Best brush for getting dry mud off legs?

[Andreafp]

I wonder if any one has any suggestions please, I have a Shetland X Dartmoor, she is 7 years old, and will only tolerate being brushed on her legs for a very small period of time, she is out by day, but the ground here is very wet in Devon so when she comes in at night she has muddy legs, by morning when her legs have dried off it is the perfect time to get a brush to them to get the mud off, but as she dislikes the brush she is more often then not going back out with still (Dry) muddy legs, can anyone recommend a brush (or anything else) that is good for using on legs, and will get the mud off very quickly i.e a couple of flicks with a brush and its off? I am seeking the impossible I expect!

She will tolerate a softer brush for longer, but this isn't getting the mud off.

Thanking you in advance!

Andrea

 

[JillA]

Plastic curry like this, used gently to begin with http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-C...hash=item41bc52b0c6:m:mPrJSJQ2YF1TRmeyGmHspbg

 

[PapaverFollis]

I like magic brushes for this.

 

[GermanyJo]

Those metal saucepan cleaners/scouring things are great...also for the face, mud comes off really easily

 

[criso]

My favourite was always the Super Groomer http://www.clippersharp.com/shop/super-grooma but this year been having good results with the Haas curry comb which is a bit softer so my tbs tolerate it but still effective.

 

[paddi22]

I found the best thing was the grooming mitts, I like these ones
https://www.horsehealth.co.uk/grooming/grooming-box/grooming-mitts/hands-on-grooming-mitt

I find them great cause you can bend the spikes around the legs and really work in to areas. gets mud off much quicker and from awkward places!

 

[ester]

spring curry comb is great for dried on mud, very quick not much faffing and sensitive horses seem to appreciate the fact that it doesn't tickle

 

[meleeka]

I like magic brushes for this.

Another vote for magic brushes.

 

[JillA]

My favourite was always the Super Groomer http://www.clippersharp.com/shop/super-grooma but this year been having good results with the Haas curry comb which is a bit softer so my tbs tolerate it but still effective.

Actually that looks like the same stuff as a plastic scourer, but with a handle and Equine Added Tax

 

[FDLady]

Another vote for magic brushes!! I absolutely love mine for most jobs including this.

 

[criso]

Actually that looks like the same stuff as a plastic scourer, but with a handle and Equine Added Tax

Never seen a plastic scourer like that, can you post a link. Lots of people use the metal scourers but mine won't tolerate iit.

 

[JillA]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...c+scourer.TRS0&_nkw=plastic+scourers&_sacat=0

 

[criso]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...c+scourer.TRS0&_nkw=plastic+scourers&_sacat=0

Ah those, like a metal scourer but plastic. No completely different material and texture. It's not springy and made uo of loosely woven thin fibres like those are. Its more of a pad with a texture, not that flexible but just enough to slightly mould to your hand. Difficult to explain if you haven't seen one, but not like anything else I've seen in horsey or human shops.

 

[JillA]

Isn't it like the scouring side of these http://www.wilko.com/cloths+rubber-gloves/wilko-sponge-scourers-assorted-6pk/invt/0078077

 

[Micky]

I bought a child’s small vented hairbrush, perfect for getting most of the mud off, softish bristles and cheap to boot!!

 

[tatty_v]

I use the Haas curry and then the Schimmel - my pony hates being groomed but will tolerate this! Other friends get on well with the magic brushes as well

 

[alainax]

Magic brush, it’s effortless and effective

 

[Four Seasons]

I like the magic brush or the Hands-On glove. Depends how muddy the horse is

 

[HeyMich]

This is my favourite brush for muddy legs - ever! I now have about 3 of them...

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/schooling-hoof-brush-blue-id_8355626.html

It's tough enough for muddy hairy legs, it's small and fits in your hand, great for back of heels, has a wee plastic scrapey bit for getting dried-on lumps of mud off hooves etc. Cheap as chips too (£1.99!)!!

 

[milliepops]

Isn't it like the scouring side of these http://www.wilko.com/cloths+rubber-gloves/wilko-sponge-scourers-assorted-6pk/invt/0078077

nothing like it.

I have one of the super groomas too and it's brill on faces too, anywhere awkward and bony really. I rarely pick up an actual brush at the moment, it does everything. I have hypermobility in my hands and gripping small pads is quite hard for me some days - these flat pads with the strap are really comfortable, not tickly and get the mud off really quickly.

 

[9tails]

Hands On gloves are brilliant for this, one sweep on your hands down the leg and it's all gone.

 

[criso]

Isn't it like the scouring side of these http://www.wilko.com/cloths+rubber-gloves/wilko-sponge-scourers-assorted-6pk/invt/0078077

No, again different material and texture.

Looking at it a other way, the super groomer would be absolutely rubbish for doing the washing up.

 

[Andreafp]

Thank you so much for your suggestions, where can I get a 'Magic Brush' from? x

 

[Coblover63]

Invest in some "Seven Day Mud Away" spray and the mud will be gone by morning anyway.

 

[Andreafp]

Wow, thats sounds too good to be true!!!

 

[Andreafp]

So... I have just invested in this, https://www.totallysmart.co.uk/prod/super-grooma and some Pig Oil + Sulphur, just need to work out now how much to apply and how!! Lets hope it works!! If not I will be trying out the Magic Brush! Thanks so much for all your input today, much appreciated! x

 

[Theocat]

Bit late to this, but suggest a cactus cloth or a cactus mitt. Magical on dried mud.

 

[HeyMich]

So... I have just invested in this, https://www.totallysmart.co.uk/prod/super-grooma and some Pig Oil + Sulphur, just need to work out now how much to apply and how!! Lets hope it works!! If not I will be trying out the Magic Brush! Thanks so much for all your input today, much appreciated! x

I apply the pig oil and sulphur using an old cloth, only once or twice a week. Simply wipe it on to the lower legs, making sure there's plenty behind the heels. Some folk use a brush or spray bottle. It has worked wonders on my mare (4 white legs!) and I know she had bad mud fever with her previous owners.

 

[Andreafp]

Ah I looked at these, and thought...really...can it get the mud off?!!!!

 

[Mrs G]

LE MIEUX HIPPO MITT! I got one for a Christmas pressie; its BRILL. Gets mud off everywhere; its flexible so you can get into and round awkward places and my sensitive horse will even let me use it on his face. You also get a lovely shine on the coat. Another bonus is it fits over my gloved hand so no cold fingers in winter temperatures!