How often do you wash your bit?

[3Beasties]

As title!

I wash mine after every ride as I find it easier then scraping the dried on gunk of every so often, it's also nicer for the horse IMO. So what do you do?

 

[katie_and_toto]

After every ride

 

[AmyMay]

Yep, straight from the horses mouth in to a bucket of water. Every time.

 

[MrMeldrew]

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Yep, straight from the horses mouth in to a bucket of water. Every time.

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same

 

[sea_view]

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Yep, straight from the horses mouth in to a bucket of water. Every time.

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Ditto

 

[lauraandjack]

I say I wash it after every ride, this generally involves dunking it in Jack's water bucket though!

 

[Butterbean]

After every ride. Hate it when people put the bridle away without washing the bit.

 

[soph21]

*coughs*













When I clean bridle

BUT,.............. I do clean them a couple of times a month!??!!!

 

[Persephone]

Straight in the water bucket lol.

I dishwasher it when I clean my tack too.

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

You know when I first read the title I thought it said how often do you wash your bits wasn't until clicked in then I realised horse's bit

 

[Abbeygale]

I dunk the bit in the water bucket straight away - then it gets a good soak in hot hot water and scrubbed when I clean the bridle.

Hate dirty bits with a passion

 

[Eventer96]

After every ride, every time!

so much easier to clean then ink:

 

[Annette4]

I always did mine after every ride and if I still do when I'm riding someone elses.

 

[qwertyuiop]

Rinse it every time, scrub it off every week.

 

[connie1288]

Daily, when the tack gets cleaned, but not after every horse.
Personally, a pet hate, as much as having a dirty bit, is dunking it in a bucket if it means your bridle will get wet, which i try to avoid.

 

[benji12]

After every ride

 

[Ladylina83]

quick rise under the tap - I've had the same bit for 5 years !! a loose ring sweet iron with a copper lozzenge that I got for a tenner at HOYs ! she loves it !

 

[Chico Mio]

What's a bit?

I used to wash MoM's bit every time - in fact I was a bit ticked off today as we went to ride at friend's place, where MoM is retired to, and they had ridden her yesterday and just hung the bridle up with the bit all covered in chewed grass. She was being ridden again today so I made an obvious show of 'tutting' and washing the bit in the water trough!

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

every time! would you like to eat your breakfast cereal with yesterdays dried out and stuck to edge of bowl?

 

[soph21]

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every time! would you like to eat your breakfast cereal with yesterdays dried out and stuck to edge of bowl?

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When I cant be bothered to do the dishes

 

[faerie666]

After every ride.

I also wipe my bridle over with saddle soap, and clean my girth every time I use them. *polishes halo*

 

[Gorgeous George]

I do it every time I ride and I just wipe it over with a baby wipe.

 

[Puppy]

After every ride.

Horse_Crazy2 - please could you make your sig pictures smaller, they currently are rather high, and are taking up two lines. Thanks

 

[Daffodil]

After every ride!

 

[Annagain]

I wipe it with a baby wipe as well.

 

[MagicMelon]

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every time! would you like to eat your breakfast cereal with yesterdays dried out and stuck to edge of bowl?

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My mum did something like this to teach me to do it!! I got my first pony as a 9yo and was useless at remembering to wash the bit after each ride which she thought was horrid. One day she gave me supper along with a fork which had dried on food from days ago - it was so gross. I have washed the bit daily every since...!!

 

[AmyMay]

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After every ride.

I also wipe my bridle over with saddle soap, and clean my girth every time I use them. *polishes halo*

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I use either a leather or a Wintec girth - and ditto. Get's cleaned every time I ride (as does the numnah.

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[PapaFrita]

I rinse it after every ride, but give it a really good clean when I clean the bridle, which is only about once a month

 

[SunSmile]

I used to wash the bit after every ride, but i have to confess to getting rather lazy recently

In my defence tho my pony is never allowed to eat with her bit in (huge pet hate!) and rarely has left over food in her mouth to transfer to bit so the only gunck is salvia stuff build up, which yes i know is still icky!

I do scrub it when it gets really guncky and always put it thru the dishwasher when i clean my tack

 

[Spyda]

I always rinse my bits after using them.

I hate seeing skanky bits hanging in the tackroom with bits of dried gunk on them. Eugh, those poor horses.