Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC] More ???

Diane wrote:
> [...]
> [bathing] seems to be drying out his skin, (especially 
> mane & tail), as he seems to be getting some dandruff. I 
> have tried head in shoulders, & conditioner, but [...]
  
Diane,
Never use people shampoo on your animals.  Regular people
Head and Shoulders will dry out your horse's coat and 
damage it.  That's probably why it looks dull. People 
shampoo has an acidic pH balancedfor people hair.  Horses, 
dogs, cats, etc, have a much lower alkaline pH hair coat. 
Horse shampoo is balanced for horse's coats.

That said, like Truman pointed out you don't need to use 
shampoo on your horse very often.  If you have just come 
back from a ride and you want to remove the salts from his 
coat (a grand idea), try giving him a warm spray or sponge 
bath.  Water will disolve all the salts from him sweating.  
A simple sponge water bath will also remove almost all of 
the dirt, sand, and mud as well.

Since it sounds like you have already stressed your horse's
skin (dandruff), you may want to try a high quality HORSE
conditioner rinse.  And then just brush him and let him
alone.  His coat will recover if you allow it.

Hope this helps,
Kathy Myers
Santa Fe, NM

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