most unfavorite thing about geldings

[welsummerchicks]

It makes a great shampoo too.

Don't ask....

 

[Appytaz]

I am very luck my gelding is easy to drop. All it takes is a curry for a few minutes and he is good to go. I just baby shampoo a wash cloth and scrub away! As for the bean, we are lucky he is a "slow developer". We has a cleaning a few weeks ago and he was polite enough to lift his leg - not to kick - but like a dog does to pee. Bean popped right out. He was very thankful and was "scratching" my back with his lips the whole time.

I think the horse's trust in you makes a big difference also. He has been known to make some pretty ugly faces at people just looking at his shealth. (He's an appy and we were watching for spots!) But, I have never had him bat an eyelash at me checking him out.

 

[chickenzoo]

I bought the cleaning stuff before........... if you don't hose every bit off it can cause problems as I found out with my gelding.... or he had a bad reaction to it, still not sure? I use baby oil and squirt it down. Everything falls off pretty much on it's own, the rest is then easily wiped down. I thought baby oil would just cause more stuff to stick when I was first told about using it, but it works like a charm.

My mare, I don't know what the heck gets stuck between her udders.......

 

[jettgirl24]

Both of my geldings are TERRIBLE when it comes to having this done... Which is fine with me cuz it's a good excuse to just have the vet do it twice a year. Worth every freakin penny

LOL

 

[2DogsFarm]

Courtesy of Chronicle of the Horse BB:

"THE SHEATH CLEANING SONG"
(Sing it to the tune of "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" from camp song )

How's it hangin'?
So much cleaner.
Aren't you glad I
washed your wiener?
I'll admit it's
kinda creepy
that I had to stick my arm up in your pee-pee.

It was sticky.
It was gunky.
It felt icky.
It smelled funky.
It was cruddy,
it was crusty--
when you stuck it out,
it creaked like it was rusty.

After half an
hour of toilin'
and of squirtin'
baby oil in,
you're as fresh there
as a daisy.
Either this means I love you or else I'm crazy!!!

patand chickens:
I believe I've seen your Orange Horse story
For those who have not, could you link to it here?

 

[TriciaHowe]

http://jmatt.net/ElecEq/sheath.html

Is this "THE Orange Horse" story??

 

[Bantamlover23]

I can relate to that story. The paint gelding I have has never dropped in human presence except during halter classes at a horse show. Then he make sure the world knows he has one.... But I have to go up after it to clean and I am fortunate he does not mind to much.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

So you're really supposed to go up in there after it?? I mean..couldn't you just wait until he drops and smoothly move your hand around there with a warm, wet washcloth and call it good? OR do you actually HAVE to go up in there?

Why not just get a looksy for the bean instead of feeling it? I mean, can't you roll the end of the penis up and see the bean and then pick it out?

I'm lucky in that Max gets lots and LOTS of beans...yay us.

 

[piecemaker]

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sounds like a country song

 

[piecemaker]

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Yes sir thats how it is. DH said if he had to do that we would NOT have horses. Don't mind to much doing it but I have short arms so I have to stand real close to go fish. Hey what happens if you use the warming kind

piecemaker