Andalusian & Lusitano Grooming: Grey Coat & Long Mane

Andalusian and Lusitano grooming centres on that classic grey coat and a long, dense mane and tail built for the show ring. Reluminate Shampoo brightens grey hair by lifting yellowing, while Reluxe Mane & Tail Shampoo washes and conditions the long hair so length holds instead of breaking off.

Brightening a Grey Coat for the Show Ring

Grey horses stain easily. Sweat marks, manure, and turnout dirt all show up fast against pale hair. Reluminate Shampoo is a brightening clarifier made with chamomile and aloe that lifts yellowing and general staining before a class or a photo. It's a clarifier, not a violet or purple toner — it cleans the stain out rather than tinting over it. Plan the wash two to three days out rather than the morning of a class; freshly washed tail and mane pick up less dust in the meantime than hair washed hours before you load the trailer.

Keeping Length in a Long Mane and Tail

Baroque mane and tail grows long and stays mostly untrimmed, so breakage shows up immediately as shorter, wispy hair. Reluxe Mane & Tail Shampoo uses castor and jojoba oil to wash without drying it out, and Release Spray Conditioner works as a leave-in detangler so the comb doesn't pull hair out at the root. Revive Shampoo covers the rest of the body coat on regular wash days. Brush from the ends upward in small sections rather than dragging a brush from crown to tip — that single habit change does more for length retention over a season than any product on its own.

• Reluminate before a show to lift stains from grey hair.
• Reluxe to wash and condition mane and tail together.
• Release as a leave-in detangler that also adds shine.
• Revive for a gentle everyday full-body wash.