So Eli is a ridiculously itchy horse. He's got a hundred itchy spots. It's
probably easier to tell you what isn't itchy. I know he has ended up with
staples in his face from itching it on inappropriate things a few times (I met
him with staples under his left eye, he still has those scars and then some).
On Saturday, I noticed he has some flaking skin on one of his stifles, so I'm going to town on it with a stiff brush and he drops. Mikey was always easy to clean, Penn would try to kick me when I tried, so I was curious what Eli would do.
He had some peeling skin, and I was gently peeling/rolling it off to make sure I didn't get overzealous and pull too hard. He didn't snatch his "eggplant" away from me, so I kept on going because it was good training for sheath cleaning. For whatever reason I looked forward at his face.
He was liking it. A lot. Not in a slap the belly kind of way, in an "OMG that's the spot, KEEP SCRATCHING IT'S SO ITCHY." He really enjoyed it, some of his best "that's the spot" faces.
Umm. I've never met a horse with an itchy eggplant. Belly? Sure. The actual eggplant? Nope.
Sunday rolls around. What does a normal horse owner do? Not what I did I'm sure! I scratched his stifles again to see if I could make him drop to try and itch his eggplant again. The answer is yes, he dropped faster and more relaxed and enjoyed a good umm, scratch?
Eli is weird AF y'all. He kept his eggplant out, apparently wanting more scratches. This horse is going to be rated R if I'm not careful! He also wanted a snuggle when I walked past his face to wash my hands. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Despite all the weird, I'm filing this under "good training" even though it's sort of gross and slightly awkward. But it's good to know he doesn't need to be sedated for sheath cleaning.
In all seriousness, I got a good reach up in his sheath Sunday to see of he'd kick me. Nope, he won't kick, but he was even more itchy up there and it was super gross. I ended up doing a poor cleaning after a trail ride. I didn't have anything on hand to clean him with other than water, so I did what I could. I pulled out enough smegma to make a ball the size of my fist, and I know there's more in there. For the 5-10 min I dug around hand deep in his sheath, he was making the best itchy faces! He won't drop with water around, so I'll have to look for a bean another day.
On Saturday, I noticed he has some flaking skin on one of his stifles, so I'm going to town on it with a stiff brush and he drops. Mikey was always easy to clean, Penn would try to kick me when I tried, so I was curious what Eli would do.
He had some peeling skin, and I was gently peeling/rolling it off to make sure I didn't get overzealous and pull too hard. He didn't snatch his "eggplant" away from me, so I kept on going because it was good training for sheath cleaning. For whatever reason I looked forward at his face.
He was liking it. A lot. Not in a slap the belly kind of way, in an "OMG that's the spot, KEEP SCRATCHING IT'S SO ITCHY." He really enjoyed it, some of his best "that's the spot" faces.
Umm. I've never met a horse with an itchy eggplant. Belly? Sure. The actual eggplant? Nope.
Sunday rolls around. What does a normal horse owner do? Not what I did I'm sure! I scratched his stifles again to see if I could make him drop to try and itch his eggplant again. The answer is yes, he dropped faster and more relaxed and enjoyed a good umm, scratch?
Eli is weird AF y'all. He kept his eggplant out, apparently wanting more scratches. This horse is going to be rated R if I'm not careful! He also wanted a snuggle when I walked past his face to wash my hands. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Despite all the weird, I'm filing this under "good training" even though it's sort of gross and slightly awkward. But it's good to know he doesn't need to be sedated for sheath cleaning.
In all seriousness, I got a good reach up in his sheath Sunday to see of he'd kick me. Nope, he won't kick, but he was even more itchy up there and it was super gross. I ended up doing a poor cleaning after a trail ride. I didn't have anything on hand to clean him with other than water, so I did what I could. I pulled out enough smegma to make a ball the size of my fist, and I know there's more in there. For the 5-10 min I dug around hand deep in his sheath, he was making the best itchy faces! He won't drop with water around, so I'll have to look for a bean another day.
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| Sunrise 8/3/2020, Eli did not want to get out of bed! |
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ReplyDeleteHahahaha!! Reminds me of Pig, who has also tried to remove an eye like a million times itching the crap out of his face.
ReplyDeleteLol, sounds like one of the college's horses, Tigger, who always got used as a sheath cleaning demo because he would reliably drop if you scratched his belly. Since he won't drop with water around, you might try using KY Jelly. That's how I clean Connor's. Shove a handful up there, wait a few hours or a day, and then all the smegma is soft and comes right around. Since it's lube, it doesn't need to be rinsed.
ReplyDeleteRight out*, not around, lol
DeleteWhen I saw this blog title I knew right away what this was about! LOL! Hampton enjoys his sheath cleaned. He will make all sorts of faces when I root up around there. And love the insides of his hind legs scratched. weirdo geldings.
ReplyDeleteUgh - Val is totally itching his face off this summer. He's also very willing when sheath cleaning time comes around. We use vaseline to loosen inner and outer smegma, and everything comes out clean as a whistle - plus stays that way longer. :D
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