How do I clean my saddlepads

[horses for life]

I don't know what is the best way to clean my saddlepads

Can you give me some advice on how to clean saddlepads

 

[spacefaer]

Mine go in the washing machine.....

 

[Goldenstar]

I wash mine in the washer I brush the worst of the hair off first .
I have two washers one clean and one for dirty stuff .

 

[FlyingCircus]

You hoover them, then wait for your husband to go out before putting them in the washing machine..!

 

[Goldenstar]

You hoover them, then wait for your husband to go out before putting them in the washing machine..!

It was husband related trauma that ended up in the two washer solution.

 

[horses for life]

You hoover them, then wait for your husband to go out before putting them in the washing machine..!

Thanks for the advice

 

[Barton Bounty]

I brush the underside with a dandy brush and then the washing machine, or in the bath!

 

[Equi]

Buy a new one.

 

[Pinkvboots]

Get worst of hair off then put in a laundry bag and put in the washing machine, the laundry bags are brilliant as it stops and hair and dirt from getting in the machine, I wash all the horse and dog stuff in them but washing machine stays clean and hair free.

 

[MuddyMonster]

Washing machine in a laundry bag. Ideally when OH is out but sometimes you just have to do it anyway

 

[ecb89]

Washing machine and change them regularly so they never get that dirty.

 

[Birker2020]

You can get a laundry bag to pop horsey stuff in. When I lived at home Dad kept finding horse hair in his smalls! Oops

 

[Pippity]

Buy a new one.

Tragically, this does appear to be my solution. The (related) alternative is, "Have so many that they don't get used often enough to get dirty."

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I don't know what is the best way to clean my saddlepads

Can you give me some advice on how to clean saddlepads

I put them on my metal clothes rail, squirt washing liquid on, use a light brush then hoes them clean and leave in sun, lightweight ones i put on a low wash in machine.

Hair I just brush off with a brush

 

[phizz4]

Our yard owner has a commercial washing machine for washing rugs, ours go in there.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I brush and wash. Any tips on getting white ones white again though would be gratefully received?

 

[dominobrown]

Pop them in washer bag when OH is at work.
Remove as many hair a possible beforehand, magic brush works well.

white Lemieux saddle cloths are the bane of my life. Soak is a bucket with vanish powder/ stain remover stuff, then wash with more stain remover stuff on whites setting in washing machine. Leave to dry in direct bright sunlight that also bleaches stuff has been my method so far. Easier suggestions welcome, though it works (ish).

 

[JBM]

Get one of those orange wash bags throw the saddle pads in there then throw in the washing machine 100/10

 

[Cowpony]

Just make sure you run a machine clean cycle after you've washed them, and clean out the filter before husband comes home

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Mine go in the washing machine.....

Mine to.. when hubby is out. It’s like a rush to wash everything, then tub clean before he gets back

 

[cold_feet]

if you don’t have access to a washing machine, hang over a fence and spray with a hose.

 

[Boulty]

My honest answer is I pay a rug cleaning company to do it! I save them up so I have a decent amount to send and then get them collected. They come back sparkly clean & hair free & I get to feel justified in having about 20 saddle pads! The exception to this is ones that I keep for best that get washed every use so are less hairy and mucky. Those get brushed with a rubber dehairing brush & shoved in an orange wash bag then ideally hung out to dry.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Washing machine with one of those pet hair sticky things I also add some washing up liquid to the drawer for the sweat/grease helps with the drain not clogging

 

[Gloi]

Buy dirt coloured ones.

 

[Widgeon]

You hoover them, then wait for your husband to go out before putting them in the washing machine..!

Absolutely. And remember not to put his pants in the same wash or it'll take you ages to cover that one up.

 

[Widgeon]

Get one of those orange wash bags throw the saddle pads in there then throw in the washing machine 100/10

What washer bag do you use? Jokes about hairy pants aside, I really do need something that will be heavy duty enough to stand up to washing girths, nummnahs, etc inside it.

 

[MuddyMonster]

What washer bag do you use? Jokes about hairy pants aside, I really do need something that will be heavy duty enough to stand up to washing girths, nummnahs, etc inside it.

I bought mine at a show but am 99.9% certain it is the same as this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Horsewear-Laundry-Washing-Numnahs-Boots/dp/B006JRDCJY

 

[Kaylum]

The wash bags you need to have plenty of space in the or the stuff inside just gets squashed and it doesn't wash properly. I don't like them to be honest. I dehair and then bucket wash. Then machine wash without the bag, using powder. Powder washes so much better than tablets. I find anyway.

For white ones add a dishwasher tablet as well.

 

[MiLeTa]

Brush off as much of the hair and dirt as I can, then stick them through the washing machine in one of these

https://www.viovet.co.uk/Moorland-R...599/?sct_t=1682875777&sct_q=wash+bags&sct_r=1

I do have to remember to take the pad out of the bag outside, or at certain times of year I end up with all the hair that has come off the pad all over the kitchen floor

 

[Velcrobum]

What washer bag do you use? Jokes about hairy pants aside, I really do need something that will be heavy duty enough to stand up to washing girths, nummnahs, etc inside it.

I use old pillow cases, twist the opening and use a heavy duty elastic band wound round numerous times to seal. Royal mail keeps me supplied with lots and lots of them!!!