To bath or not to bath??.

[rema]

Evening all.I have a show on sunday and have a grey and a coloured to "try" and get clean.But as it is a tad chilly still i am umming and arhing over to whether or not to bath the pair of them!.Would you bath them or do you have any better ideas??.

 

[JM07]

my coloured has had 3 baths over the winter..

i just do it as quickly as poss, rub furiously with towels then wrap him up in a wicking rug, and a thermatex on top.

 

[sallypops]

i'm so fussy about bathing, i don't do it till the weathers warmer, but then again i don't do showing..... so its up to u really

 

[claireross]

I use warm water in buckets and do it step by step and keep the rest covered with a rug. I personally wouldn't go near them with a hose, but know many people do.

 

[rema]

Thanks JM07.I will add some hot water to try and take the chill off it abit.Serves us right for having these light coloured beasts.

 

[air78]

I would bath, with warm water, then get them moving i.e. horse walker/ loose school whilst wearing a thermatex or similar

 

[rema]

It is their first bath since well last summer but the pair of them are complete mud monsters.i have already done their tails.In know what you mean though.

 

[JM07]

blimey, dont tell the equine JM about "warm" water...he'll be moving in with you!!!!!

 

[rema]

A walk up the lane will have to do then as no school or horse walker.

 

[rema]

Good plan.Lots of warm water and a mad dash.

 

[rema]

Cruel mummy!!.

 

[Natch]

I don't think you have a choice apart from to not go if you don't bath! As others have said, warm buckets of water, vigorous town down and rug and keep walking. lane is fine, thats what we do

you'd just have to do legs again the morning of the show.

So early for showing - where is it? good luck!

 

[rema]

It is the local trec group indoor show.They have been running a winter series points shows.

 

[Tiffany]

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Evening all.I have a show on sunday and have a grey and a coloured to "try" and get clean.But as it is a tad chilly still i am umming and arhing over to whether or not to bath the pair of them!.Would you bath them or do you have any better ideas??.

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I can't get away with not bathing my grey mare cos she rolls in poo and mud so in winter it's warm water in buckets and I just spot wash.

 

[Damnation]

You can always get stain remover? thats what my friend does with her grey before dressage, washes her tail and legs and then stain removes her

 

[henryhorn]

I always used to fill two buckets tot he top with hot water and have several of cold water handy. I used a mix of both to wet and lather being as quick as I could, then repeated the same to rinse.
If you have a wicking rug (comfort zone are fantastic for this) use that , or a quick tip is lie a couple of bath towels under the rug for fifteen mins so they absorb most of the moisture, then remove and add a dry rug.
We also have an infra red light bulb you can buy from the local ag merchants, that helps dry off in the warm.
I think bathing is fine provided you are quick and rug them well afterwards.

 

[lilym]

i've bathed mine!! just keep boiling plenty of kettles

i keep a wicking rug on standby and get it over and done with quickly, them rug up and onto a nice thick bed!! never had any probs with this.