How to Colour Your Horse

We've already dampened it and given it a

light shampoo with water. We cannot use

an oily shampoo, so we've just wet it with

water and dried it off. So now we're back to

apply the Maximum Effect. I put a dollop of

shampoo so it spreads evenly. I have a

small sponge and you just start in a steady

motion over the horse. If the pony has got

a lighter mane and tail, we have to tie it up.

You don't want to lose her light mane and

tail.

We just color her. You must be very

accurate. You must get good coverage and

don't get it all over yourself or you'll be the

same color as the horse. You need some-

one to help; you really need two. One

person doesn't get it done quickly enough.

You leave this on the coat for about twenty

minutes, and you sponge it off. A good tip

is to do it a couple of times. A little dollop of

shampoo I find makes it cover a bit better.

It spreads more. If it’s just runny, I find

personally it runs off a bit, but that's just one

of my hints for shampoo.

If you have a miss, you can certainly patch

this up because this is not a permanent

dye. You can patch it up and match it up

later. Make sure when you're doing the

legs, you get right down and get all under

its flanks and its stomach. I know they don't

see its stomach but its amazing what other

people do see, that you don't see. So

always be aware to make sure its colored

really well. But the most important thing

with this Maximum Effect, do not use a

shampoo to wash your horse first. It is

much better to just put it straight on a damp

horse.

If you have to shampoo it, do it the day

before or with a very light oil-less shampoo.

It’s most important to do in their legs, under

their stomach. I use this colour for this pony

because she's quite a light chestnut.

I've got a black and brown mixed together

because I wanted to darken and I do give

her two coats. I’ll do one now and let it dry,

and repeat them. If you've got a horse with

white sock which this one hasn't, you must

band your white sock. You don't have to go

to a lot of trouble. I will put a bit of

sorbolene cream on the socks. When you

go to wash it off if it happens to run off, the

sorbolene stops it.

You must make sure you get right down to

their hooves and the back of their fetlocks

and everywhere. This mare has a stripe on

her face, so I've got to be quite careful

where I go. You must do their ears which

they're not really keen on. You just rub your

sponge over the ear; you'll find it covers

enough.

We don't harass them around the head

because they get head shy enough with all

the things we do to them. I always think it is

good for the young girls to help you do

these things because when they come to

do it themselves, they know what they're

doing when they're older and they've got to

do their own.

We've always have young children with us

and they're always helping and learning. It's

a good way to learn. Practical experience is

the only way to learn I think.

She doesn't like it around the head much

but you've just got to go quietly and a small

sponge is much better than a big sponge.

You find a very big sponge saps up all your

color. Make sure you do under the under

the head collar or you'll have a stripe

around her neck like a strap, so make sure

you do under there.

I can tell you, if you get it on your clothes, it

will stain. If you've got a horse that is to

wear a raincoat because I've done it. It

does stop you getting absolutely covered

and always wear gloves. It does save you.

I just keep going until I use all the Maximum

Effect I've got in my bucket.

You'll find this product, this Champion Tails

Maximum Effect product does a very, very

good job. It is very easy to distribute and

economical if used the right way. There is a

color range in it. There are different colours.

I've mixed black and brown for this one.

There is chestnut, there is brown and black.

So you can take your choice but I find with

this mare which I want to make reasonably

dark, this does a good job.

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