Ridecamp: [RC] grooming and the coming cold weather - what's the best way to wash

I went for a ride last night and found I'd better wait for the new saddle.
After the ride, I realized my horse needed a bath.  I washed him like normal
(spray with cold water to remove sweat and dirt, and vinegar rinse with
hot/warm water).  It dawned on me as the temperature dropped that this would
probably be the last bath till spring.  Then I wondered "what tricks am I
missing?"

So, what advice does anyone or everyone have?  How do you bathe a horse when
you don't have a hot running water or a wash stall, just hoses, electricity,
buckets, and water heaters?  Is there a way to "dry wash" a horse?  What
about if you want to conserve water or avoid a mess?  How do you dry the
horse afterwards so that the horse can go back out?  How dry do they have to
be?

Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.  I've looked through the
books I have, and they don't really cover this.  I can read about problem
horses, bad saddles, but I didn't see much, if anything, for "grooming your
horse in bad weather."

Charles



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