henmother
Well-Known Member
Hello , I have a few events coming up and would like to turn up looking like my horse hasn't been dragged from a swamp !
All of our fields are suffering from the dreaded welly sucking mud . My boy is dripping with feather , currently coated in clarts . I bath him the day before the event , swaddle him with equichaps and snuggy hood and body for bed . With a big fresh fluffy clean bed . Day of event I spend time on morning attempting to remove the stains he inevitably picks up during the night . Then off we go with a clean horse. Ordinarily, I'd turn him straight out when we get back . There are a few events coming up where I'm booked for Saturday and Sunday . I'd really rather he was turned out for fun and grazing with his field mates . Don't think he'd be best pleased being put in his stable . Problem is , he'd come in like a complete scruff and I don't have the energy to do a full bath again .
So , I wondered , is there any product out there that will protect his feather , as that's what's hard to get clean again , I can hot cloth the rest of him . He gets pig oiled but that doesn't look clean .
Can you get some sort of gaiter , or have you made one ? I've tried mudsocks but even the xl are too small for him . He's a big boned chunky boy . I thought maybe some sort of waterproof material with Velcro at top , slackish elastic at the bottom . Can you help ? How the dickens do you keep your feather show ready ? Thankyou kindly for reading my ramblings, and any advice you can offer .
Much obliged HM .
All of our fields are suffering from the dreaded welly sucking mud . My boy is dripping with feather , currently coated in clarts . I bath him the day before the event , swaddle him with equichaps and snuggy hood and body for bed . With a big fresh fluffy clean bed . Day of event I spend time on morning attempting to remove the stains he inevitably picks up during the night . Then off we go with a clean horse. Ordinarily, I'd turn him straight out when we get back . There are a few events coming up where I'm booked for Saturday and Sunday . I'd really rather he was turned out for fun and grazing with his field mates . Don't think he'd be best pleased being put in his stable . Problem is , he'd come in like a complete scruff and I don't have the energy to do a full bath again .
So , I wondered , is there any product out there that will protect his feather , as that's what's hard to get clean again , I can hot cloth the rest of him . He gets pig oiled but that doesn't look clean .
Can you get some sort of gaiter , or have you made one ? I've tried mudsocks but even the xl are too small for him . He's a big boned chunky boy . I thought maybe some sort of waterproof material with Velcro at top , slackish elastic at the bottom . Can you help ? How the dickens do you keep your feather show ready ? Thankyou kindly for reading my ramblings, and any advice you can offer .
Much obliged HM .
