Washing Horse Brushes?

I use a horse shampoo. (a cheaper one) and make a bucket of hot sudsy water. Just plop the curry comb in and soak it for like 10 minutes to loosen the dirt and grime. I don't like to let the wood on my body brushes to get wet. I generally just hold them in the water while I watch tv or something for 10 minutes. Same with the hoof pick brush because I don't like the metal to get wet. Then just take a rough cloth and go in and out of the bristles to loosen the dirt and hair. Same with the curry.

Let these sit on towels so you can rinse individually. Swish the brushes in a new bucket of hot (hot!) water to rinse them off then lay them to dry.

I usually just get a bucket, fill it with water and some Dawn Dish Soap... but, it has to be for sensitive skin, because if not then it will dry out the rubber and bristles of the brushes.

After you fill the bucket with water and sensitive skin soap, just dump your brushes in there. Swish them around a bit, then rinse them off with some clean water. Pat them dry with a towel. Voila!

I clean my brushes about once every 2-3 months. Unless if it's muddy out, or if they are shedding, then I do it once a month.

Any shampoo should work and do fine. Don't waste money on expensive brush-washing products. Haha. Just pour the shampoo in a bucket and wash them. It works very well.

i attempt to groom my horses every day. i pass out to do the run in sheds every day, so that's effective to unwind and groom them whilst i'm there. If i'm pressed for time, i do no longer groom. i do no longer think of they recommendations it. I groom any horse before I journey it, whether I did so before interior the day. i do unlike them to have caked dirt or debris on them as quickly as I ask them to artwork. that's going to no longer be able to be comfortable. If my horse gets truly sweaty, I hose her off. If no longer, I watch for her to dry and brush her out lower back. i do no longer prepare or take my horses to clinics/instructions off farm, so I very not often bathe with cleansing soap. i think of I do it perhaps two times a 365 days: as quickly as interior the spring to get the wintry climate crud off everybody so i can clip and as quickly as interior the summertime. If all of us had a pores and skin condition, i might bathe extra many times.

There are cheaper brush cleaners, ones that aren't $8! I'm glad you didn't get that.

This brush cleaner works very well-

http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-104...

This makes your brushes like new again, just follow the directions that come with it.

Use horse shampoo and soak them in a sink or bucket. Rinse thoroughly.

Shampoo.