Do you clean your tack before Hunting ?

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As the title says not been for years and going out on Saturday. Could I get away without doing I've cleaned my saddle cloth and boots but thing is there much point my tack will be filthy within seconds .

If not I better get cleaning now:( thanksx x
 
Good heavens yes I would never dream of taking a horse to the hounds without perfectly gleaming tack , however I must admit I rarely clean my own nowadays ,I do however usually help clean after hunting.
 
well I do clean it once a week so its never that bad but i'm sat here now cleaning it , have to say its so disheartning knowing i'm going to have to clean it after an hours outing!! :)
 
Always!!!! Like most hunting people, I have an exercise bridle so only have to clean my saddle before hunting. Boots/spurs/whip and hunting bridle all cleaned after hunting so ready for use next time.

I wouldn't dream of going hunting with dirty tack, horse or me!!
 
I am ashamed to admit I only give mine a wipe over prior to hunting, so that on a glance it looks clean, then give it a proper going over afterwards.

However the horse and I are always spotless, and having a 'snow white' cob is no mean feat in itself!
 
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i give my tack a thorough cleaning after hunting, and then use a different (work) bridle and no saddle on the sunday... and during the week if I get to ride out i use his work bridle and the saddle, but try to stay somewhere that won't get us muddy so that I've only his saddle to clean on friday night....
 
I would never dream of turning up at a meet without cleaning My horse, mane and tail washed and plaited up the night before. My tack, again before and after hunting. Coat ,jods ,boots and spurs etc all cleaned the night before. Saddle cloths/ sheepskins of which I have several always freshly laundered.

I think it is bad manners to turn up with either a dirty horse or tack or both.
 
Absolutely. Asides from it being very bad manners not to, and you would look grotty, how would you know your tack was all in working order unless you had cleaned it the night before? Having a rein snap, or a girth strap go is my worst nightmare.
 
So, having an hour hack to the meet on Wednesday (I went the clean road way so had washed feathers much to YO's confusion, but not always possible either!) as long as it isn't openly dirty I don't worry too much as it is unlikely to be totally spotless by the time we get there. I'd cleaned it the weekend before so was fine ;) we definitely didn't look grotty :p.
 
Yes. Although I don't see much point as it's filthy again after the first gallop!
It is a nice feeling though the night before when tack is all cleaned, horse is clean and plaited, and my hunting stuff is hung up ready :)
 
I would never go hunting without my tack, horse and me being absolutely spotless. I even clean my tack before informal hound exercise in the summer.
 
Pu it this way...I'd be mortified if I turned up as anything but immaculate!

Speaking of which I'm going to have to go behind my sister's back and pull her cobs mane (its not massively long but longish and bushy) I can't bear it when she goes unplaited. ;)
 
Goodness me yes! Our kit is polished to within a inch of its lives, socks chalked for lawn meets and always plaited, regardless of lawn meet or not. Everything is pristine, tidy and in good working order.

I know where you are coming from OP as it can be disheartening but to me it is more disheartening to those hosting the meet to see people turn up in mucky tack but then we've been dragged up rate and spent a fair few years doing Masters horses. ;)

We too have exercise and hunting tack, it makes life easier, cheap bridles for day to day as it doesn't matter how filthy, soggy etc they get and nicer hunt bridles, meaning they actually only need cleaning after hunting and remain clean until you need them.
 
Jenny Wrenny said:
I would never go hunting without my tack, horse and me being absolutely spotless. I even clean my tack before informal hound exercise in the summer.
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Me too! But then it is cleaned before X-country schooling, show jumping and lessons that aren't on our yard. I'm not a snob but I hate the thought of somebody looking at my tack and seeing dirt and stuff on it :)
 
I must say I watched the Hunt go past my house yesterday, I think they started off in Sandridge so if anyone from here went you all looked very smart trotting past my house and it was a lovely sight so well done, I agree you have to start of clean its all part of it.
 
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