tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post4145176552798741185..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: It Was So SimpleBrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-22809346610021105292011-08-23T16:30:06.256-06:002011-08-23T16:30:06.256-06:00Very interesting! I had MB's sheath cleaned la...Very interesting! I had MB's sheath cleaned last year, first time in 3 years and she said it wasn't bad. He had to be sedated, stinker. I will probably have it done next year, knock on wood I have no problems until then! I wonder what in the Power Glo could be causing Moon the issues? Keep us posted!Ranch Girl Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592780075479316574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-1067303374312039292011-08-23T10:07:41.554-06:002011-08-23T10:07:41.554-06:00BEC's- Our boys have self cleaning down to an ...BEC's- Our boys have self cleaning down to an art form. They are funny that way. <br /><br />I still hose them out or rinse them off. No need for any gel, soaps or anything else. They also drop so much that it's not a problem to see or even treat any irritations if they develop from dryness.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-27260176188286345122011-08-22T19:34:28.862-06:002011-08-22T19:34:28.862-06:00Yet another reason why I love my mare!
And I'...Yet another reason why I love my mare!<br /><br />And I'd be running funny if I had rocks in my hoo-ha too.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-36766979978279446872011-08-22T16:35:58.952-06:002011-08-22T16:35:58.952-06:00I've never found any beans in Beamer, so there...I've never found any beans in Beamer, so there might be something to that self-cleaning deal. But then again, I haven't checked him this year. I do hose out his sheath a couple of times in the summer. Perhaps I should check him though- no problem finding him dropped!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-85986429767158771112011-08-22T14:31:07.947-06:002011-08-22T14:31:07.947-06:00I don't miss having a gelding! Champ got the ...I don't miss having a gelding! Champ got the nastiest sheath I've ever seen - he just got itchy and tried to scratch his tail out if I didn't clean it out once a month. Great detective work by everybody! <br /><br />Any idea what you'll use if the PowerGlo turns out to be the problem?Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-30283332507786282512011-08-22T12:48:25.958-06:002011-08-22T12:48:25.958-06:00fern-I think so too. They say you shouldn't ov...fern-I think so too. They say you shouldn't over-clean a gelding, but I'm going back to checking for beans once a month, especially Moon. It's a lot easier to dig out a soft little dab than it is to dig out those huge gobs and/or rock hard masses.<br /><br />CNJ-The 'smegma' is natural and they say important for the health of the sheath. If it's too dry up in there, the lining can get irritated. I've never cleaned a bean out of a stallion, but they say a stallion doesn't get them as bad as geldings do. I'm guessing it's because they are more apt to fully extend and push the head out of the foreskin. Self-cleaning if you will. <br /><br />I'm wondering if by hosing the gelding's sheaths and cleaning the chunks out regularly if I am not encouraging the beans? I think I will back off of hosing so much and just go to cleaning the sheath lining once a week with some K-Y or Mineral oil. Neither of those are supposed to irritate the lining of the sheath the way sheath cleaners can if you don't rinse all of it out. The added bonus is that the K-Y/Mineral Oil helps keep the inner sheath lubed up.<br /><br />Barbara-I've always preferred mares, but they do come with their own set of problems. :-/BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-74671445707873388052011-08-22T12:24:25.057-06:002011-08-22T12:24:25.057-06:00Sounds interesting why do you think I only will ow...Sounds interesting why do you think I only will own mares!!!! <br /><br />BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927825529168458118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-48613318818383744622011-08-22T10:58:42.284-06:002011-08-22T10:58:42.284-06:00Kat is a clean sheathed pony now too. Kat knows to...Kat is a clean sheathed pony now too. Kat knows to drop as if on cue, so no drugs necessary here either. All our boys know that it's gonna happen when they get rinsed- need it or not. Left undisturbed though- Kat grows this funky, waxy, nasty goop that clings horribly. <br /><br />Never would have thought it caused the problems similar to the UTI infections... Sounds logical though- if it hurts, they are going to compensate and could screw up something else in the process.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-4153274230057151122011-08-22T10:43:19.058-06:002011-08-22T10:43:19.058-06:00Well hell! who woulda thunk it! Funny how we got s...Well hell! who woulda thunk it! Funny how we got straight to injury when we see soreness, mu niece has a gelding who was a poor mover for a time, chiro, vet , osteopath, all worked on him, Osteopath said something about his sheath and sure enough he was a mess huge beans etc , but she cleaned him fairly regularyl too.I guess some just develop more gunk than othersSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com