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[RC] de- "mudding" horses - Kathy KlenkSorry if this has been discussed recently. I know folks talked about different grooming vacuums for their horses and it sounded like a plain old shop vac was what folks used.Are there any other recommendations for getting all this dried mud off of the horses during these cooler winter months? I can curry/brush for half an hour at least, they still look filthy and within 10 minutes they've rolled again anyway. I can't even imagine getting a shop vac next to them. Do they really not mind the noise? I did read an article about just washing with horse shampoo and water a small area and then drying it (towels and blow dryer) and then moving to a different area, does anyone do that? Obviously you'd go through a lot of towels that way!! Maybe a better question is this, what is the worst that could happen if I rode after only doing a basic curry/brush job on the areas where the saddle goes? With the long hair they would get sweaty so it would be sweaty and I guess slightly muddy by the time we finished. If I then brush that off could they still get any kind of nasty skin condition or could the grit and grime actually hurt the skin? Kathy SE Barbara McCrary wrote: I have used Show Sheen successfully for years. I spray it on the knots and tangles, saturate, wait a few minutes, then carefully untangle with a hoof pick. There is another product I've used lately, Vitreol, or a name something like it. It also works well. I have enormous patience for doing jobs like untangling horses' knotted manes, so I just plow my way through it. If left to my husband, he would just cut off the mane. No, no, no! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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