Ways to Beat Equine Beauty Bummers

one hand. Use the wisp to brush the coat in the direction of the hair growth. 
For a quicker fix a coat shine spray will do the trick as will this tip from Gude After a bath or shampoo after youve rinsed your horse completely take a five gallon bucket of water and put two drops of baby oil a little goes a long way in it. Use that as your final onceover with a sponge. If you prefer not to use baby oil apple cider vinegar or white vinegar also work well as a final rinse.
2 Whiten Whites
Problem Thanks to manure and urine stains your supposedly grey horse looks more like a palomino.
Solution You need a shampoo that does a good job of cleaning without irritating the skin says Petra Z. McGowan founder of EcoLicious Equestrian manufacturer of natural earth friendly horse care and grooming products. A lot of whitening shampoos on the market use pretty harsh chemicals that will do the job but tend to leave behind irritated skin.
Cover up any residual stains before you enter the show ring with a dusting of cornstarch or talcum powder. 
3 Speed Up Spring Shedding
Problem Spring is here but your horse still looks like a woolly mammoth. 
Solution Good nutrition can help speed up the shedding process but our grooming experts agree that theres no substitute for elbow grease. 
Currycomb currycomb currycomb says Gude. Ill curry them after exercise as well. When theyve been moving around and their warmer their pores open and a lot more hair is going to come out.
Ray also suggests letting your horse roll. Take the blanket off and let nature do its thing. It makes such a huge difference. Youll know that its worked by the huge patch of hair left on the ground.
McGowan points out that turning your horse out without a blanket depending on your climate can help with the shedding out process. The natural sunlight creates hormones that send a message to the coat to get rid of the old hair.
4 Reduce Tail Rubbing
Problem Your horses formerly beautiful thick tail is being reduced to thin wisps by his rubbing habit.
Solution It can be like detective work to figure out why theyre rubbing their tail says McGowan who adds that tail rubbing can result from a dirty sheath lack of a good deworming program or the use of harsh shampoo which dried out the
base of the tail.
Or tail rubbing may simply be caused by sweat residue left over from insufficient grooming after a heavy workout session. If you have a super sweaty horse you want to hose him down. Really get into the base of the tail to get the sweat out.