Bathing without a Hose!

[Dyllymoo]

So J is quite itchy at the minute and I think could do with a bit of a bath with some medicated shampoo.... however... we are not allowed to use the hose at the yard for bathing (its available for medical cold hosing etc. water buckets but not bathing). If you want to bath you have to use a bucket.....

Does anyone have any good suggestions for how to do this properly and making sure you get all the shampoo out?

I'm assuming a good sponge and a large bucket are essential! Ha!

 

[dogatemysalad]

I was on a yard once with the same rule. It's difficult, particularly with hairy horses. Wash mane, tail and legs as normal first. For the main body, dilute shampoo in half a bucket of water and apply on a wet coat with a sponge. Massage well with a brush, rinse and scrape. Repeat rinsing and scraping until the water running off is clear. A few drops of oil in the last but one, bucket helps to get rid of excess lather.

 

[ihatework]

If you use something like dermoline then it’s low foam anyway and washes out easy (plus doesn’t really matter if you leave a trace anyway).

Wet them with a sponge, then I use a magic brush to scrub with the shampoo. Then rinse and scrape as you go working from the top down.

Or fill a few buckets and just slosh it all off ?

 

[milliepops]

I find scraping while you are rinsing helps get the suds out more quickly. agree though that dermoline is not that foamy.
A nice big new sponge that holds plenty of water will make it less time consuming.

 

[Dyllymoo]

Brilliant thanks all. Apparently you can use the hose if you time it right lol I don't fancy trying that just yet!

 

[ihatework]

Brilliant thanks all. Apparently you can use the hose if you time it right lol I don't fancy trying that just yet!

Just use copious amounts of water buckets and you may get given the nod for the hose next time ?

 

[scats]

We had no hose on the yard I grew up on, just troughs. Bathing consisted of lots of trips to the trough with the watering can!

 

[Dyllymoo]

Just use copious amounts of water buckets and you may get given the nod for the hose next time ?

Probably will end up doing that!

 

[scats]

I remember the yard finally getting a hose installed when I was 20. It was like a life changer!

 

[lunginggirl]

On my yard we have no running water so face a similar issue. I find the best thing is to have two buckets, one for the soapy water and one for the water to wash away the suds with. Also agree that scraping as you go really helps to make sure all the suds have gone. I usually just use my hand to do this as I feel you can get a better feel as to weather the soap has washed away

 

[Dreamer515]

could always get a muddaddy, I was sceptical of them but a friend got one and it is brilliant, no electric/gas/battery, you just fill up with water and go. can do 1 x 16hh and 1x 16.3 in just 2 refills!

We have a hose at our yard but it is from rain water and in the summer it gets too low to use or it gets very dirty from sitting so long in the tank without being used, so I used to use buckets before the muddaddy and I actually preferred it from the hose. fill up a few kettles if you want to be nice and have warm water, use one bucket of water to wash then rinse with another 2 or 3 buckets as required.

When we washed the racehorses we never used to rinse, just wash with normal horse shampoo and scrape off. never did them any harm and their coats all looked amazing!

 

[MissTyc]

I use a watering can!

 

[Biglets Mummy]

I bought a Hozelock Camping shower a few years ago and its fantastic ! I think it was just north of £20. You just pump up the pressure and away it goes with really impressive power. You can put hot water in it for a warm wash - it stays warm for ages - or just rinse with cold. Fantastic for washing the dog off as well.One of the best things I have ever bought for my yard!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I find scraping while you are rinsing helps get the suds out more quickly. agree though that dermoline is not that foamy.
A nice big new sponge that holds plenty of water will make it less time consuming.

This is basically what I do and use dermoline medicated shampoo, I sometimes do front half first then back end and I have several buckets already filled for rinsing with a big sponge.

 

[Alibear]

Make sure you have a seperate rinse down sponge thats never been near soap. That helps a lot too.

 

[AFB]

The first yard I was on had a no hose for bathing rule - there was always a bit of a rush when the YO's went away

 

[Carrottom]

I don't have a hose either. I use 3 buckets, 1 for soapy water and 2 for rinsing-one bucket refilling with water as I use the other.
Nettex do a nice peppermint no rinse shampoo which I use for sweaty areas after exercise rather than a full bath.

 

[Rokele55]

Take a complete change of clothing with you, you will be very wet. The armpits (human) seem to attract the most water, from whence it runs down your ribs and into your bra, then into your trouser waist band to wet the knickers. Lovely on a hot day, not so much on when it's a bit chilly and the water is cold! Aaah, the memories, particularly if your horse is changing it's coat.

 

[cobgoblin]

I never use a hose for bathing, even though I keep mine at home. I've always used multiple buckets and a sponge or microfiber mitt and a scraper.
I used to take a large water container full of hot water to the yard when I was on livery to mix in with the cold water.

 

[Annagain]

I keep thinking the title reads "bathing without a horse" and I'm intrigued as to how anyone would want to bath WITH one!

 

[splashgirl45]

i have a mud daddy which is brilliant for the dog so i would think a bigger one would be good for a horse as well. when i didnt have a hose i just used buckets for my horse, i lined up about 6 buckets of water for rinsing and kept a clean large sponge to help...

 

[Tiddlypom]

I rate Dermoline shampoo very highly, too. I now use the Tea Tree oil type, but I’ve used the medicated version in the past on cobs with itchy legs. Smells lovely, gets the horse clean and leaves little residue.

 

[poiuytrewq]

If you have water and a hose why are you not allowed to use it?

 

[Dyllymoo]

If you have water and a hose why are you not allowed to use it?

Because its a large yard and if everyone wanted to bath with the hose it would use a lot of water.

Probably by not allowing it you think twice about giving them a bath as its harder work ?

 

[PigPeppa]

If you have water and a hose why are you not allowed to use it?

I would like to know this too

 

[poiuytrewq]

Because its a large yard and if everyone wanted to bath with the hose it would use a lot of water.

Probably by not allowing it you think twice about giving them a bath as its harder work ?

I often say I miss being on a yard, then hear things like this!
What a nightmare.

 

[dogatemysalad]

If you have water and a hose why are you not allowed to use it?

Because of the cost on a water metre. Our yard does not allow liveries to use the hose for washing mud off legs in winter. We're supposed to use rainwater from a trough and a scrubbing brush to get the clay mud off which sets like concrete.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Because of the cost on a water metre. Our yard does not allow liveries to use the hose for washing mud off legs in winter. We're supposed to use rainwater from a trough and a scrubbing brush to get the clay mud off which sets like concrete.

Oh just no! I mean I don’t wash legs everyday at home but I’d want to be able to if I did want! Surely your just scrubbing it into their skin?!

 

[poiuytrewq]

I’d rather pay a bit extra on my livery and get free use of the hose!

 

[dogatemysalad]

Oh just no! I mean I don’t wash legs everyday at home but I’d want to be able to if I did want! Surely your just scrubbing it into their skin?!

Yes, you're right. The thick clay is full of grit and dries the legs out and burns the hair off. Mud fever is a big problem in this area. The only way to deal with it is by using the water pressure from a hose.