Re: Dirty Saddle Blankets

["Slagle" <rslagle@baldcom.net>]

    I've found the simplest way to wash my saddle pads is to throw them in the washing machine and use horse shampoo. Since it's made specifically for horses, I don't worry about any possible  soap residue irritating their backs. I use a pH balanced, natural ingredients shampoo and also double rinse with about a cup of white vinegar in the final cycle. I wash all my horse clothes this way, including my Toklat woolback pads (cold water for those). Everything gets air dried, then all the "fuzzy" pads get a brush out with a small wire dog brush....they end up  looking great!