when you bring your horses in, do you hose their legs?

[the watcher]

On hairy-legged natives I never hose down, I do however hose fully clipped legs and then dry them afterwards

 

[amandaco2]

i think if the horse has lots of feather or a thick coat, hosing without drying can make them have wet legs for longer which could make mud fever more likely
if the legs are clipped or fine coated, hosing them off should be ok as they will dry pretty quickly
i wash their feet but not their legs unless they are covered in wet mud.(all got fairly fine coats)

 

[sevoflurane]

I do if he's gonna be ridden the next day, because he wears boots. I usually wash his feet because he wears over-reach boots in the field and they can rub if put on over muddy feet. Some days I just wipe it off with straw and brush in the morning. Today I scrubbed with hibbiscrub because they feel a bit rough so I think he has a little bit of mud fever. Tomorrow will plaster in baby oil before turnout

 

[Nickijem]

No, have never hosed the mud off. I let the mud dry overnight then only brush it off lightly if I'm riding but I leave it if he's just going out in the field again.
Jerry had mud-fever when I first had him on trial but has not suffered with it all since I have owned him.

 

[jenbleep]

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Thanks for asking this question Rachael - I always hose Bob's legs when he comes in, but I have been wondering whether I should do

I hose when I am riding so the legs are clean to put boots on, but if I dont intend to ride should I leave them muddy

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Same here! I was going to post this topic so I'm glad someone else did

I normally hose legs then put her in the stable. If she is coming in just for dinner I don't do anything

But I suppose it's one of those things that is neither right or wrong - you just do whats right for your horse

 

[jcberry]

yep and dry them so boots are on dry legs, how can you leave a horse with coldddddd wet leggies?!