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Discussion on Best way to Wash a Forelock...?
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Canter
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 20, 2004 - 2:04 pm:
Hi All,
With the warmer weather, I finally was able to wash my mare and she is now white again...almost.
Getting her forelock as white as her mane & tail stumped me last summer and continues to drive me nuts. I can't put shampoo in it since rinsing out the shampoo would result in soap in her eyes.
Does anyone have any ideas as to the best way to deeply clean a forelock? This mare will allow me to sponge off her face and I can even spray mist over her head from a hose to help rinse her face...but this hasn't solved the problem of the forelock. Since she is a VERY white horse (when clean ), that dingy forelock really stands out.
Any creative ideas are greatly appreciated!
Fran
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Aannk
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 20, 2004 - 3:34 pm:
Use baby shampoo. It doesn't sting their eyes. That's what I do for my grey, though she doesn't have a white mane yet.
Alicia
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Bethyg2
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Posted on Tuesday, Apr 20, 2004 - 3:41 pm:
baby shampoo, definitely. I always use it when washing the face. Maybe you can use that "Cowboy Magic" stuff I see for white horses, the one where you don't have to use water -Beth
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Canter
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2004 - 8:16 am:
You know, with a 2 year old daughter, you would think that baby shampoo would have occurred to me! Great idea, thanks.
Beth, I have tried the Cowboy Magic, since I keep plenty of it on hand, and it works OK, but I think it tends to make the forelock "greasy" feeling and attracts more dirt.
Thanks again!
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Paul303
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Posted on Friday, Apr 23, 2004 - 12:25 pm:
To get the worst stains out of a paint with a particular talent for producing gross stains just before loading on show mornings, we mixed up a thick slurry of cornstarch and peroxide and applied it to the stains. By the time we trailered to the show, the slurry was dry, and we could brush it out, along with the stain.
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Gingin
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Posted on Friday, Apr 23, 2004 - 8:37 pm:
There is another way you might be able to solve the forelock washing issue...even together with baby shampoo....but this depends on the length of the forelock. My mare's forelock is long enough so that all I do with regular shampoo is to "brush" it back behind the ears and wash it together with the mane. Same with rinsing...I just sponge her mane and forelock with clean water behind her ears to rinse and if water does trickle down her face, it usually does not end up straight in her eyes.
This method works reasonably well and definielty also lets me suds up her forelock nicely "between her ears".
Christine
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Canter
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Posted on Monday, Apr 26, 2004 - 8:12 am:
Thanks again, ladies. The weather turned cool again so I have yet to try everybody's methods...as soon as it gets warmer, I will get right to it.
Fran
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