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| My new guy has white hind socks, and I bought Vetrolin White N' Bright shampoo from TSC, and it did ok, wasn't thrilled with it, since I washed his socks 4 times, and didn't wow me. I'm looking for a shampoo, or spray that will really clean and brighten his socks, not just shine the dirt. |
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| Mens suave shampoo in the blue bottle. |
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| Whiteboy - 2018-07-06 3:13 PM
Mens suave shampoo in the blue bottle.
Thank you! I will look for that next time I'm at Rite Aid. |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | When we showed we would chalk or powder white socks. Bout the only way to make them look really really white. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Orvus shampoo for livestock, a jug of this will last you for a few years or more, my jug is already going on about 5 years, you just use a dab at a time.. |
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| When I worked at the vet clinic all we used was dawn dish soap on white. Might take a few washes but worked better than all the other whitening products. |
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Location: Montgomery TX | I have a friend with a grey horse that uses ketchup - something she saw on pinterest - but it works. |
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | You can add a little bit of Mrs. Stewart’s blueing to your shampoo. It’s in the laundry section, in a blue bottle, and has a picture of a grandmother on the front. It’s used to make white shirts look really white- |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| Another thing to try is Cherry Kool Aid. Never tried it but heard it works great. You just rub the powder in real good and then just a little bit of water sprayed on it. Works especially well on pure white horses or Palomino's. |
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| Whiteboy - 2018-07-06 4:13 PM
Another thing to try is Cherry Kool Aid. Never tried it but heard it works great. You just rub the powder in real good and then just a little bit of water sprayed on it. Works especially well on pure white horses or Palomino's.
Interesting! I actually have an unopened container of it in my kitchen! |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| emricmacy - 2018-07-06 4:27 PM Whiteboy - 2018-07-06 4:13 PM Another thing to try is Cherry Kool Aid. Never tried it but heard it works great. You just rub the powder in real good and then just a little bit of water sprayed on it. Works especially well on pure white horses or Palomino's. Interesting! I actually have an unopened container of it in my kitchen!
It's a pinterest thing. |
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| I always buy the hanes white socks. I wash with bleach and do the extra rinse and spin cycle. My socks always come out stark white and look snazzy on my sorrel! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | cloverleaf - 2018-07-06 4:06 PM You can add a little bit of Mrs. Stewart’s blueing to your shampoo. It’s in the laundry section, in a blue bottle, and has a picture of a grandmother on the front. It’s used to make white shirts look really white-
^^^^ we always used this on our show ponies (even the gray ones) ....just don't use too much or they have a blue tinge (don't ask me how I know that ..... LOL) |
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Quarter Horse HIstorian
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | Oh, trust me! I don’t need to ask, lol! I used to use it on my grey, and before that on my palomino. It would even take out Oklahoma red dirt-
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Wait a sec—you’re saying stockings should be white?? |
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | After bathing with your choice of shampoo/conditioners. Rinse well, then take a solution of 1 part vinegar to 3 part waters and sponge on. Let sit for a few minutes and then rinse. This solution is excellent at removing stains and neutralizing and soap residue left on. |
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Location: Arkansas | Three 4 Luck - 2018-07-06 6:59 PM
Wait a sec—you’re saying stockings should be white??
In my part of SE AR we believe reddish brown to dark brown are the normal colors of socks/stockings. . . .
I've wondered about the "purple shampoo" I use on my blonde highlights, how it would work. Same principle as the bluing products??
Edited by Chandler's Mom 2018-07-07 3:31 PM
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| When I was showing I just used baby powder the day of the show. Get them as clean and dry as possible then powder. |
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2018-07-07 3:27 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2018-07-06 6:59 PM
Wait a sec—you’re saying stockings should be white??
In my part of SE AR we believe reddish brown to dark brown are the normal colors of socks/stockings. . . .
I've wondered about the "purple shampoo" I use on my blonde highlights, how it would work. Same principle as the bluing products??
I would think it would- the main purpose of the purple shampoo is to take the yellow out of grey hair. Remember purple haired little old ladies? Might have been a fad, as well, but try it- I used blueing to get manes and tails clean and white. I was too lazy to bend over/squat down to do legs. Now I have a bay with only a little bit of white on her feet!
Now that I think about it, I think the purple hair was the result of a weekly rinse- Fanci-Ful. You can still get it at Walmart-
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | cloverleaf - 2018-07-07 4:29 PM Chandler's Mom - 2018-07-07 3:27 PM Three 4 Luck - 2018-07-06 6:59 PM Wait a sec—you’re saying stockings should be white?? In my part of SE AR we believe reddish brown to dark brown are the normal colors of socks/stockings. . . . I've wondered about the "purple shampoo" I use on my blonde highlights, how it would work. Same principle as the bluing products?? I would think it would- the main purpose of the purple shampoo is to take the yellow out of grey hair. Remember purple haired little old ladies? Might have been a fad, as well, but try it- I used blueing to get manes and tails clean and white. I was too lazy to bend over/squat down to do legs. Now I have a bay with only a little bit of white on her feet! Now that I think about it, I bthink the purple hair was the result of a weekly rinse- Fanci-Ful. You can still get it at Walmart-
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | classicpotatochip - 2018-07-07 3:46 PM When I was showing I just used baby powder the day of the show. Get them as clean and dry as possible then powder.
Yep I did the same, and my horses always smelled so baby fresh.. LOL. And sometimes when going into a halter class we would leave a little bit of a white path going into the arena.  |
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Location: Arkansas | Southtxponygirl - 2018-07-07 4:40 PM
cloverleaf - 2018-07-07 4:29 PM Chandler's Mom - 2018-07-07 3:27 PM Three 4 Luck - 2018-07-06 6:59 PM Wait a sec—you’re saying stockings should be white?? In my part of SE AR we believe reddish brown to dark brown are the normal colors of socks/stockings. . . . I've wondered about the "purple shampoo" I use on my blonde highlights, how it would work. Same principle as the bluing products?? I would think it would- the main purpose of the purple shampoo is to take the yellow out of grey hair. Remember purple haired little old ladies? Might have been a fad, as well, but try it- I used blueing to get manes and tails clean and white. I was too lazy to bend over/squat down to do legs. Now I have a bay with only a little bit of white on her feet! Now that I think about it, I bthink the purple hair was the result of a weekly rinse- Fanci-Ful. You can still get it at Walmart-
Those are the exact two I use Miss Roxie. We have a red roan Paint who just may be getting a bath soon with Momma's purple shampoo  |
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| shimmer lights shampoo. Our pony is a bay roan with 4 white feet. When they were showing lead line that is what I used. makes them all sparkly and fresh :) |
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Location: in the ozone | there used to be 2 shampoos that worked good - Quik Silver & Shimmering White - not sure if they still make those or not. |
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Location: South Georgia | My whole horse is white! I am fond of the Cowboy Magic whitening shampoo. Cant recall the exact name. Some whitening shampoos make the hair really dry. The Cowboy Magic does not...and it leaves him bright white everywhere--even his tail. |
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