to shampoo or to not shampoo that's the question

royalrox · 01-14-2007, 03:19 PM

I have a dark bay horse (he's lighter in the winter) around his flank and such he's more a light bay but most of his body is dark...i'm wondering for shows should I use a shampoo do enhance black or just lile the color enhancer kind or none lol?

bettonskyblue · 01-14-2007, 04:09 PM

If we could see a picture to see what his color looks like it would help us to give you better advice. I have a grey horse so I have never used "darkening" shampoos before, only whitening..I am not sure that they help very much. Someone else might be able to give you more input there. Personally I think that as long as your horse is clean and well groomed his natural color and shiny coat will look great nomater what shade he is. If I were you I would concentrate on doing the best grooming/ clipping I could..that will make him look better than anything else..
lindsey

_Rocket_Cutting · 01-14-2007, 04:36 PM

With Rocket, who is a dark bay, with lighter spots around his muzzle and flanks, I shampoo regularly about 2 weeks before a show. If you're really that worried about how much the light color will show up, I'd get a bay colored hairspray for horses. If you look around some, I'm sure you'll find something that'll match his coat color. I can find a website and give you the link for some. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. All horses are different and are almost always imperfect.

Quick2Skip01 · 01-14-2007, 04:55 PM

Ive found that the colored enhancing sprays are extremely fake looking, and hard to match w/ your horse. If I were you, I would use Quic Color, which really makes bay horses gleam! I use Quic color on my red dun, and I used to use it on my bay that I had when I first started showing. It really made her color stand out.

royalrox · 01-14-2007, 05:04 PM

yea i have the quiccolor and quicblack thanks

Harmony · 01-15-2007, 05:48 AM

What's in these "colour enhancer" shampoos - dyes?
Do they dry out the coat eventually?

I would prefer a good nutrition/grooming program with a
premium grade horse shampoo thats not going to strip my horses
coat of natural oils. Look quality ingredients such as oats or
a Canadian brand called FlaxSheen - its made with flaxseed.

These ingredients can promote shine because the moisturized hair will lay flatter and reflect light better therefore shine more.

01-14-2007, 03:19 PM	#1
royalrox Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Springs, PA Posts: 3,634 Images: 305	to shampoo or to not shampoo that's the question I have a dark bay horse (he's lighter in the winter) around his flank and such he's more a light bay but most of his body is dark...i'm wondering for shows should I use a shampoo do enhance black or just lile the color enhancer kind or none lol? __________________ You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows The present now will later be past, And the first one now will later be last -Bob Dylan Proud member of the thoroughbred club! I've been SNOWBALLED...owie

01-14-2007, 04:09 PM	#2
bettonskyblue Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 198 Images: 42 Blog Entries: 55	If we could see a picture to see what his color looks like it would help us to give you better advice. I have a grey horse so I have never used "darkening" shampoos before, only whitening..I am not sure that they help very much. Someone else might be able to give you more input there. Personally I think that as long as your horse is clean and well groomed his natural color and shiny coat will look great nomater what shade he is. If I were you I would concentrate on doing the best grooming/ clipping I could..that will make him look better than anything else.. lindsey __________________ "I've Been Boo'd"

01-14-2007, 04:36 PM	#3
_Rocket_Cutting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,014 Images: 188 Blog Entries: 3	With Rocket, who is a dark bay, with lighter spots around his muzzle and flanks, I shampoo regularly about 2 weeks before a show. If you're really that worried about how much the light color will show up, I'd get a bay colored hairspray for horses. If you look around some, I'm sure you'll find something that'll match his coat color. I can find a website and give you the link for some. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. All horses are different and are almost always imperfect. __________________ Rocket *7 year old Q.H.* Love of my life.

01-14-2007, 04:55 PM	#4
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,678 Images: 344 Blog Entries: 7	Ive found that the colored enhancing sprays are extremely fake looking, and hard to match w/ your horse. If I were you, I would use Quic Color, which really makes bay horses gleam! I use Quic color on my red dun, and I used to use it on my bay that I had when I first started showing. It really made her color stand out. __________________ 2008 ABRA National Reserve High-Point Amateur Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit. ? Got Dun Factor ?

01-14-2007, 05:04 PM	#5
royalrox Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Springs, PA Posts: 3,634 Images: 305	yea i have the quiccolor and quicblack thanks __________________ You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows The present now will later be past, And the first one now will later be last -Bob Dylan Proud member of the thoroughbred club! I've been SNOWBALLED...owie

01-15-2007, 05:48 AM	#6
Harmony Full Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 35	What's in these "colour enhancer" shampoos - dyes? Do they dry out the coat eventually? I would prefer a good nutrition/grooming program with a premium grade horse shampoo thats not going to strip my horses coat of natural oils. Look quality ingredients such as oats or a Canadian brand called FlaxSheen - its made with flaxseed. These ingredients can promote shine because the moisturized hair will lay flatter and reflect light better therefore shine more.

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