Hose-aphobic!!

[kimky]

One of my pony's is terrified by the hose pipe !! i can't even get it near her

i have tried to trick her into letting me bath her, eg - a wash brush , hiding the hose in a sponge and feeding her while i try and do it < nothing works . all my horses and ponies get bathed once a week and hose down after work, i just want my pony to be as clean as the rest !!!

please help !!

 

[kcourtil]

ditto! my pony loathes hose pipes, he'll even gallop away down the field when i try and fill his water bucket up! i now have to bath him with a sponge and a lot of patience!

sorry not much help

 

[fizzer]

i read somewhere that the best way to hose and be safe was to put pony in stable and gently hose them ( with you on the outside of stable) i tried it on a really naughty pony and after a while she did stand still and we did eventually get her used to it to use it properly, dont know if would work for all, might be worth a go.

 

[grandmaweloveyou]

same problem here and with feathers and huge long mane and a tail that drags on the floor it is sssooo not funny! he also doesnt like the fly spray unless rubbed on him, why is the fly spray in a bright pink spray bottle, surely that does not help! good luck with yours and the hose, i plan to try again tomorrow!

 

[YorksG]

Our big girl with feathers and huge mane and tail is the same, is ok with filling the water buckets, but cannot bear it on her, not even keen on a watering can on the legs and is convinced that the fly spray (or conditioner sprray) is going to disolve her!