How clean is clean enough?

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We have the horse chiro coming tomorrow and Ive just pulled the two horses in from the field, they're covered in thick mud.:( Have knocked the worst off.

How clean do you think they need to be to be presented for treatment at 11.00am? :o
 
I didn't even attempt to clean my horse for today when he saw the physio and I wasn't told he looked a mess. Just brush again tomorrow to get as much off as possible its not a competition.
 
I personally couldn't present a dirty horse for treatment. I too have physio tomorrow. My horse will be spotless :)
But not everyone is OCD like me
 
Just get as much off as possible, no point worrying about it now :) mine are always clean for appointments but they're all in at night so that makes it a lot easier. As long as they're dry I'm sure it'll be fine.
 
So long as they are as clean as you can get them and dry it will be fine. They dont like to work on them if they are wet or cold as it affects the muscle tone, but I've never had gone complain about a dry, mud free but grubby horse :)
 
when she came in the summer, with the temperature in the 20s, I was happy to give the neds a bath, but I don't really want to strip the oils out of their coats when I want them back in the field tomorrow afternoon.
 
Gosh, I wouldn't bath - just get the worst of the mud off. That's all I do for physiotherapy/chiropractor appointments and neither has commented :)
 
I groomed one properly - body brush, cactus cloth, mane detangler. Didn't do much below her knees. Clean but not showing sparkly.
The other was dirty like an old doormat, so I lathered him up in his stable and then took him outside for a hose down. He then had a fleece on with hay thatch under it to allow him to dry off. He's on linseed so came out looking really shiny ;)
Thanks for the advice, peeps.
 
The phsycio is not judging the horses cleanliness, he is looking at its back. As long as he has a clear surface as in the mud is not interfering with the tools/hands, don't panic.
 
equi said:
The phsycio is not judging the horses cleanliness, he is looking at its back. As long as he has a clear surface as in the mud is not interfering with the tools/hands, don't panic.
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It's ok, I'm not panicking. :). I'm not on a yard and I'm interested in other peoples PoV. If I had enough time they would be immaculate, and I certainly wouldn't like to have to rub my hands over a horribly greasy horse, so the target is somewhere between the two extremes.
I skip out the stable when the chiro arrives so it doesn't stink, and offer tea or coffee too
 
Not being judged for cleanliness, dry and mud brushed off should be adequate. To bath in this weather and turn back out would definitely be a big no for me. Comfort of the horse comes before what a person treating him may think of a dusty horse and that's all he will be after a good brush. I am sure they see dusty horses or worse all the time.
 
Digger66 said:
It's ok, I'm not panicking. :). I'm not on a yard and I'm interested in other peoples PoV. If I had enough time they would be immaculate, and I certainly wouldn't like to have to rub my hands over a horribly greasy horse, so the target is somewhere between the two extremes.
I skip out the stable when the chiro arrives so it doesn't stink, and offer tea or coffee too
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Jeez, can i come work for you? haha! My chiro and i have a bit of a funny texting relationship and he once text saying "i expect tea and biscuits to be waiting for me" so silly me actually gets them ready at yard, and buggar laughs at me hysterically and doesn't take them!!
 
My farrier prefers them dirty as he hate getting wet hands so if they are muddy but dry I leave them well alone but if wet try to dry off with thermatex boots not always possible if its raining when he comes as they live out 24/7 with no stables available. If very wet I bandage their legs so at least his hands stay dry
 
Micropony said:
Me neither, but then I am the sort of idiot that grooms him for a farrier appointment...
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Is this not normal??:eek::eek: We box to our farrier, so Jay is done up like he is going to a party. I don't wash legs though, the farrier likes them dry, obviously, but he will be clean and hot clothed if his socks are grubby, then booted for the journey.

Dubsie said:
I'd groom them as best as I could, then hot cloth the dust/remnants of the mud off.
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This is what I would do. Also have a clean treatment area under cover, and tea and toast (as the stable is outside the kitchen door, and we rarely have biscuits!).
 
Just knock as much of the mud off as you can. Not much you can do about dirt and dust in the coat if they are hairy though (for those of you saying hot cloth, that will only take the surface dirt off) and I'm sure the physio won't think it's the end of the world. The main thing is for the horses to be dry :)
 
Remove the mud - nothing more - I'm sure the chiro would not expect anything more. I try to have dry horses for the farrier to work on, they get muddy legs washed (Hosed, mud rinsed out) then allowed to dry as the mud dulls the rasp.
 
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