Everyday? NO! Soap robs the coat of it's natural shine & oils. If the horse is sweaty, you can rinse them but no soap is needed. For me, the only time I bathe a horse is if there is a show the next day, other than that, besides rinsing the sweat, they are not bathed.
Before shows, or if she's just dripping sweat, then we have a super long "bath time" lol
I've heard somewhere, no idea where, but that rinsing your horse too often is bad for their skin.
I can understand if they don't dry, but I usually rinse her off then let her roll around in the dust and stay out in her field.
Before shows, or if she's just dripping sweat, then we have a super long "bath time" lol
I've heard somewhere, no idea where, but that rinsing your horse too often is bad for their skin. I can understand if they don't dry, but I usually rinse her off then let her roll around in the dust and stay out in her field.
Sweat would be worse, the salt dulls the coat. Water isn't going to hurt skin, if its does, I really am interested in how? Anyways, letting a horse roll after a rinse is like heaven to them, at least every horse I have ever seen. Probably the reason why they all do it!
I don't show but I do bathe as needed. That would be when one of the piggies decide that they should get filthy and some brushing and elbow grease won't cut it. Or when we go out(trail rides) or have someone come over that I wouldn't want to see my horses dirty.
I do rinse my horses when they are sweaty, but I use a sweat scraper afterwards so they aren't soaked. That is only in the summer or spring though, in the winter if they are sweaty I throw a cooler sheet on them and then brush them well afterwards because our well water is COLD in the winter.
A full bath is definitely not needed every day; it strips the natural oils from their coat and will actually make their coat look really dull. I rinse them off when it warms up and they get really sweaty, probably bathe them twice a month in warm weather unless there's a show or they manage to get absolutely filthy.
oh goodness no! besides the fact (as stated) that it rips the horses coat of its naturally produced oils, if i bathed my horse everyday i would be out till midnight haha!
especially since here in N.c. the winters are brutally cold, so there is virtually not rinsing or bathing right now (which bugs me because she is always dirty).
i as well only bath my horse before a show, or on a hot summer day just to pass time and give your horse that amazing smell
if a dirty horse REALLLY does bug you though, try spraying your horse with a coat spray, waiting maybe 30 seconds, then brushing through it with a dandy brush. that has helped me get my horse squeaky clean (water free) for a while now
I don't show (yet!) but I bathe my mare three or four times a year. And her tail and mane get washed probably six times or so. (She has an over two foot long mane and her tail drags the ground now, so when they when they get too filthy I wash them but not the rest of her.) I also hose her down with no soap when it's really hot, and she LOVES it.
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