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FW: [RC] de- "mudding" horses - Mike SherrellDried mud comes off my horses pretty easily with a shedding blade, those flexible steel strips with square teeth that go out in a loop from the handle. Except for the white horse, which has the stickiest fur I've ever dealt with. I try to keep the area under the saddle clean to keep the saddle pad clean. I don't see how it could be good to grind dirt into their skin. Lately I've hosed off under the pad area if it's got wet mud on it because it's the only way to get wet mud off and I figure if it's raining, what's it matter if some more water comes out of the hose? But I only wet the pad area and then squeegee it off. Under 32 degrees this seems like it would be a bad idea, though. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kathy Klenk Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:17 AM Cc: RIDECAMP Subject: [RC] de- "mudding" horses Sorry 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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