[Cara]

any tips for removing that hard, caked on mud? Ya know, the kind that gets all thick and nasty as well as hangs from your horses belly? lol

Any tips would be great! I've been trying to use a metal curry comb,

but i'm not getting too far...any suggestions?

[Friesiangirl]

water might help, then wipe it off? i really don't know, haven't been bothered with this problem

[Jennygirl011]

To tell you the truth water might make it worse..well maybe not ..you could give the horse a bath. Just keep on using the curry comb lol ..

[Cara]

Its so cold and rainy over here, so i don't really want to give a bath, ya know? Drurring the day it gets to be between 40 and 55 degrees, is that too cold to give a bath? We don't have heated water and i don't have a cooler either. Would it be a bad idea to give a bath? As long as I dry him off with towels?

I'm thinking just to get all the mud off initially (i wasn't out there for about 4 days) I could give him a bath, and then just not let it get as bad as it's gotten, would this be an ok idea?

[honeydoozy]

if it's *dried* mud... (not gloppy thick, just brown and stiff) ...the kind that mats all the hair down, then I use the ol' grooming block. Especially on parts of my horse that are particularly ticklish. I can go as slow and gentle as I need to, and still get results.

There's no WAY he'd let me get near some spots with the kind of effort a brush would require to break up the mud and get it off.

A warm washcloth can get super sensitive spots.

[NeighNeigh]

Cara, I'm in CA, too, and Stetson LOVES to find mud puddles. I just use either a little hose water just on the mud (not a whole bath) or a wet washcloth to spot clean. Once he's clean(er!) I use a sweatscraper and a towel. Then I either blanket him (waterproof if raining) or put a cotton sheet on him (if not raining) to make my next cleanup easier. Yep, I do a LOT of horse laundry.

[MyY0Y0]

Ahh, one reason I loooove blanketing in the winter, lol.

What I do to mud...curry, brush, spray, brush, spray, brush. Usually all gone! You could use that metal curry to curry most of it up so you can just brush it off, then go over with a hard brush, then for that dust that stays on the skin, try some Miracle Groom or Eqyss brand sprays, they're great.

Good luck!

[Cara]

my yoyo - what are you spraying with? water?

[Tony The Pony]

ive found that a shedding blade works wonders on caked on mud, if its dry of course.

[LuckyAshley]

Originally Posted by honeydoozy

if it's *dried* mud... (not gloppy thick, just brown and stiff) ...the kind that mats all the hair down, then I use the ol' grooming block. Especially on parts of my horse that are particularly ticklish. I can go as slow and gentle as I need to, and still get results.

There's no WAY he'd let me get near some spots with the kind of effort a brush would require to break up the mud and get it off.

A warm washcloth can get super sensitive spots.

I agree, those grooming blocks rock!!!!!!!!!!!!