----Great post, and
a necessary one. I want to hear Howard answer this one. I am staying out of
it, although I sure could give a good reply that would cause Mr. T to slap my
knuckles again and again and again..............
amber
Ok, ridecampers, here's a subject that is touchy, at least to some of the
horses I've asked!! I have a gelding who is finally getting over the
fact that I had his " eh, em's" cut off (by a
vet, under anesthesia), but some how he knew I'd ordered it and I am just now
getting him to let me touch "down there" without him trying
to kick my head off. He acquires quite a lot of smegma, and when I took
him in for his spring shots and checkup, I had the vet mildly tranquilize him
and check him out; he had a couple of sizable "beans" and she popped them out.
I asked her what I should use to clean him, and she told me just plain warm
water and a soft rag is best; forget the mineral oil, or baby oil or Excalibur
sheath cleaner because the oils cause dirt to stick, and the Excalibur has to
be rinsed extremely well, which most people
don't do.
So, now that I've gotten him to let me touch "it",
although he tries to hide it by sucking it so far up it's invisible, what do
you use to clean your horse and how do they handle
it? By the way, my vet said that she has a horse that has to come in for
a twice yearly cleaning as he actually gets
maggots in his sheath because it gets so
dirty!! Renie
