What is the best anti-bleaching shampoo or supplement for black horses?

My (previously)black horse lives out in an unshaded pasture, and ever since last summer she has turned to an ugly burnt-orange color. We're competing in larger shows this year, so appearance is more important and I'm trying to find the best 'treatment' for this. Last year I used a fly-sheet, horse sunblock spray, and 'darkening' shampoo, to no avail. What should I do??? (I'd like to get Black as Knight supplements, but it's really expensive to use the entire summer, so that's out)What is the best anti-bleaching shampoo or supplement for black horses?
why dont you try washing up liquid, iv ad horses and always used washing up liquid. giving them a good brush afterwards also makes their coat shine beautifully.What is the best anti-bleaching shampoo or supplement for black horses?
Chevals BLack as Knight is the best on the market and it works really well.


Yes it is expensive but if you really want your horse to stay black that is what I would recommend because of how well it works.
The Black as Knight won't do you much good now. Anything you do with the diet to alter the coat has to be started well before that season's coat starts to grow. So if you start now she might have a great winter coat next winter but it probably won't do much for the summer coat this year. So it's best to save your money and start it next fall to effect the summer coat in '08.


Even then it does not work that well on many horses.





To get the best coat you have to start with a GOOD balanced diet. No amount of supplements like Black as Knight will help if the diet is not good. I have had better results with a balanced higher protin diet keeping horses black then supplements like Black as Knight. To the point that my Brown mare who normally looks dark bay in the summer looks black, blue black in the summer.





Shade she needs shade even just for shade not just the fading out thing. If you can't stall her during the day you may just have to deal with the fading.
Hi first off the more your horse is in the sun light the more you can expect her to lighten. If you want the BLACK to come back you will need to keep her stalled in a barn. The Black as Knight supplements are a good way to go but again she will need to be kept in a barn for the coloring to not fade.





Black horses have pure black coats with no signs of brown or any other color. Many horse-people mistake dark bays or liver chestnuts for black. If you can see any other color (with the exception of white markings) on the horse's coat in the winter, he is not a true black. The reason I say ';in the winter'; is because the sun tends to lighten a dark horse's coat in the summer, and the exception is when the hair has been sun-burnt.





If your mare has fades to that amount she might not be a true black. Here is some information that I have found for you on true blacks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_(horse)





Black is a relatively uncommon coat color in horses, though not so unusual as to be considered rare. For a horse to be considered black, it must be completely black except for white markings. A visible difference between a true black and a dark chestnut or bay is seen in the fine hairs around the eyes and muzzle; on a true black these hairs are black, even if the horse is sun-bleached, on other colors, they will be lighter.





Black is one of the two ';base'; color genes in horses, the other being the chestnut or ';red'; gene. In equine coat color genetics, the black hair color is created by the extension (E) gene. This gene is dominant over red and suppresses the base red (e) gene to create an entirely black horse. Other genes may act on top of the E gene to create coat colors such as bay, buckskin, dun and gray. There is a DNA test that can detect the E gene and determine if a horse is homozygous (EE) or heterozygous (Ee) for black color.





There is a theory that there are two types of black, ';fading'; black and ';non-fading'; black. Many black horses will get sun-bleached and fade to a dark brownish color if the horse lives outside in bright sunlight on a regular basis. Non-fading black is a blue-black shade that does not fade in the sun. Genetically, the two cannot yet be differentiated, and some claim the difference occurs due to feed and management rather than genetics. The issue is hotly disputed among owners of black horses. However, it is agreed that keeping a very light horse ';sheet'; on a black horse in the summer will minimize fading, and feeding a well balanced diet rich in fatty acids also helps the hair coat.





Most black foals are usually born a mousy grey or dun color. As their foal coat begins to shed out, their black color will show through. While in some breeds, black foals are born jet black, in most cases, a foal born black is either actually a very dark bay or, if it has one gray parent, is apt to turn gray as it matures. A sun-bleached black horse is still black, even though it may appear to be a dark bay or brown.





As far as some darkining shampoos here is what I have found and use on my darker horses:





Intensifying Black %26amp; Dark Coat Shampoo





路 Specifically formulated to intensify %26amp; enhance black %26amp; bay coats.


路 Contains special optical brighteners, aloe %26amp; Vitamin E %26amp; coconut oil.


路 16 oz, concentrated. This stuff lasts, use 1 part shampoo to 16 parts water!


路 This is made by Jeffers, so you know it's high quality. found on EBAY.COM or the Jeffers website





http://cgi.ebay.com/Horse-INTENSIFYING-Black-DARKENING-SHAMPOO-Concentrate_W0QQitemZ220093264766QQcmdZViewItem








Hopes this helps out a little bit.


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