White Socks

reiner girl · 04-11-2006, 02:19 PM

my gelding has 2 hind socks that are impossible to keep white

is there any special tricks to keep them white in the show pen

thanx all

EmazingCasper · 04-11-2006, 02:22 PM

get them a little damp, and then put baby powered on them.

reiner girl · 04-11-2006, 02:31 PM

really thank you never would have thought of that!!

bluejay · 04-11-2006, 02:48 PM

Have you tried a spray on whitener/coat cleaner? I use that on the white part of my tobiano and it works well.

Bex · 04-11-2006, 02:49 PM

Wen i bath the day before a show I take a chalk block to there legs while they're still wet it basically will go on like paint, and you don't have to cover every available white bit, then bandage to keep them clean overnight, take bandages off in the morning, v v v white legs, and brush to take of as much excess chalk as poss. Only thing is this is only good if judges aren't gonna touch the legs!!

Bex

alana529 · 04-11-2006, 03:40 PM

Clip them. It's so much easier to keep them clean, and it looks neater too. Baby powder/chalk/Shapeley's at shows right before you go in the ring, but it works better if the legs are clipped too.

GiddyUpScoot · 04-11-2006, 04:36 PM

Clip the for sure! I clip them (about 2 weeks before the show so that they can grow out a tad). When I wash them the day before the show I mix cornstarch INTO a whitening shampoo to form a past. Then scrub the white lags with that, rinse, DOUSE them with Show Sheen

I use WOW! Whitener or Lucky Braid's Whitener the morning of the show to get any stains from the night before off. I'm not all that crazy about chalking and such because it makes them look unnaturally white - I will use the Shapley's touch up (which is like spray on chalk) or baby powder, but I brush it a lot to blend it in. Normally I don't even nee to use anything - by clipping those "stubborn stains" come out with no problem

Quick2Skip01 · 04-11-2006, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bex

Wen i bath the day before a show I take a chalk block to there legs while they're still wet it basically will go on like paint, and you don't have to cover every available white bit, then bandage to keep them clean overnight, take bandages off in the morning, v v v white legs, and brush to take of as much excess chalk as poss. Only thing is this is only good if judges aren't gonna touch the legs!!

Bex

I've never heard of/seen a judge touch a horses legs, surely they wouldn't mark you down for it? I always use chalk...

painthorses711 · 04-11-2006, 05:09 PM

judges dont touch them much.I would spray showsheen on them and then clip all the white. Then wash them and then the day of rub baby powder alll over the white. (make sure you arent in your black showmanship outfit about to go into the ring- i learned from experience lol) that should do the trick.

If they are clipped they are MUCH easier to manage

StarID · 04-12-2006, 09:05 AM

How far do you trim up the leg on horses with white legs?? What size blade do you use?

04-11-2006, 02:19 PM	#1
reiner girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,137 Images: 11	White Socks my gelding has 2 hind socks that are impossible to keep white is there any special tricks to keep them white in the show pen thanx all

04-11-2006, 02:22 PM	#2
EmazingCasper Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: .where ever my heart takes me. Posts: 4,679 Images: 334	get them a little damp, and then put baby powered on them. __________________ I couldn't Imagine life without my Horse Blaze Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

04-11-2006, 02:49 PM	#5
Bex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire Posts: 327 Images: 41	Wen i bath the day before a show I take a chalk block to there legs while they're still wet it basically will go on like paint, and you don't have to cover every available white bit, then bandage to keep them clean overnight, take bandages off in the morning, v v v white legs, and brush to take of as much excess chalk as poss. Only thing is this is only good if judges aren't gonna touch the legs!! Bex __________________ I don't care who tells me, I won't die until someone proves to me that there are horses in heaven!

04-11-2006, 04:36 PM	#7
GiddyUpScoot Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: in the stix of New Hampshire :P Posts: 1,657 Images: 36	Clip the for sure! I clip them (about 2 weeks before the show so that they can grow out a tad). When I wash them the day before the show I mix cornstarch INTO a whitening shampoo to form a past. Then scrub the white lags with that, rinse, DOUSE them with Show Sheen I use WOW! Whitener or Lucky Braid's Whitener the morning of the show to get any stains from the night before off. I'm not all that crazy about chalking and such because it makes them look unnaturally white - I will use the Shapley's touch up (which is like spray on chalk) or baby powder, but I brush it a lot to blend it in. Normally I don't even nee to use anything - by clipping those "stubborn stains" come out with no problem __________________ ~Nikki~ Scotland's Commander In Chief 2007 NHH&TA ASB Hunter & Western CP Champion 2007 TSASA ASB Western & Sr. Versatility Champion; ASB Hunter CP Reserve Champion

04-11-2006, 05:09 PM	#9
painthorses711 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Outisde Austin, Texas Posts: 1,202 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 2	judges dont touch them much.I would spray showsheen on them and then clip all the white. Then wash them and then the day of rub baby powder alll over the white. (make sure you arent in your black showmanship outfit about to go into the ring- i learned from experience lol) that should do the trick. If they are clipped they are MUCH easier to manage __________________ " It's good.....It's gooooooood " -Bruce Almighty Pics -> http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i188/morganelle7/

04-11-2006, 02:31 PM	#3
reiner girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,137 Images: 11	really thank you never would have thought of that!!

04-11-2006, 02:48 PM	#4
bluejay Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New England Posts: 1,406 Images: 97	Have you tried a spray on whitener/coat cleaner? I use that on the white part of my tobiano and it works well.

04-11-2006, 03:40 PM	#6
alana529 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 512 Images: 55	Clip them. It's so much easier to keep them clean, and it looks neater too. Baby powder/chalk/Shapeley's at shows right before you go in the ring, but it works better if the legs are clipped too.

04-12-2006, 09:05 AM	#10
StarID Full Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Star, ID Posts: 31 Images: 2	How far do you trim up the leg on horses with white legs?? What size blade do you use?

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