The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: sabrina on March 27, 2012, 01:37:20 pm

Title: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: sabrina on March 27, 2012, 01:37:20 pm

Pitstop being grey never looks clean for any lenght of time. Due to all this lovely weather and still being in his  thick winter coat his hair was looking pretty matted. I use the dogs shedder to groom at this time of year as it is great for getting hair out. This morning I decided to give him a bath. Lucky for me he does enjoy a bath, no doubt by tomorrow he will have rolled in something horrible but for the momeant he looks lovely. last night I put on his harness and did a bit of long reining round the paddocks. he was such a good boy considering he has done nothing for more than a year. We did walk, trot, canter and rein back and he seem to enjoy himself. i am having an exercise carriage made by Hillam Carriage makers to get Rory and Pitstop driving. Pitstop did his back in a couple of years ago and its only in the past few months that he is now back to normal. he is a super Shetland, great with the grand children, worth his weight in gold as far as i am concerned. :horse:

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on March 27, 2012, 04:34:50 pm

It's amazing isnt it being able to bath them so early! Of course because it is so early you bath them and then they accelerate the shedding of the winter woollies all over you!

Mine had baths yesterday and today too! (could only face one a day)
Haflinger girly having a blonde moment
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o405/lachlanandmarcus/P1020809.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o405/lachlanandmarcus/P1020821.jpg)
Elderly hunter enjoying a wash and scrub
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o405/lachlanandmarcus/P1020787.jpg)

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: sabrina on March 28, 2012, 12:01:52 am

would love her lovely mane colour, took pitstop in this evening to find he had a dust bath. Gave me one of his knowing looks as if to say I should have know better.  ;D

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: Hellybee on April 11, 2012, 08:05:47 pm

i find it very therapautic getting out winter coats :D

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: ppd on May 18, 2012, 06:37:28 pm

I have just had a major grooming session with my shetland cross (using shedder) and turned the field white! Now have a lovely sleek looking pony. I also find grooming at this time of year theraputic, and anyone who does not have a shedder should get on, as they are the best!

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: sabrina on May 18, 2012, 07:39:31 pm

the birds round here are making the most of me grooming my bunch  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: ppd on May 18, 2012, 07:44:11 pm

Me too Sabrina
swallow's nests inside the field shelter are lined with feathers from hens and pony 'fluff' and interwoven with hay and hair from tails and manes - they are like a work of art!

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: HelenVF on May 19, 2012, 04:04:11 pm

Will have to get a shedder. I am frantically brushing Dusty (grey section a) to shift her winter coat! Lol

She seems to be constantly mucky as well and as I am/was an inexperienced owner when I got her, I was worried I wasn't looking after her correctly. Another daft question to my farrier lol :lol:

Helen

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: ppd on May 19, 2012, 05:26:37 pm

Helen - get a shedder!! they are about £4 and unlike a brush don't clog up so you can just keep going! and going!

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: sabrina on May 19, 2012, 07:30:59 pm

A shedder makes the job so easy  ;D

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: HelenVF on May 20, 2012, 07:26:34 am

Off to google..

Thanks :D

Helen

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: Hellybee on May 20, 2012, 10:36:23 am

my weapons of  choice are shedding blade, furminator and also good ol plastic curry comb :D

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: Hellybee on May 20, 2012, 11:59:37 am

For Helen :)   Sorry to butt in Sabrina  ;D :bouquet:
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/360445201384?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla (http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/360445201384?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla)
;)
Rubber glove cheapest method of all tho ;)

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: ppd on May 20, 2012, 04:50:08 pm

That reminds me Hellybee - I have a furminator somewhere, but used it one of the cats and the poor thing looked bald by the time I had finished :-\

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: Hellybee on May 21, 2012, 12:05:20 am

oh no, poor puss cat :(  for wooly winter unrugged coats i find it great, the rugged ponies are mostly shedding blade and curry comb.  i think the teeth of the furminator are too long for them and theyre finer winter coat.   :wave:

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: sabrina on May 21, 2012, 12:18:15 am

yearlings are hanging onto their winter coats and look like moth eaten rugs so time for the shedder and a bath if we get a good few days  ;D

Title: Re: First Bath of The Year.
Post by: HelenVF on May 21, 2012, 06:57:40 am

Quote from: Hellybee on May 20, 2012, 11:59:37 am

For Helen :)   Sorry to butt in Sabrina  ;D :bouquet:
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/360445201384?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla (http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/360445201384?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla)
 ;)
Rubber glove cheapest method of all tho ;)

Brilliant - thanks have seen those before!


Helen