Posted 2005-08-11 9:13 AM (#29129) Subject: Tar Weed Removal on horses?
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Posts: 1
Location: Coarsegold, CA
Does anyone have a safe method to remove tar weed from horses faces, forelocks, legs & tails (without losing hair) that they have tried and it really works? I read online that simplegreen works (according to their website), but am concerned about trying something like that around or near a horse's eyes. Any help you could give me would be great.
Posted 2005-08-11 10:30 AM (#29131 - in reply to #29129) Subject: RE: Tar Weed Removal on horses?
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Posts: 644
Location: Odenville, Alabama
I'm not familiar with Tar Weed, but at one time we used creosote treated fence boards and when it got hot, the "gunk" would get on the horses. I went to the grocery and got a 1lb brick of lard and rubbed it on the creosote. It came off great. Give it a try! alot less caustic than simple green!
Posted 2005-08-12 2:25 PM (#29173 - in reply to #29129) Subject: RE: Tar Weed Removal on horses?
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Posts: 87
Location: Novato, California
I have tarweed in my pasture, which I've been trying to get rid of for years. I spend hours pulling it. Now I mow the pasture every two weeks. I use Animal Legends shampoo on the horses. I works if you don't rinse it off immediately but work it in with a dish scrubber. I've also tried dish washing soap.