I have used Show Sheen successfully for
years. I spray it on the knots and tangles, saturate, wait a few minutes,
then carefully untangle with a hoof pick. There is another product I've
used lately, Vitreol, or a name something like it. It also works
well. I have enormous patience for doing jobs like untangling horses'
knotted manes, so I just plow my way through it. If left to my husband, he
would just cut off the mane. No, no, no!
Right now, our two greys are mudballs with overgrown
bridle paths and knotted manes and tails. No use even trying to do
anything yet...not until it stops raining and dries up. Jess was enjoying
this morning's brief sun by lying flat on his side in the driest part of the
mud. Yuck!
I haven't even gotten that far. Caisson's tail is full
of mud from lying down -- and there is no way I'm going to try giving him
a bath in this weather. This horse shivers in summer when
there is a breeze blowing. Besides - his corral is still full
of mud, so it would be a total waste of effort. (so - I will
be showing up at the Bar-H ride with a not-so-clean horse, wearing
absolutely filthy blankets... At least I have a nice, new,
clean cooler for presenting him at the vet checks... )
But -- when
I'm not dealing with mud-clumps, I use Cowboy
Magic.
