how do you 'encourage' the sheath out ? so to clean it?

KY jelly or excalibur are the best things to clean it with. To encourage it to drop, you can try gently tugging on it, cleaning it with warm water, or just sit and wait. A small amount of ace will also get a gelding to drop usually, but that's a last resort as it can cause him to have retraction problems.

Well what I do, is administer just a small amount of ace. Works well, 5 minutes and they relax and drop. Then I use a soft cloth and warm water and for the beans that don't want to come out (which probably means you waited too long between cleanings) I just use vaselineine. GOOD LUCK!

K-Y jelly is the best product to use. It is water soluble and doesn''t have to be rinsed off. I'm posting a good article on how to clean the sheath for you to read.

http://www.moniteausaddleclub.com/sheath_cleaning....

Ah! I remember those days...

...geldings with MONSTER knob cheese. Big scabby chunks of it! Like he had dipped it in a packet of ready salted.

Bleurgh!

I'm so glad I don't show. I don't have to worry about those things any more!!

But, yeah, KY!

I Have Heard That KY Jelly Works Great. (weird i know).

rub gently and whisper sweet nothings