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Location: Midwest Farmer's Daughter: Central Illinois | It's disgusting! I started cleaning it this summer on a monthly basis & I hadn't looked at it for a few weeks - it's all gummed up & nasty. The BITTER cold makes it worse, the gunk balls are half frozen. None of my other horses have this ridiculous amount of buildup.
I think someone mentioned in a thread here once that they had a horse who acted poorly until they cleaned his sheath out really well & then he was back to feeling normal.
Thoughts? It's so cold I don't think it's safe for me to wash him out, maybe just use some sort of oil or something to loosen it up? Ugh. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | ExCaliber is a sheaths best friend.... I've never cleaned one before this past summer. Hubby refused to clean his gelding. So I had to "sack up". Warm water and excaliber.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | This time of year I don't use water. Just stick my arm up there and start pulling the gunk out. |
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Location: Memphis, TN | KY Jelly. No joke. Loosens it up and you don't have to worry about rinsing it all out. |
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Location: Florida.. | barrelracin85 - 2014-01-06 3:04 PM KY Jelly. No joke. Loosens it up and you don't have to worry about rinsing it all out.
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| NonaY - 2014-01-06 2:14 PM
I like to clean it and smell my hands afterwards.
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | NonaY - 2014-01-06 12:14 PM I like to clean it and smell my hands afterwards.
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| Do they tend to get worse in the winter? We have 3 geldings that are all swollen so my husband cleaned them and now we have another one that needs it. |
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Location: Desert Land | THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent. |
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Location: Southern OK aka God's Country | TheOldGrayMare - 2014-01-06 2:41 PM
THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent.
What a way to make a living.. . . that would be an awkward first date conversation. "So what do you do?" |
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| I wonder if their sheaths are affected by climate and/or feed because ours get done a couple times a year (at best) and are rarely very bad at all. Are all of you keeping your horses stalled, or on pasture?
My gelding will get a bean built up once in a while but I casually grab his pecker and check it when he "hangs low", get rid of it, and he's generally good for 4-5 months. In summer its more common than winter, but I suspect thats because he's sweating, and rolling around in the dirt rather than clean snow.
Hubby's gelding has the cleanest sheath one could ever wish for. My old senior citizen we put down last fall would get swollen up in that area, but it was usually due to being lazy and not moving around enough more so than his sheath needing to be cleaned... I'd go for a ride and pony him a few days a week (just at a walk) and he'd be good to go... kind of like how their legs stock up I guess.
Sorry If Im stealing the OP's thread, just curious why this is more of an issue for other people's horses.
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Location: Vicksburg MS | I used to shove a handful of Vasoline up in Lestat's sheath three or four days ahead of a show and he'd be nice and squeaky clean when it came time to load up. No crusties, no crunchies, no muss, no fuss. |
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Location: Texas! | TheOldGrayMare - 2014-01-06 1:41 PM THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent.
I have totally thought of starting up a little side business for shealth cleaning! haha $40 for 10 minutes of work sounds pretty good to me!! |
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Location: Up and over to the right | I do baby oil and a small dab of ivory soap for just the outside layers. The ivory cuts the grease and baby oil keeps things moisturized. I used to charge $50 at my barn and I made some nice cash during the summer. One of our groom would gag and puke at the smell and thought of sheath time (pshhh boys). |
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Location: Kansas | This is why I own mares.......I dont have to touch the horse dong! LOL |
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Location: Southern OK aka God's Country | Sandok - 2014-01-06 4:08 PM
Yes, on this site. Between the tits, it gets crusty and causes them to itch in the summer is what someone said.
This is true--they get some major caked crud going on in between them, especially way up in there. This summer I pulled big flakes of nastiness and crud from my mare. I cleaned it out just like a sheath on a gelding. My mare is maiden, so I don't know if it would be worse or better on a mare that had babies. . . I would guess worse but not sure. |
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Location: Kentucky | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-01-06 5:18 PM This is why I own mares.......I dont have to touch the horse dong! LOL
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | bennie1 - 2014-01-06 2:21 PM NonaY - 2014-01-06 2:14 PM I like to clean it and smell my hands afterwards. SupaStar!
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2014-01-06 4:18 PM
This is why I own mares.......I dont have to touch the horse dong! LOL
It's sort of disturbing that you would sexualize something like that.
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Location: TN | RLB - 2014-01-06 12:34 PM It's disgusting! I started cleaning it this summer on a monthly basis & I hadn't looked at it for a few weeks - it's all gummed up & nasty. The BITTER cold makes it worse, the gunk balls are half frozen. None of my other horses have this ridiculous amount of buildup.
I think someone mentioned in a thread here once that they had a horse who acted poorly until they cleaned his sheath out really well & then he was back to feeling normal.
Thoughts? It's so cold I don't think it's safe for me to wash him out, maybe just use some sort of oil or something to loosen it up? Ugh.
My boy has the same problem! I try to clean it once a month with excaliber and water (and gloves) because it is soooooo nasty! But it's too cold to use water now. I wish there was some way to get it clean where it would stay clean for longer than a couple weeks. None of our other geldings have this problem.
I've even wondered if he has some kind of yeast infection to cause so much gunk to build up. Is that possible? Usually it's worse in the summer when he's sweating more, but it's pretty nasty right now too. It gets so bad between cleanings that you can smell it just being near him.
I never would have thought to use KY Jelly or Vaseline. Wonder if it's ok to leave the Vaseline in there without rinsing it?
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | DD2012 - 2014-01-06 4:48 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-01-06 4:18 PM This is why I own mares.......I dont have to touch the horse dong! LOL It's sort of disturbing that you would sexualize something like that.
My best friend has a huge problem with the boy parts and refuses to own a gelding. I find it weird. I prefer mares myself but not because of ding dongs. |
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Location: Phoenix | I must be the only freak who kind of likes doing it.
Once I figured out where the beans were hiding, I was all over this task! LOL. My main horse, by now he's cool with me inspecting. I wait until he drops and dust it off and check inside. The new horse needs it done badly. I took crusty stuff off around the HEAD....that's how bad it was. But he kicked at me when I did that, so I'll have the vet get it spic and span and I'll just do the upkeep.
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| lonely va barrelxr - 2014-01-06 4:25 PM
Stallions don't have this issue! Yay!
Lucky you if yours don't....some do. Not beans, but plenty of sheath smegma. |
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Location: TN | hammer_time - 2014-01-06 8:47 PM I must be the only freak who kind of likes doing it.
Once I figured out where the beans were hiding, I was all over this task! LOL. My main horse, by now he's cool with me inspecting. I wait until he drops and dust it off and check inside. The new horse needs it done badly. I took crusty stuff off around the HEAD....that's how bad it was. But he kicked at me when I did that, so I'll have the vet get it spic and span and I'll just do the upkeep.
I'm a weirdo!!
Well if you're a weirdo, so am I! lol Everytime I see him drop it I try to clean off what I can. I know it's unpleasant to some people but all that gunk and crustiness bothers him and I just want him to be comfortable! |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | hammer_time - 2014-01-06 8:47 PM I must be the only freak who kind of likes doing it.
Once I figured out where the beans were hiding, I was all over this task! LOL. My main horse, by now he's cool with me inspecting. I wait until he drops and dust it off and check inside. The new horse needs it done badly. I took crusty stuff off around the HEAD....that's how bad it was. But he kicked at me when I did that, so I'll have the vet get it spic and span and I'll just do the upkeep.
I'm a weirdo!!
Your post made me smile. I'm kind of the same way. I have owned geldings since I was a little girl and I've never had a problem with them like I do with my current gelding. He is horrible! He pops a leg up and lets me get the best position possible. Its really interesting to see all the crud you can get out. For some reason he won't drop.....ever! So all the crud can't fall out on its own.
I've embarrased the heck out of my daughters at her rodeos. I tie Wyatt to the trailer and start digging while people are walking by. LOL |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-01-06 9:14 PM hammer_time - 2014-01-06 8:47 PM I must be the only freak who kind of likes doing it.
Once I figured out where the beans were hiding, I was all over this task! LOL. My main horse, by now he's cool with me inspecting. I wait until he drops and dust it off and check inside. The new horse needs it done badly. I took crusty stuff off around the HEAD....that's how bad it was. But he kicked at me when I did that, so I'll have the vet get it spic and span and I'll just do the upkeep.
I'm a weirdo!! Your post made me smile. I'm kind of the same way. I have owned geldings since I was a little girl and I've never had a problem with them like I do with my current gelding. He is horrible! He pops a leg up and lets me get the best position possible. Its really interesting to see all the crud you can get out. For some reason he won't drop.....ever! So all the crud can't fall out on its own.
I've embarrased the heck out of my daughters at her rodeos. I tie Wyatt to the trailer and start digging while people are walking by. LOL
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | hopin4$ - 2014-01-06 9:20 PM believe me it's worth the money to have it done at the vet! Lol!
Yep whenever I take Wyatt to the vet to get his teeth done the vet works on one end and I work on the other.  With the drugs in him I can get his dingaling down and really go to town. |
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| I was taught how to clean the sheath and penis by the wife of one of the richest men in America (retired newspaper publisher). Once i got the hang if it (ha) its no big deal and i love seeing it clean when my horses drop.
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Location: Over by those oil wells, TX | CYA Ranch - 2014-01-06 9:23 PM hopin4$ - 2014-01-06 9:20 PM believe me it's worth the money to have it done at the vet! Lol! Yep whenever I take Wyatt to the vet to get his teeth done the vet works on one end and I work on the other. With the drugs in him I can get his dingaling down and really go to town.
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Location: Arkansas | My SO flat REFUSES to touch a sheath.  I always have to do the geldings in the barn.... But I can relate to some of yall, if I see one hangin', its on!! I start trying to get it clean before the totally raise it... I think they've figured me out though, every time they see me... it goes away..... |
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| WYOracer - 2014-01-06 2:11 PM
TheOldGrayMare - 2014-01-06 1:41 PM THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent.
I have totally thought of starting up a little side business for shealth cleaning! haha $40 for 10 minutes of work sounds pretty good to me!!
I will do it for people (was a vet tech and that was my job...that and dog anal glands, fun! LOL) Unless they try to kick me. Then the vet can sedate them for $40 and clean the sheath for $20.
It doesn't really bother me. I dislike picking the chestnuts or the ergots off more than I do cleaning sheaths or my mares' teats. Good thing my stud colt enjoys it, too...otherwise breeding might be a fiasco. |
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Location: Phoenix | RodeoCowgirl4u - 2014-01-06 8:08 PM WYOracer - 2014-01-06 2:11 PM TheOldGrayMare - 2014-01-06 1:41 PM THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent. I have totally thought of starting up a little side business for shealth cleaning! haha $40 for 10 minutes of work sounds pretty good to me!! I will do it for people (was a vet tech and that was my job...that and dog anal glands, fun! LOL ) Unless they try to kick me. Then the vet can sedate them for $40 and clean the sheath for $20. It doesn't really bother me. I dislike picking the chestnuts or the ergots off more than I do cleaning sheaths or my mares' teats. Good thing my stud colt enjoys it, too...otherwise breeding might be a fiasco.
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| My gelding has to be done by the vet, he's a kicker that has to get 3x the recommend dose, but he also doesn't live up to 'hung like a horse', I have no clue how he bred mares because he's not very gifted in that department.
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| bennie1 - 2014-01-06 2:21 PM NonaY - 2014-01-06 2:14 PM I like to clean it and smell my hands afterwards. SupaStar!
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Location: TX | I'm glad I'm not the only one who has to clean their horses sheath all the dang time. I was beginning to think their was something wrong. Disgusting job |
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Location: California | two2run - 2014-01-07 12:48 PM Wow I guess I have never considered pay someone to clean my horse even if there kicker I just work with them till I get it done.. This could be a great business opportunity
What would a good name be for a business like that?
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Location: Kansas | I live in sandy soil and my gelding's favorite thing was to lay down and roll flipping back and forth. The kicking would send a lot of sand into his sheath and wow was that messy to get out. Didn't take long for it to get crusty. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | FlyingHigh1454 - 2014-01-07 1:09 AM My gelding has to be done by the vet, he's a kicker that has to get 3x the recommend dose, but he also doesn't live up to 'hung like a horse', I have no clue how he bred mares because he's not very gifted in that department.
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Location: Oregon | Has any one tried mineral oil? My friend told me to try it as my geldings actual ding dong is all dry and peely every where... I havent tried it yet but maybe this is why he is always pmsing??? His Sheath is always nasty and i dont think he had ever had it cleaned prior to me owning him ... It took me a while but now im always picking stuff out of it lol! I cant fully clean it right now its too cold, but it has to be uncomfortable! |
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Location: Kansas | DD2012 - 2014-01-06 4:48 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-01-06 4:18 PM This is why I own mares.......I dont have to touch the horse dong! LOL It's sort of disturbing that you would sexualize something like that.
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Location: Midwest Farmer's Daughter: Central Illinois | BKC2112 - 2014-01-07 3:55 PM Has any one tried mineral oil? My friend told me to try it as my geldings actual ding dong is all dry and peely every where... I havent tried it yet but maybe this is why he is always pmsing??? His Sheath is always nasty and i dont think he had ever had it cleaned prior to me owning him ... It took me a while but now im always picking stuff out of it lol! I cant fully clean it right now its too cold, but it has to be uncomfortable!
My gelding's is always peely too, so weird. He really is different in a LOT of departments than any of my other horses.
I had a PM from someone who said to use mineral oil. My only question is if I can use/vasoline/anything else with as bleeping cold as it is right now (way way way below zero). I'm afraid any oil or vaseline will freeze & make things more horrible than they already are. |
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2014-01-06 2:41 PM
THis is one of the reasons why I don't like having geldings. I recently got a gelding and I'm positive he needs to be done. I gave him a bath about a week ago and went to take take of it and all I did was put my hand near his sheath and he lifted his leg. There's a chick around here that has a little buisness called Crud Busters. It's going to be the best $40 I've ever spent.
this made me LOL because I have cleaned my Shoers geldings in trade for shoes on my horse lol!
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