How do you clean your brushes?

[donovan10]

Trying to have a freshen up of my grooming kit, how do people clean their brushes?

 

[AFB]

I chuck them in the washing machine and then go out so I don't have to listen to them banging around in there!

 

[awelshandawarmblood]

I hose mine with fairy liquid & leave to dry. I did see some brave person had put hers in the dishwasher at home & they came out beautifully! But I don't have a death wish lol!!

 

[milliepops]

the plastic ones get a bucket of soapy water.
My fave body brush is horsehair and wooden backed so I occasionally shampoo that but tbh a good curry comb gets that pretty clean.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

In a bucket of hot water and some sort of soap.

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

Slosh around in bucket of hot soapy water..rinse and leave to dry.

 

[Nicnac]

Bucket of hot water with about 20 drops each of tea tree oil and lavender oil. Leave to soak then give a bit of a scrub with my hands, leave outside bristles down on a flat surface to dry.

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

YOU CAN CLEAN THEM ???????

 

[cold_feet]

(Very) Occasionally slosh around in a bucket of cold water.

 

[ihatework]

YOU CAN CLEAN THEM ???????

Of course! Not much good prepping a horse with a dirty brush. Anything used just to knock off mud doesn’t get cleaned that much but the nice brushes used to finish off - warm soapy water and regular curry comb.

 

[Steerpike]

My plastic ones go in the dishwasher

 

[HashRouge]

Washing machine. Never even occurred to me that you could do this until I started working as an SJ groom. They come up spotless

 

[cobgoblin]

In a bucket of water with a squirt of horse shampoo.

 

[windand rain]

I have a few old ones with wooden backs so I tend to stand them bristles down in a bowl of warm water and washing soda. Couldnt be doing with all the hair in the washing machine

 

[chaps89]

Washing machine for plastic ones, in with a horsey wash when it goes on.
Bucket of warm water with some lavender shampoo for the wooden backed ones, rinsed after.

 

[Ben2684]

I hose mine with fairy liquid & leave to dry. I did see some brave person had put hers in the dishwasher at home & they came out beautifully! But I don't have a death wish lol!!

I did this, they came out lovely but i nearly got divorced!!!!

 

[NLPM]

In a bag in the washing machine - less noise, no hair. I wash a lot of horse stuff regularly so have a few of the 'proper' zip up bags for saddlecloths etc., but to be honest for small things like brushes an old pillowcase would do the trick.

 

[Gloi]

Bang them on the wall

 

[popcorn1]

I don't, but then I'm not one for brushing the horses other than where the tack goes quickly.

 

[donovan10]

Thanks everyone, in the end I put them in a pillowcase and in the washing machine! No hair, nice clean brushes!!

 

[poiuytrewq]

I chuck them in the washing machine and then go out so I don't have to listen to them banging around in there!

This

 

[mini_b]

Washing machine. Never even occurred to me that you could do this until I started working as an SJ groom. They come up spotless

which brushes do you put in the washing machine? I really want to do this but worried it will kill my haas ones

 

[eggs]

I put all my brushes in the washing machine - usually in a duvet cover. These include leather and wooden backed ones. Never had a problem.

 

[GinaGeo]

My haas ones have been through the dishwasher on occasions when there isn’t anybody home to witness it ?

Other than that hot soapy water and curry comb.

 

[silv]

I use my dishwasher for all but the leather backed body brush, i'ts also great for bits and stirrups. I do live alone however!

 

[tallyho!]

Once a year after winter is over. Hot water n soap in a bucket and curry comb. Amazing what comes out! ?

these days anyway when I was showing regularly it was more than that.

 

[mini_b]

I use my dishwasher for all but the leather backed body brush, i'ts also great for bits and stirrups. I do live alone however!

dishwasher for bits is a game changer

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Cold hose and hibiscrub. There is a great wall at work for scrubbing them on to really get a good deep clean on them!

 

[Fransurrey]

I use horse medicated shampoo regularly on my SI pony. I just use that and leave the brushes to soak in the bucket, rinsing them off after.

 

[Spotherisk]

I used to use an old fork to work the hair out of fine haired brushes ie body brushes.