flowers ***

09-05-2007, 06:54 PM	#7
Why? Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In MN Posts: 428 Images: 13	Put alot of soap on and rub it in Dawn works the best. __________________ Why?

09-05-2007, 07:10 PM	#8
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,763 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	I agree with using Dawn dish soap! Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts I've been snowballed 6 times

09-05-2007, 08:05 AM	#3
karend1205 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AR Posts: 213 Images: 69	It won't hurt her if I put like 3 gallons of it on her?? LOL Should I let it just soak for a while??

09-05-2007, 08:45 AM	#6
karend1205 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: AR Posts: 213 Images: 69	Thanks!!! I will give it a try this weekend!! I kinda like the pressure washer idea myself!!! LOL Much safer that way!!!!!

09-05-2007, 08:14 PM	#9
Crazy4Apps Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Far Far away. Posts: 3,027 Images: 304	Coming from someone whos father is a macanic.DAWN DISH SOAP! Works great!I've used it just to give my horses baths in general,I love it and never had a problem.Also it works good for getting grease off white horses too.Ask Chicky about the time we played indians?Take a guess what we used for war paint?lol __________________ *I am HGS's official # 1 Redneck!* "Your up there now. The hard parts over. No matter how rough it gets, hang in there and ride it out,and enjoy the ride." ~Aaron Dwelling~ (I love you Aaron.)

09-05-2007, 08:25 PM	#10
cminor Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hot Texas Posts: 2,690 Images: 336	Dawn is what they use to get oil off of wildlife in oil spills, so I definately think it would work. I think I might try one of the foamer type sprayers they have for ezall or eq solutions.

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