Stud Crud Busters

28/11/2025

Wellington
Ocala
Williston
Brooksville
Sarasota Ft Myers
St Augustine

27/11/2025

24/11/2025

My thoughts, and I have been thinking for a while on this. For years actually but I'm going to say it now.
I love that owners know to flush their horse. I love that they make time to consider the horse that his sheath needs care. There are some that don't know to do anything about the sheath so knowledge about the need to have them cleaned- checked-cared for is great.

Sometimes because the p@nis looks clean doesn't mean there are no problems. Sometimes it's still good to get a double check from an expert.

Here is a story of a lovely imported horse that has been flushed and kept free of crud and debris by his owner for the 15 years of his life. He was bought by my client and the seller told her of all the flushing of this horse and cleaning. When I came to visit for her horses she still wanted her new guy on the list, even though his p@nis looks clean.

He had a very very large bean that was causing his p@nis to stretch because of the size it grew to over the 15 years it was inside. I'm so glad he got a check, this is what I found.

I don't expect every owner to know about all things about sheath cleaning, but it doesn't hurt to have an expert to give a double check.

P*e happy my friend.

22/11/2025

Missing all my Florida friends, but I'm up helping a lot of South Carolina horses!

21/11/2025

📣 EHV Update

With the recent EHV reports, we want our clients to know that I am taking this seriously. I’ve already checked in with our recent clients that travel to or from out of state, and none have been exposed to the potential outbreak areas.

I’ll continue to follow strict biosecurity practices and encourage owners to monitor their horses and reach out to their vet with any concerns.

Your horses’ safety is always our priority.

18/11/2025

Super fluffy boys got beans out today! Cinco and Tyke I'm glad to help!

04/11/2025

Couple spots open for St Augustine this Friday

03/11/2025

I still hear grooms in horse racing using Furazone to clean horses. Omg. Please don't.

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27/10/2025

"He hates getting his sheath cleaned"

I hear this so often. Usually it is from a person passing by watching me clean someone else's horse.

I cant help but wonder why the horse gives them reason that he hates it.

If done correctly, and with non irritating cleaner, it should be soothing and a great relief. Especially if there is something irritating, painful up inside and they forgot the comfort of that not being up in there.

Ever walk a mile with a rock in your shoe? Or where shoes that hurt your feet? To where it has been so long you become numb to the pain and discomfort of the rock and discomfort that once relieved you cant believe how long you lived with that discomfort. Maybe this is what your horse is experiencing. Maybe there is causing him pain that he has now become protective over that area and is guarding a person from approaching that area, not knowing that great comfort is soon to follow. Horses naturally and instinctively protect and guard themselves from pain. So what if there is something painful he needs to be healed of?

Then I remember a story of a trainer that uses dawn dish washing detergent to clean her horses sheath. She commented that he swelled up the next day and then for weeks afterward he would flinch with his flank and step away from her if she even came near his flank with her hand. First of all, horses CANNOT take a strong detergent cleaner to that delicate skin. If it is stripping grease off pots and pans it is NOT something you should put up inside him. Horses have delicate skin like women do, and if we use a strong soap or a soap with fragrance we get burning and irritation and it strips our skin of its natural flora we need to stay neutral. Gentle and natural to their skin as you can.

I often tell others about when I had my show horse almost 20 years ago. I used a cleaner on him I bought at the tack store that chemically burned him on his p***s. It swelled so much he could not tuck back up and layers of skin burned off. The worst part was, I cleaned him, didnt think it would be a problem, and came to the barn the next day to see what happened. Because his p***s is up inside the sheath I could not see if the cleaner caused a reaction or not. That is why you need to be as gentle and neutral to his skin as you can.

Another point is a horse I met that had a bad reputation in his previous cleaning, he kicked the veterinarian while being cleaned. The owner was very hesitant to have me clean her horse. I reassured her that I wanted to try to see what he had to say and what he was so guarded over. I went to touch him and sure enough his feet started firing in my direction. I tried again gently and felt what he was screaming "dont touch me" over.. He had such dried chapped skin it felt like cactus skin. He was so prickly and covered with sharp dried skin that he literally was screaming "dont touch it". Embarrassed by his actions with the veterinarian, and feeling awful that the vet got kicked she vowed to never put anyone in that situation again and avoid her horse from ever getting cleaned. It had been 3 whole years until the day I came along. I started very slow. Dodging his feet, and went little section by little section and loosed and removed the abrasive skin. A couple minutes in, the horse settled and his feet stayed on the ground. He let me do a full cleaning. He was so relaxed after. He didn't need to brace, kick and scream. He was without discomfort. He knew that immediately.. rock out of the shoe. I suggested that her horse is sensitive and probably needs more cleanings than some other horses just so we stay ahead of his issues, knowing he can get uncomfortable with his skin type. So then I saw him regularly after that and he began to look forward to seeing me, eyes soft, greeting me with a soft nose and never lifted a foot again. He trusted that he would be taken care of.

So maybe instead of him hating to get his sheath cleaned, we need to find out what he is really saying and if there is something more bothering him. Mind you, some horses that have digestive upset, ulcers, history of ulcers, colic surgery and bad castrations may always be a bit on edge about anyone touching them there. But it is worth listening to them and finding out what and why they are telling us like they are.

24/10/2025

Drew and Doc big beans of the week!

18/10/2025

This is real folks. Make sure your horse gets checked at least 2x a year!