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| I have 4 grey horses, and 3 of them have turned completely white. One horse in particular has a nasty tail. He tends to get the runs when he's ridden (it's normal for him.... he's 20 and always been this way), but his tail is so gross!! How do I get it white?? I've used every purple shampoo out there I can find, and all it does is turn it a lighter shade of brown. I have another horse's tail who will get no cleaner than yellow. Any tips??
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Location: Illinois | A friend of mine swore by peroxide. She'd fill a 5 gallon bucket of water about 3/4 of the way full and dump half a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in it. Then she'd dunk the tail in it, not letting the tailbone in the water. She'd hold it as long as her arms could. I personally haven't tried it, I have dark horses. You could try it on a small spot and see if it works before dunking the whole tail. I'd also suggest keeping it wrapped or bagged up so it doesn't get gross |
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | i was gonna say the purple shampoo, but maybe his tail just isnt meant to be white?? lol idk. Ive always had really good luck with the quick silver purple shampoo, its a bit more expensive but it WORKS!! My pallys tail comes out white as ever. I know some ppl have said ketchup, but i tried it and it just didnt work for me. maybe i didnt leave it in long enought but i didnt see a difference at all. Have you tried soaking the purple shampoo over night?? i know the longer its in the better it works.. I left mine in over night last year when it was stained horribly and it came right up! |
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| Yep. Go to Sally’s Beauty Supply and buy Grey hair rinse. It covers the yellow and is temporary, but makes them look nice and is easy to use. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | The purple "blueing" shampoo doesn't whiten hair...it is just an "optical brightener"... you need to remove the stains before you use that purple shampoo.
Take a cup of baking soda and dissolve that in a gallon of warm water in a bucket.
Soak the tail for a few minutes, working it through the stained tail and swishing the tail well in the mixture….this will cause the hair cuticle to swell and assist lifting out the build up.
Then rinse the tail with clean warm water.
Follow with a rinse of 50:50 white vinegar and water, this will neutralize the hair again, and it will feel softer.
Then…shampoo the tail with your regular shampoo (or the purple one) and work through the tail.
Rinse off with warm water, then condition really well.
It may take a couple of times to get the stains out. But it works. Then maybe consider a tail bag for protecting it. I like the one Biomane sells. It stays on and is very simple to use. It has the added benefit of a few strips of material for them to swish flies with.
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Location: Jersey Girl | You need a blueing shampoo |
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Location: Somewhere around here | TrailGirl - 2018-03-07 1:00 PM
The purple "blueing" shampoo doesn't whiten hair...it is just an "optical brightener"... you need to remove the stains before you use that purple shampoo.
Take a cup of baking soda and dissolve that in a gallon of warm water in a bucket.
Soak the tail for a few minutes, working it through the stained tail and swishing the tail well in the mixture….this will cause the hair cuticle to swell and assist lifting out the build up.
Then rinse the tail with clean warm water.
Follow with a rinse of 50:50 white vinegar and water, this will neutralize the hair again, and it will feel softer.
Then…shampoo the tail with your regular shampoo (or the purple one) and work through the tail.
Rinse off with warm water, then condition really well.
It may take a couple of times to get the stains out. But it works. Then maybe consider a tail bag for protecting it. I like the one Biomane sells. It stays on and is very simple to use. It has the added benefit of a few strips of material for them to swish flies with.
Agreed! I've had two greys before, one had a tumor that burst every summer so it would be disgusting, especially if I didn't see it until after school. This works wonders. |
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | For the "blueing" part, you can go to the laundry section of the grocery store and buy a product called Mr. Stewart's Blueing. It is used to keep the white collars on white shirts and eliminates "ring around the collar." I just pour some in regular shampoo- it's much cheaper than buying a special equine shampoo. |
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| I use dawn dish soap on my white tails. |
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| Thanks for the step by step instructions. Once I get the stains out, I'll be investing in a good tail bag! I'll be trying this as soon as it gets warmer out. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | EquiFUSE Citrafoam shampoo and Citracreme conditioner. I have samples if anyone is interested. This is my stud with a nasty tail that hadn't been touched while he was in pasture for the winter. Got him in for calving and washed it, it was too nasty to look at.
https://www.facebook.com/krystal.harrispeterson/posts/10209305067898379?pnref=story |
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Location: NC | I know a lady who had two white flag horses that carried flags in the rodeo. She use to wash them with Wisk laundry detergent... not sure how good that is for their skin, but her horses got washed like twice a weekend all summer long and never had an issue... |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | kmfunk22 - 2018-03-07 8:44 PM
Thanks for the step by step instructions. Once I get the stains out, I'll be investing in a good tail bag! I'll be trying this as soon as it gets warmer out.
I have cold well water...so even when warmer weather I will bring a bucket of hot water from the house for the soaking in baking soda. That warm water really makes a difference in pulling out the build up.
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | dip them in vinegar then re wash.I never had a problem getting them white, however if I can still see dirt coming off I keep washing. |
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Location: Texas | Does this work on palomino tails that aren't exactly WHITE but pretty light cream colored? My bridal portraits are next week and I'm bringing Lulu with me.. and her tail is gross. I know just whitening shampoo alone isn't enough. I can do all the baking soda stuff no problem... |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | casualdust07 - 2018-03-08 10:01 AM Does this work on palomino tails that aren't exactly WHITE but pretty light cream colored? My bridal portraits are next week and I'm bringing Lulu with me.. and her tail is gross. I know just whitening shampoo alone isn't enough. I can do all the baking soda stuff no problem...
I can send you a sample of the EquiFuse shampoo. Just pm me an address. |
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| cloverleaf - 2018-03-07 1:47 PM
For the "blueing" part, you can go to the laundry section of the grocery store and buy a product called Mr. Stewart's Blueing. It is used to keep the white collars on white shirts and eliminates "ring around the collar." I just pour some in regular shampoo- it's much cheaper than buying a special equine shampoo.
This works wonders. Used to use it on my paint's tail... |
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| wyoming barrel racer - 2018-03-08 1:25 PM
casualdust07 - 2018-03-08 10:01 AM Does this work on palomino tails that aren't exactly WHITE but pretty light cream colored? My bridal portraits are next week and I'm bringing Lulu with me.. and her tail is gross. I know just whitening shampoo alone isn't enough. I can do all the baking soda stuff no problem...
I can send you a sample of the EquiFuse shampoo. Just pm me an address.
I'd love to try this Equifuse, I have 2 tails that are supposed to be white! I used quicksilver and ended up with purple cuticles. It did a way better job on his mane than his tail. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | want2chase3 - 2018-03-08 7:22 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2018-03-08 1:25 PM casualdust07 - 2018-03-08 10:01 AM Does this work on palomino tails that aren't exactly WHITE but pretty light cream colored? My bridal portraits are next week and I'm bringing Lulu with me.. and her tail is gross. I know just whitening shampoo alone isn't enough. I can do all the baking soda stuff no problem... I can send you a sample of the EquiFuse shampoo. Just pm me an address. I'd love to try this Equifuse, I have 2 tails that are supposed to be white! I used quicksilver and ended up with purple cuticles. It did a way better job on his mane than his tail.
send me a pm :) Heck it is worth a try! |
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Location: Northern Ontario | I have always used just regular mane n tail. Put it directly in the tail, lather, and let it sit 5 minutes. Rinse and then blue shampoo it. I tried the ketchup and it was horrible. So hard to rinse out and my horse's mane stayed pink with little flecks of ketchup at the roots. I also heard that dawn works really well. |
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