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Post by Bathing crazy on Nov 7, 2014 22:45:11 GMT
Hello guys,
How do you all bath in the winter?? Mainly black pony, I tend to find the next day he always looks fluffy and the shine within that I get from gernal brushing seems to disappear an he turns from a lovely shiney flat haired pony to some big black hairy monster!!
Do you all use warm water?! Or pig oil?! Full bath or a hot rag over??
Then what rug?!
Please help?! Xxx
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Post by chestnutandfourwhites on Nov 7, 2014 23:10:42 GMT
Why do you want to bath?
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Post by bubbles1822 on Nov 7, 2014 23:21:10 GMT
Usually I bath the mane and tail in hot water! Then if they aren't too bad hot cloth their body. If they are wash fully then use blackest and duvets under the rug changing after the 1st hour and then 3hours later put on hood and fleece and stable rug and check they are warm later on! Usually bath mid morning-lunch so they have all day!
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Post by fanfarefan on Nov 8, 2014 10:29:37 GMT
NO never bath in the winter , if i were going to show then the judge would just have to accept the animal as it was , even in the summer we always bath with hot water
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Post by oldschooler on Nov 8, 2014 16:01:49 GMT
NO never bath in the winter , if i were going to show then the judge would just have to accept the animal as it was , even in the summer we always bath with hot water I'm with you. Recently took my traditional to the dressage, no bath beforehand, not even his mane and tail. He is out during the day so needs the grease. If a pony is rugged should not need a bath, especially if clipped. If not rugged needs the grease in his coat to waterproof and keep warm. Also agree that you should bath with warm water - and rinse with warm water. Cannot understand people using freezing cold water. Have seen horses almost fall down with the shock to their muscles. Suspect the method is chosen as it is easier to use a hosepipe, carting warm water is heavy.
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Post by comanchediva on Nov 8, 2014 19:16:48 GMT
I bathed my Fell yearling for a show last weekend. We have to cart the hot water in barrels and it doesn't stay warm for long. He had a full bath then rugged with a fresh rug once he was dry. Thats his last show til next spring and it hasn't done him any harm but to be fair it was a lot warmer last weekend then it is now. The clipped 4 year old had his tail and feathers washed and a hot sponge over the rest of him. No more bathing (or showing) til it's much warmer
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Post by rubyshoes1 on Nov 8, 2014 19:18:22 GMT
Would never bath a horse with winter coat, would only bath a clipped horse with warm water and heat lamps for quick drying in winter.
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Post by gilbertgrape on Nov 9, 2014 0:09:43 GMT
Never bath a pony in winter just for a show.Do your best to have them clean and neat but an unclipped horse would never dry.Also the air is very chilly . Someone has blogged that she hosed her pony down today with cold water for a show. In November?? Wonder it didn't leave home!!
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Post by orangetails on Nov 9, 2014 8:06:22 GMT
I also wouldn't bath in winter - but hot clothing is useful. If done correctly the coat should hardly get wet, so no worries about them getting a chill or taking ages to dry off. Not something I'd do with an unclipped pony living out without a rug as they NEED the grease in their coats for waterproofing - but for a rugged/stabled horse it really does help lift the dirt from the coat. I hot-cloth the insides of my rugs periodically too, to remove the grease build up in the lining!
One other point worth mentioning is to regularly clean grooming tools! The amount of dirt/grease that builds up on them especially in winter means within days you're just brushing dirt back on to the pony, no matter how well you groom (I give mine a thorough groom every evening when I bring them in and change rugs for the night) I soak mine for a short time in a bucket of hot water with a few drops of lavender oil - you can tell it's effective because you get a real 'scum' on the top of the water - yuk! I do it on a sunny day, the back bit of our yard is quite a sun trap, and I leave the brushes bristles down on a towel in the sun for the day to dry.
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Post by sarahp on Nov 9, 2014 11:03:14 GMT
I always used to hot cloth foals for foal shows, any riddens would have been clipped anyway.
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Post by nici on Nov 10, 2014 9:17:14 GMT
Hate bathing in winter, but if it was really essential I have a couple of friends who have hot showers, so would go to one of them. The hunting pony gets white socks and tail washed every Saturday, and if it's been a particularly muddy hunt she gets another sock and tail wash on her return on Sunday afternoon, as her field isn't particularly muddy. Thank goodness she's chestnut so a good brush over with a dandy brush deals with the rest of the mud - mainly on her legs. She only has a bib and belly clip as she lives out, but is rugged up.
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Post by sundance20 on Nov 10, 2014 10:31:39 GMT
I wiped over with hot/warm water my unclipped ponies dirty patches on Saturday, and had a warm water leg and tail scrub Just lightly rugged him the week before to keep the dirt off because he's grey Added a picture, I don't think he looked too bad! Attachments:
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Post by titch on Nov 10, 2014 15:52:39 GMT
Sundance20 he looks great.
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Post by gillwales on Nov 10, 2014 16:39:55 GMT
Never bath outside in cold weather, if you need to bath then use hot water and rug up well afterwards in a wicking rug. I would do this with my show animals in the new year to help kick-start shedding the winter woollies. Regular grooming and a damp stable cloth should produce good results, remember to use clean brushes.
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Post by justliloldme on Nov 20, 2014 20:05:59 GMT
showerking and a thermatex rug and wraps x
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Post by welshvali on Nov 20, 2014 20:36:57 GMT
i put all my grooming brushes in the washing machine every now and again , brings them out like new ,
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