Leg washing suggestions

[Paint Me Proud]

Yard have (quite rightly) said no washing hoses legs off on the yard due to colder weather and risk of freezing.

However, as we dont have a wash point that isnt on the yard do you have any tips for getting all the mud off legs other than leaving it to dry and brushing it off?

 

[Shavings]

fill a small feed bucket with some water and get your horse to stand with his hoof in it then just rinse the leg using water from the bucket, its not the best way but stops water being wasted and stops it going on to the floor were it will freeze.
other wise all i can think of is the leaving it to dry and brush of way sorry!

 

[brown tack]

I'm a leave to dry kinder girl anyways, only wash every few weeks don't like washing them, and doing this I've never had any issues with mud fever.

One yard I was on used to put down straw "mat" and wash winter on there using a bucket, then sweep it all up every few days. It worked ok but did look a mess and the ones using it weren't good at clearing in away, there was always a race to get to it first so that they didn't ave do it.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

No help here but we dont wash legs anymore mud messes -yard blocks drain- chaps horses legs- causes mud fever.



leave to dry brush off,


buy some of the leg wraps so mud drys quicker

 

[Archiepoo]

Hi i get my sportabac turnout boots on my tb when its muddy and you dont have dirty legs to deal with when they come in ,they keep the legs warm and mud free and then i rub the outer of the boots with paper towels and hang up to dry to put back on in the morning.

 

[countrychick]

Your yard should consider an Anivac cleaning system, you can wash your horses all year round, warm water and you do not need a wash down area, just use you stable, no mess. They are great.

 

[AmyMay]

Put baby oil on the horses legs.

Mud will have vanished by the morning.

 

[Kat]

Why are you washing them?

Much better to leave to dry and brush off. Frequent washing of legs is not good for the horse and can make them more prone to mud fever.

Using baby oil, or coat sheen spray on the legs when they are clean will help stop so much mud sticking to them and make it easier to brush out the next day.

 

[thatsmygirl]

I pig oil my horses legs so mud just slips off but I won't wash down anyway and think it helps mud fever set up home.

 

[vicksey]

I try to keep my hairy cobs legs as dry as possible and not hose due to a bit of mud fever, I tend to leave the mud to dry and brush off and then use baby wipes and put cream on. I wash them about once a week properly and keep them clipped all year round.

 

[Zimzim]

I just get a dry towel and use that to get mud/wet off my horses legs. Gets the majority off, and then once some of it dries I just brush the rest off.

 

[Leg_end]

Use some old haylage.. It's great a removing mud

 

[Damnation]

*peeks in...*

I always waited for legs to dry then brush mud off... well.. the little bugger now has mud fever on 3 legs

I would personally just get a bucket of water and get the horse to stand in it.. of turn out in boots, then just rise the boots off in the water bucket