Getting dried mud out of manes

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Is there an easy way to get dry mud out of George's mane? He doesn't have a neck on his rug as i don't think he needs one and I can't afford one, but boy does he know how to cake that mud into his mane (and ears!) - any top tips for getting it out, my faithful plastic curry is failing!
 
No tips for getting it out now...but you could try spraying a little show sheen or similar conditioner....the mud will slide off easier next time.
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Depends on what his mane can cope with really - I use a rubber curry then mane comb and fingers. You can put a bit of liquid paraffin through it once it's clean to stop the mud sticking to it.
 
Warm hose is the only way I've found! We have one at work on the way in from the field, very handy for the horses and ponies who have lessons after turnout. Failing that, rug him to his eyeballs!
 
I just keep going with a body brush. I does come out eventually but I'm sure there's a more efficient way of doing it.
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Spray conditioner, fingers and mane comb work on ours, even the shirexclydesdale, who has a mane similar to |Mary Winehouse's hair! With added mud.
 
Break the mud up with your fingers, It should just crumble. The get a damp sponge and wipe it over the mane. Finally, put some baby oil on a human hair brush (paddle brushes are fab) and brush it through. The baby oil will stop it splitting / drying out and make mud removal easier next time (it also repels a bit of the mud).
 
try wiping his mane and neck with baby oil before he goes out, it tends not to stick!!! As for getting it out, the best way i've found is wait till its dry and crumble it in your fingers!
 
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That's exactly what I do. NB Beware if you ever need to grab the mane during a riding emergency. It may well be slippy!
 
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No tips for getting it out now...but you could try spraying a little show sheen or similar conditioner....the mud will slide off easier next time.
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That's exactly what I do. NB Beware if you ever need to grab the mane during a riding emergency. It may well be slippy!

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That reminds me of when I worked in yards...when we decided to have a bareback lesson, esp. jumping we'd rush round showsheening the saddle patches on each others' horses.....
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I have always used a metal curry comb (yes I know the item that never should be used on the horse!
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... )however, as per another poster, I now can now thoroughly recommend the Oster Mane and Tail Comb
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I have the same problem and with the ears. Unfortunately, Flora will only ocassionally let me 'mess' with her ears. Most of the time she does the 'Gerroff Mum ...!' routine and she can make herself very tall. This means that we sometimes have to go out to a posh trainers with mud in, and on, our ears
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Bloody hate this time of year .... hate grooming mud off .... hate being cold .....
 
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That reminds me of when I worked in yards...when we decided to have a bareback lesson, esp. jumping we'd rush round showsheening the saddle patches on each others' horses.....
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*snigger snigger*
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Riders Magic is fantastic stuff, it is gel based and you only use a small dollop in your hand and stays in the mane and tail for about a week, is fab stuff.
Look at my web site to see it.
www.madmacher.co.uk

I will be amazed if you don't like it when you try it.
We sell out of it all the time.
 
time and patience with a mane comb i would suggest, plus the use of alvasparkle mane and tail conditioner. it helps get rid of the tangles and keeps the mud from sticking to the hair... i use it in tails pre-hunting and it works a treat!
 
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