bathing yearlings

[nicholls07]

well im in need of some advice as this is my first hombread, shes 15h,shirex tbxcob ,heavy , anyway shes been suffering with sweetich at the end of aug, and with the mild weather shes still havin the odd scratch, so vet told me to bath her in hibby scrub, towel dry, ok i tried today took 2 hrs as she hates the hose so had to use a sponge and bucket, but god shes 16 mths now and good in all ways, except for water she rears, spins, everything , can anyone give me any advice please, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[air78]

I'd keep using a bucket and sponge with warm water- no hibi scrub, just incase she's not keen on the smell.
I'd just try to do small patch on her shoulder each day and be dead casual about it untill she settles. She needs to think it's no big deal.

Not the easiest though now the weather is starting to cool down.

 

[lilym]

it's just a case of getting them used to it!! mine used to climb the walls, but i just spent some time gently running the hose near her, then progressed to on her until she was used to it, now she grabs the end of the hose and plays with it!!

 

[S_N]

Do you do her outside, or in a confined area? What method of restraint do you use? Have you access to a shower head and warm water?

 

[nicholls07]

well first she was loose in a small 20 by 20 foot paddock, i usually park my jeep there, then i loosly tied her up, but the no itch creme i was using from my local tack shop is sooooo greasy she looks like she been down the chip shop,

 

[happihorse]

When one of my horses was a yearling (approx 15.2hh WB at that age), he had bad diahorrea. I had to wash his tail, bum and back legs every day! He was a bit of a loon and didn't like it one bit! I tried with just a damp sponge but he just would not let me do it. However, nothing would take him away from his feed, so I tried doing it when he was eating and it worked a treat. He hardly noticed me! I know that not all horses would be okay to do that with and it was a bit stupid / dangerous, but I really had to bath him to stop him getting sore! Please be careful if you try this!

Good luck.

At least with the colder weather coming in, the sweet itch should subside!