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Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?

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ponytammy
Reg. Jan 2005
Posted 2007-04-11 12:39 PM (#59060)
Subject: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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Ok, I've had Greys with light colored tails and was never too concerned with getting them back to white since the dirty grey blended with the grey hair coat. But now my new main trail riding mare has a very flaxen mane and tail and the dirty look is driving me nuts. I've tried shampooing it with one of those color enhancer products that is suppose to bring out the white highlights. Works great on greys, have had no luck on this gals mane and tail. Her mane and tail is very long, thick and coarse. Anyone got any other tips on getting her mane and tail to it's flaxen color? She is a deep palomino color with the flaxen mane and tail.
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Terri
Reg. Jan 2004
Posted 2007-04-11 12:47 PM (#59062 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?



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I had a paint mare with a black and white (biege and black) tail.  We used woolite on our 4-H lambs so I tried it on her and it worked great.
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RoperChick
Reg. Dec 2005
Posted 2007-04-11 2:18 PM (#59069 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?



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I've had good luck with the quicksilver brand color enhancing shampoo.  My paint horse has a white mane that gets very yellow an dirty.  I put the shampoo in his mane and let it sit for a few minutes before washing it out.  It gets his mane very white.

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Ruth
Reg. Oct 2005
Posted 2007-04-11 9:05 PM (#59093 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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try using a blueing shampoo for white coats and white mane and tails. I use it on my palomino's mane and tail.
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loveduffy
Reg. Feb 2006
Posted 2007-04-11 10:28 PM (#59096 - in reply to #59093)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?



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cowboy magic work on my palamino
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Dwight
Reg. Jan 2006
Posted 2007-04-12 6:29 PM (#59157 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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huntseat
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2007-04-12 7:06 PM (#59162 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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Orvis shampoo works great, one tub lasts forever.

If the bluing shampoos won't work you might try to chemically bleach the hair back to it's normal color and then maintain it with the color shampoos.

Coloring tails is done quite easily, go down to a beauty supply house and ask for helpful tips.  Go easy until you know what her hair can take.  Then deeply condition it so the hair shafts won't become brittle.

You could also just try an at home color kit for light blondes and see what it does.

Horse tail hair can take quite a lot of abuse, much more than human hair.

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loveduffy
Reg. Feb 2006
Posted 2007-04-12 11:41 PM (#59191 - in reply to #59162)
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 I did that to my friend horse for holloween red main and tail it came out nice won first for best costum
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grayland
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted 2007-04-25 10:35 PM (#59976 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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I've had palominos for many years and have tried about everything, I think.  I usually start with a good horse shampoo, like Corona, to get it clean, then spray on a concoction of 50-50 rubbing alcohol and white vinegar and let it sit for 10 minutes or so - I would recommend putting a flymask on your horse while using this in case he swishes his tail - if he gets in his eyes (or yours) it will burn! .  I rinse it out and re-wash with the bluing shampoo.

But some palominos have naturally blondish, flax or "dirty" tails.  You're not going to get them any brighter unless you chemically process them.

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ponytammy
Reg. Jan 2005
Posted 2007-04-26 12:42 PM (#60015 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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Thanks for all the great advice. Another cold front came through so I still can't bathe and try some the suggestions. Isn't it the end of April??? 
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ponytammy
Reg. Jan 2005
Posted 2007-06-13 7:30 PM (#62271 - in reply to #59060)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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Found another good product to use to make coats glisten and white/cream colored tails clean! Used E-Zall after 10-16 miles of trails for a day for week. Went through mud and muck as Southern MO is getting dumped on by rain not to mention caked on sweat. I really was impressed with the way my mares coat shines like a gold bar and her tail is now pure creamy white. Took 3 seperate applications for this to completely clean her tail, but she is beautiful now.

Gonna use it this weekend before going to a gaited horse show. Sure does make bathing a cinch now. Now let's just hope the rain stops.... otherwise I'm gonnna build an Ark!

a day

Edited by ponytammy 2007-06-13 7:36 PM
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crowleysridgegirl
Reg. Apr 2005
Posted 2007-06-13 11:59 PM (#62280 - in reply to #62271)
Subject: RE: Any Tips on getting a Palomino's Flaxen tail white?


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I tried the EZ All,and EQ SOlutions before that,on my black/white mare's black/dingy white/beige tail,but never had that much luck with it.

In beauty school,one of the instructors said to get the developer made for the deposit only professional haircolors such as Redken.So being able to purchase that,I purchased the Redken EQ Shades  Processing Solution.It is a low volume peroxide product that just opens up the cuticle of the hair shaft enough for deposit colors,does not bleach.I mixed it with a little mane/tail shampoo and let it sit,then wash with White & Brite Shampoo.It did better than anything I'd tried.Your hairdresser can purchase this for you.

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