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they also make a DRY shampoo...still a lot of work....and it is ok, to curry 
and ride....Cora

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Klenk" <kramspott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "RIDECAMP" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:17 AM
Subject: [RC] de- "mudding" horses


> Sorry if this has been discussed recently.  I know folks talked about 
> different grooming vacuums for their horses and it sounded like a plain 
> old shop vac was what folks used.
> Are there any other recommendations for getting all this dried mud off of 
> the horses during these cooler winter months?  I can curry/brush for half 
> an hour at least, they still look filthy and within 10 minutes they've 
> rolled again anyway.  I can't even imagine getting a shop vac next to 
> them.  Do they really not mind the noise?  I did read an article about 
> just washing with horse shampoo and water a small area and then drying it 
> (towels and blow dryer) and then moving to a different area, does anyone 
> do that?  Obviously you'd go through a lot of towels that way!!
>
> Maybe a better question is this,  what is the worst that could happen if I 
> rode after only doing a basic curry/brush job on the areas where the 
> saddle goes?  With the long hair they would get sweaty so it would be 
> sweaty and I guess slightly muddy by the time we finished.  If I then 
> brush that off could they still get any kind of nasty skin condition or 
> could the grit and grime actually hurt the skin?
>
> Kathy   SE
>
> Barbara McCrary wrote:
> > I have used Show Sheen successfully for years.  I spray it on the knots 
> > and tangles, saturate, wait a few minutes, then carefully untangle with a 
> > hoof pick.  There is another product I've used lately, Vitreol, or a name 
> > something like it.  It also works well.  I have enormous patience for 
> > doing jobs like untangling horses' knotted manes, so I just plow my way 
> > through it.  If left to my husband, he would just cut off the mane.  No, 
> > no, no!
> > Right now, our two greys are mudballs with overgrown bridle paths and 
> > knotted manes and tails.  No use even trying to do anything yet...not 
> > until it stops raining and dries up.  Jess was enjoying this morning's 
> > brief sun by lying flat on his side in the driest part of the mud.  Yuck!
> >  Barbara
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson <mailto:cest.mon.virage@xxxxxxxxx>
> >     *To:* Beth Walker <mailto:bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
> >     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:58 PM
> >     *Subject:* Re: [RC] [RC] Mane detanglers
> >
> >     I use good ole Mane and Tail.  If there are serious tangles,
> >     twist, and curls I use mineral oil.
> >     On 1/29/08, *Beth Walker* <bwalker2@xxxxxxx
> >     <mailto:bwalker2@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >         ARRGH !
> >
> >         I haven't even gotten that far.  Caisson's tail is full of mud
> >         from
> >         lying down -- and there is no way I'm going to try giving him
> >         a bath
> >         in this weather.  This horse shivers in summer when there is a
> >         breeze
> >         blowing.  Besides - his corral is still full of mud, so it
> >         would be a
> >         total waste of effort.   (so - I will be showing up at the
> >         Bar-H ride
> >         with a not-so-clean horse, wearing absolutely filthy
> >         blankets...  At
> >         least I have a nice, new, clean cooler for presenting him at
> >         the vet
> >         checks... )
> >
> >         But -- when I'm not dealing with mud-clumps, I use Cowboy Magic.
>
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