I haven't needed a stable rug (indoor, non-waterproof blanket) in decades and I still don't, really. But this thing is awesome. Off-brand, only 70E, we'll see how it holds up (to walkies, its only purpose).
Yesterday I hot-towelled Mag and it was a miserable process. I was able to get his forelock from coffee colored back to white though. I hate using soap on his face but I was sick of brown.
With his full-hooded Weatherbeeta certain body parts stayed clean last night. The top of his back, that's about it. He somehow is able to flail enough while rolling to get mud halfway up his neck, despite the hood which touches his ears!
Pics from last February for those who requested Dirty White Horse images:
After 30 years I've finally learned the trick to washing a mane without getting the horse's neck wet. It's a series of damp, steaming hot wash cloths. I should patent that.
He's sooo good he even lets me steam clean the insides of his ears!
This morning when I took off the turnout rug, he shook and a cloud of dust came off of him, drifting in the breeze. He's disgusting.
But finally touchable. And I was able to get photos of his black and raspberry fluffy blanket.
It's actually black, which will be doubly warm on those frigid -10C days with full sun that are common here. For a few hours today he has clean legs and hooves.
Unlike the blue Pfiff one we tried last month, this one has a slick, horse-coat-friendly lining which should not collect debris. The exterior feels like denim.
I love adjustable front closures, something Horseware doesn't have. I keep the top one very loose and the bottom one is holding the blanket in place. In this photo he keeps trying to sniff the camera so I'm politely asking him to keep his nose to himself for a moment.
He looks so clean but if you run your hand along his coat, it raises a streak of brown dust. Last year J wrote "Wash me" in his coat.
I have to say I'm in love with this new style of blanket/cooler with a fluffy neck ring. They actually make a halter to match this blanket but I do not need that!
It's only 200grams fill, but seems so much warmer than the 2 turnout rugs I have with the same filling. Put your cold hands under this thing, it's amazing.
I'll let you know if it serves its purpose of keeping Mag warm on our walks so he doesn't dance and rear (his newest trick) from the wind under his tail.
2 more from last year, what Mag will look like tomorrow:
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6 comments:
Thank you for making me glad, once again, that my horse is the color of mud. Although, seriously, she isn't so thorough at scrubbing filth into her hide as Mag is.
I hope this new layer works well for you. It looks great!
Aarene, so glad to help. I was actually hoping Becky Bean would see this because she seems to lament having a horse in mud/swamp land, but her horse has very, very minimal white. Also, I was hoping to comfort people who have white horses in my last post with that documentary of filth from horse & hound: )
It's the ongoing question in life - do grey horses love mud more than dirt-colored horses or do we just see it more clearly? I don't remember ever scrubbing mud from the eyelids of Princess Buttercup or Mara.
That looks like a really nice blanket, and I really like the colors. It looks good on him, and looks like it fits him well. You did good in picking this one out - hope it continues to work well!
To be fair, Fiddle routinely displays mud INSIDE HER EARS.
But the rest of her body is only minimally dirty.
Oh the joys of owning a pale horse! Drifter was good at getting mud everywhere. But even black horses (ahem, Beamer!!!) seem to hold onto their dirt. I brushed him the other day and the snow was all black under him.
That looks like a well designed blanket, hope it does the trick for you.
I was ever so happy Farah was "arena dirt brown"! :-)
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