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Comment by Bastian Cassidy-Feddern on April 29, 2009 at 10:48am

LOL! Barb, re the toliet thing...just like me...hands all on deck for sheath cleaning and foot on toliet flusher!

Comment by Robin on April 29, 2009 at 9:51am

Barbara - you are a true "horse mommy"! (and I do the foot thing too!)

Comment by Robin on April 29, 2009 at 9:45am

Hi Jenny. I sent my home email address to you. The company that hired me is called Tutor Doctor. The franchise owner is based in Milton (out your way!) and he says he has over 200 families that need tutors! Email me and I will give you his contact info.

Comment by Dorothy McDonall on April 29, 2009 at 9:44am

I have heard mixed things about cleaning the sheath at all. There is a school of thought out there that says less is best. For my part, whenever my horse "relaxes" I just take care of it there and then. This seems to happen about once a month and I take it as a cue that he's ready for some "refreshing." ;-)

Comment by Barbara F. on April 29, 2009 at 9:40am

One of the ladies in the barn just got her first horse and one day I asked her if she had cleaned the sheath yet. She just looked at me puzzled and when I told her what she had to do , I thought she was going to faint! The next day I spotted her with a surgical glove on removing little tiny bits of stuff and grimacing. If only I had a camera!
I just go in there with no gloves and go for everything that feels like it doesn't belong without even thinking about it - yet oddly, I flush a public toilet with my foot!

Comment by Bastian Cassidy-Feddern on April 29, 2009 at 8:46am

OMG, Jenny those poems/songs...TOO funny!

I use a tube sock, inside out, instead of rubber glove. Gently get it in there and go to town. Use Excal. but I also would use KY in the winter so he does not get hosed in the freeeeeezing cold. ...the KY actually works really well. Not one for gloves, I can't feel anything...so away we go.
And on that note...
LOL

Hey Jan, most excellent about your Dad and his show day! WOOT!!!!!
I hope I'm in shape like your folks in my 60's! I can barely get my butt around a course these days...working too much, need to ride more...show season is HERE!!!!

Comment by Bastian Cassidy-Feddern on April 29, 2009 at 8:32am

Cindy, w my horse just pop a mare in heat in front of him...and plop down it goes!!!

OMG, I'm offline for 24 hours and the sheath things is WIDE OPEN! LOL
Pics and everything! I'm surprised there is no youtube links! lmao!!!
Ok, now to read everyones comments....sitting down w tea now.

Comment by Elaine Martin on April 29, 2009 at 6:47am

This thread is too funny as i was just contemplating on doing this task one of these days. Rubber gloves are a must for this job. eeeewwww stinky cruddy job.

Comment by Jenny Hiscox on April 28, 2009 at 9:59pm

Back to the sheath cleaning though - at the barn I used to work at we never pulled them out, used any kind of soap or cleanser or anything. We just stuck the hose up in there and squirted it all around everywhere. Of course you have to do it very regularily because it wouldn't work if it was really dirty.

Comment by Jenny Hiscox on April 28, 2009 at 8:23pm

I can't take credit for writing it, it is one of those that circulate on the internet.

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