Getting/Keeping Long White Hair
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Getting/Keeping Long White Hair
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The best ingredient to encourage hair growth is Farrier's Formula. This will encourage the Clydes to become wild and woolly with hair.
To whiten, use first dish detergent concentrated on the legs, only the white areas. Do two shampoos/rinses.
In the third Shampoo, use a Color Treated Shampoo for Whites or Greys (from the Beauty Supply) and add a tablespoon of Mrs. Stewart's Blueing to the Shampoo Mixture. Since it is for Horses, increase the ratio of the soap content.
Use conditioner as required.
If the horse is not going to be shown, in the final conditioner rinse; add an eighth of a cup of Baby Oil to the conditioning rinse. Make the rinse conditioner mixture: 3 parts conditioner to 8 parts water, with an eighth of a cup of baby oil. Leave in. The Baby Oil will help the hair to NOT absorb the dirt and manure that the horse walks through on a daily basis.
With the oil, shampoo, only as it feels as though the oil is drying out of the coat; unless you need to shampoo for a show.
