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Location: Kansas | I am borrowing this from our local riding organization. "NEKSAG"..these are posted on their homepage. I have tried a few of these recipes...especially the first one.. (works great). Other nifty ideas below.
*To remove manure stains*
1 bottle of rubbing alcohol
1 bottle of water
1/8 cup of GREEN Palmolive Dish Soap
(HAS to be the GREEN one!!!!)
Mix in a spray container -Spray on the manure stain spot then wipe with a damp well wrung out sponge.
Rinse sponge clean and wipe again. The stain should come right out. If it is REALLY bad you might need to apply the remover once more. I made up this recipe after guessing what was in an expensive store product and we used this on two pure white geldings for years before their shows - it worked like magic!
You must rinse your sponges nice and clean as you go though, a dirty sponge
on a white spot will leave a yellow tinge!!
*Homemade Show Sheen Recipe*
1/4 (one quarter) cup hair conditioner
1/4 (one quarter) cup baby oil
2 tablespoons vinegar (to keep flies away, this is optional)
1/4 (one quarter) cup water
Mix and use as you would any other store-bought spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #1*
Mix equal parts of the following:
Cider Vinegar
Dawn Blue dish soap *
Water
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
*Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #2*
Mix the following:
1 cup white distilled vinegar
1 cup Water
1/3 cup Dawn dish soap (blue, not ultra) *
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray.
***NOTE: Dawn Dishwashing does contain formaldehyde. If you wish to substitute a non-formaldehyde dish soap, this would work just as well. Lemon Brite is one. *Homemade Fly Spray for Horses #3*
2 cups white vinegar
1 cup Avon Skin So Soft (Bath oil)
1 cup water
1 tablespoon eucalyptus oil
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well and use as you would any fly spray. Homemade Mane & Tail Detangler*
Calgon Bath Oil Beads (dry); Water
Mix the Calgon with water - one part Calgon to three parts water. Store in a spray bottle. It will help recondition your horse's mane and tail. It also works well on knots. Apply liberally and work the knot out with a comb or stiff brush. Homemade Saddle Soap*
2 bars of glycerin soap (available at Bath & Body Works)
¼ cup milk
1/3 cup Lexol Leather Conditioner
Place all ingredients in microwaveable plastic container. Microwave until goopy and stir well. Smooth out the top and place in the freezer for several hours until hardened. unscented/scented and dyed glycerin soap works fine. *Sweet Feed Apples*
3 apples
1 cup sweet feed
1/2 cup Molasses
Core and Slice apples into approximately 1/2 inch slices. Set aside on wax paper. In a bowl mix sweet feed and molasses thoroughly. Spoon sweet feed mixture into the center of each apple slice. Refrigerate until firm. *Horse Cookies*
1 cup Margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bran
1 tsp. Baking soda
1 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced apples
Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, bran and baking soda, and blend into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, carrots and apples. Drop by spoonfuls onto un-greased baking
sheets and bake in a moderate oven (350 F - 190 C) for 10 - 12 minutes, until lightly browned. This makes about 4-dozen cookies. *Wound Care*
A past buyer of these instructions gave me this recipe for treating superficial wounds and less severe cuts. I have not personally tried it, but she has!
Mix equal parts:
Skin So Soft by Avon (to keep away bugs)
Listerine Mouth Wash (to kill germs)
Then just spray onto the affected area. She says it works like a charm helps heal things much faster.
*A few other tips*: Use Dawn dishwashing detergent the original blue formula, not ultra, to bathe your horse. It works great, makes him shine,and is really cheap! Faster Bathing Idea: When I give my horses baths, I mix my shampoo w/ a little water in a big spray bottle. Then, after I wet them down, I take my spray bottle in one hand, and my soft rubber curry in the other (the pink soft Grooma works great). I can spray on the soap and scrub them all over in record time without all the bending and soapy water running up my arms. Note: Do NOT spray the soap directly on their faces. When giving your horse a soap bath, rinsing with white vinegar will help to
remove the soap. Vinegar will also serve as a fly repellent. Put half a cup of fabric softener and pine cleaner in a small bucket of hot water. Wring out a rub rag in this mixture and use it to remove dust, dirt and germs from the coat. This solution will also soften the coat and leave a great shine. Be very careful so not to get in eyes, ears, etc. You may want to test this on a small spot in case of irritation, but I have never had any problems with this.
Equal parts vinegar and water will take out ma nure stains. It is VERY important for white & gray horses.
A little baby oil in warm water is a good cleaner for the under tail area of a mare. It cleans them and softens the area. It is REALLY good for dirty mares.
Use a five-gallon bucket for saddle racks. Take the handle off and nail them to the wall with a few nails on the inside of the bucket so the opening faces out. They keep the saddle in the correct position and the "cubby" inside makes a wonderful place to stash your grooming gear! *To Cover Scars and Bite Marks* Cover scars and bite marks with an oil pastel stick or artist chalk. |
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 I'm Really Boring
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| Anyone have a good remedy for a hoof pack or something for a horse with sore/stinging feet?  |
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Location: PA |
try this one... it was a page back..
Sore/brusied soles:
Table sugar mixed with enough Betadine to make a paste (place in microwave 45 sec and let set 1 min before applying) Place mixture in soles cover with foil then with vet wrap |
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Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee | ropin2turnin3 - 2011-02-11 9:40 AM the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :) 1 part conditioner 1 part mouth wash 1 part baby oil
Wow, just mixed up some and it smells incredible!!!
I used 1 part conditioner & 1 part water because my conditioner was kinda thick. Then added 1 part baby oil and 1 part yellow mouthwash. I labeled my bottle "Super Secret Stuff" and I hope noone runs off with it here at the ranch, LOL!  |
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Location: SC | i use 1 part water 1 part cheap conditioner and 1 part baby oil from the other remedy and man did it work better than anything i have tried |
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Location: Texas | wyodrumrunner - 2011-03-14 12:05 PM ropin2turnin3 - 2011-02-11 9:40 AM the mouth wash baby oil and conditioner is the best mixture ever.........I have used it for years. You can buy the cheap stuff at walmart or anywhere. Helps tangles like you would not believe, the shine is beautiful, leaves the hair soft and believe it or not it has helped with thickness and length since I have been using it. And depending on what you but the smell is fantastic and leaves no oily residue......I could just keep going. You gotta try it! (oh and it also keeps the nat eggs out of the mane and tail in the summer :) 1 part conditioner 1 part mouth wash 1 part baby oil Wow, just mixed up some and it smells incredible!!!
I used 1 part conditioner & 1 part water because my conditioner was kinda thick. Then added 1 part baby oil and 1 part yellow mouthwash. I labeled my bottle "Super Secret Stuff" and I hope noone runs off with it here at the ranch, LOL!
I also mixed this up and added a little fabric softener for good measure  .. I used it on my 3 yr old gelding who has a super thick mane and an ok tail. He always has so many tangles and his mane and tail look dull all of the time, and dry. Anyway I used this stuff and it worked great. It made his mane so smooth and soft. He is sorrel so I couldn't visibly see any dirt build up, but didn't feel any either. 2 days after I put this in his mane I brought him in to brush him and there were hardly any tangles and his mane and tail were still soft and smooth. LOVE this stuff and will use it from here on out. |
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Location: North of where I want to be | When I worked for the vet we used "sweat" ........it was the single best thing in the world for sore legs**** warning...wear gloves****
Dmso
Furazone
Rubbing alcohol or witchhazel
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Location: Way down yonder in the indian nation~Oklahoma | The recipe I remember for furazone sweat:
30 cc DMSO
30 cc liquid Nitrofurazone (salve comes in a black jar, set in a warm place to liquify, but do not actually heat up or microwave, just sit in the sunshine or on the truck dash until it is soft enough to suck up into a syringe to measure)
1 Packet powdered Azium
Wash leg with castile soap to remove any residue left on the leg from liniments, medications, or fly spray. Apply sweat with a soft brush or gloved hand. Wrap in plastic wrap/cotton quilt/standing bandage. 12 hours on 12 hours off.
DO NOT APPLY ANY OTHER LINIMENT OR MEDICATION TO LEG WITHOUT WASHING THOROUGHLY WITH CASTILE SOAP!!!! |
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Location: MO | love, love, love the baby oil, conditioner and mouth wash detangler!!!!!!!! |
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 A Little Squirrely
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Location: Look Mama I'm goin fast!!! | Bacon grease is great for dry cracked hooves!! My farrier told me about it! |
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| to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn!
but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings...
mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil!
works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help! |
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| zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 10:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help!
on the cleaning solution, what amounts
(I would have to wash them after, I don't think it is safe to not rinse)
but I can try it, just equal amounts of the three ?
Edited by Tennbarrelracer 2011-05-05 6:21 PM
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| Tennbarrelracer - 2011-05-05 6:19 PM
zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 10:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help! on the cleaning solution, what amounts
(I would have to wash them after, I don't think it is safe to not rinse)
but I can try it, just equal amounts of the three ?
I was told by the lady that I learnt this from that it just moisturizes and disinfects, she never rinses and she has never had a problem. I have not rinsed b4 and he was fine, but i usually do rinse (and as disturbing as it is he like it when I put water up there at anytime haha )
your baby oil should already have aloe in it, and just a splash of baby oil. pretty simple remedy! |
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Location: Alma, AR | HustleNFlo - 2011-04-02 6:54 AM When I worked for the vet we used "sweat" ........it was the single best thing in the world for sore legs**** warning...wear gloves****
Dmso
Furazone
Rubbing alcohol or witchhazel
if ANYONE knows the amounts please post
i will add that if the amounts are wrong between the DMSO and Furizone it will blister their legs.
but if mixed correctly, this stuff is awesome. |
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Weezie
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Location: Alma, AR | WD-40 is good for scrapes and minor cuts and great to spray on hooves as well. |
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Location: Somewhere between genius and insanity | cavyrunsbarrels - 2011-03-09 4:39 PM So is there a homemade hoof oil/conditioner out there? For dry hooves?
My farrier told me to use corn oil. Said to put it in a container, just like any other hoof paste and paint it on with a brush. He said it works just as good, if not better than the expensive stuff. |
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Location: Where I need to be | This started out as a home remedy for people with chronic sinus conditions. Oregano oil works great to keep you from getting a sinus infection. My mare recently came up lame on the right front. Head bobbing lame. Anyway I pulled out the nail and cleaned the sole of her foot. I then filled the nail hole with oil of oregano. Today she was good to go. All the soreness was gone. I still gave her a tetnus shot, but thought it was amazing that the lamness was gone. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | is it true you can add corn oil to grain to help a horse gain weight? are their any other homemade ways to help add weight to a horse? |
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| LMS - 2011-04-02 12:14 AM really, you all are mixing stuff????-really just trust me-go buy a can of silicone spray-it really does work-ummmmppphhh (that's a long exhale from my nose :) try it you won't be disappointed)
It may work but silicone dries the hair out. |
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| zansbeunogal_2268 - 2011-05-05 9:55 AM to sweat out a leg, my farrier taught me to use ORIGINAL mouth wash then wrap it in saran wrap then wrap with a standing bandage! does wonders and doesnt burn! but my favorite home remedy! for those who clean there own geldings... mix up aloe verra, tea tree oil and baby oil! works wonders and you dont have to wash it out, its only gonna help!
I would never wrap one without cotten sheeting between the skin and the Saran Wrap. The plastic wrap simply pinches and binds too easily and can cause a wrap bow if you aren't careful. |
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