Do you do it? If so how often?
Cleaning grooming kit.....
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Yes - just when it's looking grubby tbh. Probably should do more often really 
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I do, but am another who should do it more often... Did cheat the other day and put all my brushes in a washbag and through the washing machine.... worked a treat...
Lol, yes was looking at mine thinking I'm probably putting more dirt on her than taking off
At work I put all the brushes in the washing machine and then the tumble dryer!
I do! I'm very obsessive..all my horsey stuff is organised and always clean! (except me when I'm at the yard!)
I do it once every 2weeks.
I soak my curry comb,and metal shredder blade thingy but before I clean them I use them to get all the hair out of the body brush Ect,I wipe over the tops of all the brushes and hoof pick, then I wipe over the hoof oil bottle and any other lotions and potions I have..Basically I use a lot of baby wipes
I do it once every 2weeks.
I soak my curry comb,and metal shredder blade thingy but before I clean them I use them to get all the hair out of the body brush Ect,I wipe over the tops of all the brushes and hoof pick, then I wipe over the hoof oil bottle and any other lotions and potions I have..Basically I use a lot of baby wipes
Basically I use a lot of baby wipes
, why not just dunk them in some detol water and use a cloth?!My brushes go through the washing machine when needed (about once every 2/3 months or so) coloured horse has several different brushes depending on his cleaness, so as not to transfer mud onto him
Some of my brushes are wooden, leather and plastic backed and are either rubber, plastic and fine soft finishing and body brushes - my body brush alone cost around £25.
I never thought about putting them in the washing machine. Would the wooden backs not expand when wet?? I now want to wash them all but don't want to bugger them.
I never thought about putting them in the washing machine. Would the wooden backs not expand when wet?? I now want to wash them all but don't want to bugger them.
, why not just dunk them in some detol water and use a cloth?!My brushes go through the washing machine when needed (about once every 2/3 months or so) coloured horse has several different brushes depending on his cleaness, so as not to transfer mud onto him
will try outting some in the washing machine next time! (I only cleaned em' yesterday!)
I put wooden and plastic ones through, but not my expensive leather backed ones. Probably wouldn't put a £25 one through, or the soft goat hair ones
I dunk mine (inc wooden backed ones) into a bucket of diluted hibiscrub once every couple of months or so.
If plastic then once a month i pop them in to an old pillow case ( to protect the machine and to keep them all together) and pop them in the washing machine on a quick wash.
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I tend to only wash mine in the summer so I can leave them in the sun to dry.
At least twice in the summer (I only get to see them for seven weeks so it's not as bad as it seems). Once at the beginning to make sure they're sparkling and once during the summer when I have the time. Plus once at the end if I'm not in a rush (which I usually am with packing).
My favourite method by far!
If you regularly brush a clipped horse over with warm water [lavender wash] this will clean as you go, use a sponge for eyes and one for dock etc, then throw all in to warm bucket of the wash after use, and that is them clean and horse clean all in one go.