How to Remove Stains from Your Gray Horse's Coat

If you own a gray horse, you know how frustrating stains can be - especially when they occur just before a show. You can reduce or even eliminate those stains, however, with these simple tips.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Vetrolin Shine (or comparable product)
• Cowboy Magic
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Curry Comb

1. Different Types of Curry Combs Curry the entire gray horse with your curry comb, spending extra time with the spots that are stained. The goal is to remove loose hairs and dirt that might be preventing you from seeing the stain clearly.
2. Use Plenty of Water Wet your gray horse thoroughly with water from a hose, making sure to soak all areas where stains might be hiding. Some of the stains may be lifted by water alone, but don't get your hopes up.
3. Squirt a liberal amount of shampoo onto your gray horse's neck, back, haunches and sides, then use the curry comb to rub the shampoo into his coat. On the belly and legs, you can use your fingernails to rub the shampoo into visible stains, but don't use the curry comb to avoid causing skin irritation.
4. Rinse your gray horse thoroughly with the hose, removing all suds and dirt from his coat. A great majority of the stains should have come loose by this point, but you might be left with some residuals. To get rid of those, spray your horse's coat liberally with Vetrolin shine, which will help to loosen it considerably.

Tips & Warnings

• Add a splash of Dawn dish soap to the shampoo when you bathe your gray horse. This works wonders at removing stubborn stains.
• You can also soap your horse with conditioner to guard against future stains.
• Gray horses often have sensitive skin, so don't rub too vigorously with the curry comb.